Sooooo.....

[Alex]

I keep them around, they just aren't used for the act of bowling.

Back in high school I bowled in a league (my fathers family were all league bowlers going way back). I suffered a thumb injury (not bowling related) to my left thumb and the options were:

1. Stop bowling for that season.
2. Learn to bowl right handed.
3. Learn to bowl with just two fingers.

I went the third option and got good at it. By the time my thumb healed I was bowling better than than before the injury so I kept doing it. Now I can't even imagine trying to bowl with all three fingers. Once got into a shouting match because a club pro in the alley pro shop absolutely refused to drill me a new ball with just two finger holes. Since the ball was free from participation in some league or another I eventually had to relent and get all three fingers fitted even though I never used one of the holes.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Okay, it's official. I've unwittingly angered the gods of footwear.

I showed up at the field to play soccer today, only to discover that my soccer cleats were not tied to my gym bag as per usual. Fortunately someone had an extra pair of cleats. Unfortunately, they didn't really fit right, so within 10 minutes I had lovely painful blisters on both heels.

And here's the punchline. I get back to work, hobble into the locker room to take a shower...and there are my cleats, sitting in the cubby I apparently left them in 2 weeks ago.

Sigh.

[Alex]

For a short while there was a guy on my soccer team back in college who played barefoot (there was a league rule about shin guards so he wore those but nobody ever thought to require shoes).

We all thought he was crazy but not once in about 8 games did he ever have someone step on his feet. And he could boot the ball a mile when he needed to.

You, today, were presented with an opportunity to be that crazy guy. And you missed it.

[Betty]

Good customer service! It's really a great feeling to get it.

Over the weekend we went off roading out in the Calico mountains. Very fun.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FqkG14sJVc

Near the end of our journey, the rack on the back broke. One of the welds failed and the whole thing bent down dramatically. We unloaded - took it off - and tried to figure out how to get the rack and the ice chest back home with a back seat full of kids.

It was impossible and we regretfully had to abandon them in the desert. As my we take the pack it in - pack it out pretty seriously, this was a Bad Thing. There was an event the next day so I was pretty sure someone would get the ice chest but leaving the bent metal pieces that no one would want was no good. Especially considering Brian's participation in the Calico Clean Up days where they got rid of all that sort of stuff.

So we took lots of photos and email the company not really expecting much but hopefull they would be helpful in some way. It was only a year old and we couldn't afford to replace it -you woudln't believe how expensive off roading accessories can be! (it was a christmas gift to us the first time around.)

They responded today saying they would replace it for us. I'm thrilled! A company that stands behind their products!

So - Warrior Products has my loyalty and I must let everyone know.

[DreadPirateRoberts]

Originally Posted by Betty

We unloaded - took it off - and tried to figure out how to get the rack and the ice chest back home with a back seat full of kids.

It was impossible and we regretfully had to abandon them in the desert.

Will you go back and get the kids next weekend?

[Alex]

That is worry of the rare:

lolz.

[Deebs]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Okay, it's official. I've unwittingly angered the gods of footwear.

I promise you I am not giggling.

Originally Posted by Deebs

And how are your feet today, GD? Properly shod?

And feel rather guilty for jinxing you with the gods by asking you about your feet first thing in the morning.

Originally Posted by Betty

Over the weekend we went off roading out in the Calico mountains. Very fun.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FqkG14sJVc

Near the end of our journey, the rack on the back broke. One of the welds failed and the whole thing bent down dramatically. We unloaded - took it off - and tried to figure out how to get the rack and the ice chest back home with a back seat full of kids.

It was impossible and we regretfully had to abandon them in the desert.

Fun video, Betty and great news that the rack is getting replaced. Bummer about the ice chest though, unless they are reimbursing you for that also. I know how expensive all that stuff is because my ex used to off road in his Classic Bronco. He spent a ton of money.

The biggest loss he suffered off roading was when he wheeled over a boulder and the ice chest flew open on the Rubicon trail, sandwiches everywhere.

There was a youtube video of the incident, but he didn't post it (he was driving) and I don't know who did, otherwise I'd share it, because it was rather funny. The flying sandwiches were shown in slow mo. It earned him the nickname of Sammich Man on his 4X4 site for a while.

[lashbear]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

If anyone high enough up sees me, that might still happen. Fortunately it's pretty easy to avoid people. But I've got a meeting after lunch, and any cheap pair of actual shoes from Payless would be more acceptable than the ridiculous sandals I'm currently wearing.

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Eh, they're the cheapest shoes Target had, they look only passably good, and don't really fit all that well. I'll probably not wear them again, more than likely I'll just go donate them.

You could make then into a Bunny-Chew-Toy.

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

In my favorite shoes:

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...and you still haven't organised the mess of cables & Stuff under your desk

Originally Posted by Alex

lolz.

Did Alex just say lolz ?!?!?!?!?!

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by lashbear

...and you still haven't organised the mess of cables & Stuff under your desk

Are you kidding? That IS organized, those are actually near a box. If you could see some of the cabling disasters in the rest of this lab....yeesh.

[Gemini Cricket]

Can't breathe. Must have!