How often do you wear shoes?

[Rusty Edge]

Okay. Clover was a cover crop.

[Unorthodox]

I think it was so common that clover gets into grass seeds - at least, it's common in yards not nearly that old in these parts...

Both the folks I worked for SPECIFICALLY BOUGHT clover to mix with the grass, and gave me that explanation.  I don't believe either lawn has clover in it today.  (one would be a slight detour to check)

[Valka]

When I was a child we lived on an acreage. I often went barefoot, or wore thongs (the footwear currently known as "flip-flops"). Thing is, the only good soil was in the gardens and the rest of it was sand. There were lots of thistles, and part of the driveway had rocky patches; that hurt when barefoot. So did the lawn, as we rarely watered it. And my dad had lots of old car bodies around; he always swore he would fix them but he never did. So there were lots of miscellaneous things lying around - nails, glass, even tin cans (we burned the garbage out back, but some of it tended to meander...).

Anyway, this is where I grew up, and where I played. There was a huge sand hill behind the house, and the garbage pile was in front of it (lots of room for me to get by).

The one and only time I was ever injured was when a bee stung me... on the arm.


Nowadays I know better. I wear shoes outside and slippers inside. I don't like shoes, and welcome summer only because I don't need socks. But going barefoot around here is asking for trouble.

[Eadee]

I liked to go with bare feet and did wear shoes only if necessary. However I have to deak with one of my legs being 2,5cm shorter than the other. Therefore I need to wear shoes so I can compensate the difference.

If i don't compensate inside the shoes, my spine would bend to compensate, leading to a hurting back an headaches.

[gwillybj]

For some unknown reason I always wear socks, then I put on my sneakers to go outside.

I wish I had shoes on Thursday evening. I was boiling a pot of spaghetti when it sent a big splash of hot water out onto my foot. I couldn't get my left sock off fast enough, and I was hopping around on my right foot. There's no blister: It blew a quarter-sized patch of skin right off the pinky toe. Still hurts now (Sunday morning).