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I was in the City of London (the central business district,also known as "the square mile" for those unfamiliar with the greatest city on earth) today. It's usually pretty dead on a Sunday. I saw two ancient ceremonies that are probably of Victorian origin. One was driving sheep across Southwark Bridge, the other was a gathering of pearly kings and queens by the Guildhall. Anyone not of these sceptred isles will think us mad but we really don't mind. https://sheepdrive.london/ https://londonist.com/london/things-to-do/pearly-kings-and-queens-harvest-festival None of the sheep were wearing heels! There were plenty of 2" to 2.5" block heel ankle and knee boots to be seen. A few women at the pearly festival were wearing nice 3" stilettos. one pair of OTK brown suede boots, about 2" heel.

Two nice sightings in London yesterday. Late afternoon at a tube station near me in outer London (Zone 4) a woman wearing 3" stiletto pumps. Absolutely at ease in them, walked down the stairs without holding the handrail. Then on the train, a smartly dressed couple, perhaps about 50. She was wearing black suede boots, just on the knee rather than over. About 2" block heel. They might have been going to the theatre as they got off at Leicester Square.

Apparently the term "kosher salt" is common in the US as a generic term for a type of coarse salt: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosher_salt I haven't seen the term used in the UK outside the Jewish community.

Like Shyheels, I have no interest in Taylor Swift. But she has certainly been seen out and about in high heels. Plenty of reports such as: https://pagesix.com/2023/12/13/entertainment/taylor-swift-shows-off-toned-legs-in-sky-high-heels-and-sparkly-black-mini-dress-for-34th-birthday-celebration-without-travis-kelce/ https://it.pinterest.com/pin/taylor-swift-high-heels--537476536760241241/

Mark Twain said: "The report of my death was an exaggeration" https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_hoax

Not a job to do in high heels! The first few will be novel. The last few will be sheer purgatory. At least you've got a good crew. The test will be if you're still on speaking terms at the end. I recently visited some server rooms which had halon fire suppression (not real halon, modern stuff that complies with the Montreal Protocol) but if that blows you need to get out of there damn fast.

I have a bootjack to help remove pull-on boots. I admit that my only such boots are wellies. It's like this but made of metal: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pluvios-Wellington-Remover-Scraper-Weatherproof/dp/B07F1VMDRJ/ref=sr_1_5?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.AHiNlnPYWbeu38DQNj_aMcX8VKfUdh6tYXsP5T0S8lGsHx1ZPRf-cxfYOt-b_i-kVvYPITHSz6SjNUDpwZCtKrDsIW6-LFgXIZBnG2ZelUKiW0zJqEk8Nr9upSgIrOMTBMoIUnDK-SFDp72uOQkXVaavtL7jznWM52z8c90JN-uaZDuA5LPE7U0FiLLgVYSq3IQIs5y_hBY80UYJ0O3EUMm7rLF2ZOs_P9Xezwm8ozS-cmXgoBo0ysX7uH4JBNyPY5G1Er2dPAtM-dwuOe_C38LV-ZJGBKy-H5BCeGSnUPU.mV_wY9Nz2UAtvtaIu8BtHBa4SQzMB1OY9FjPQ_W2664&dib_tag=se&keywords=Boot+Jacks&qid=1721832713&sr=8-5

I can't find it. It's probably been deleted by Tech. From memory, KH used an acronym or initialism which included the letter "N". Then said what it stood for. His arrogant and overentitled response to Tech's penalty is revolting. Perhaps he should try putting a foot or word out of line in his beloved Russia. People don't get penalty points, they get sent to gulags.

The N word did appear in one of KH's posts. I saw it myself and was horrified, even though it was used as part of an explanation rather than being obviously racist. I'm not surprised Tech has censured him. You committed the crime. Don't be a baby. Don't be arrogant. Take your punishment like a man and stop whining.

The other day in central London (Jermyn Street, the traditional home of high class men's tailoring) I saw an older man (he might have been younger than me!) probably in his 60s or maybe even 70s, smartly dressed with a pair of short western style booties. Maybe 3" heel.

Nothing as dramatic as your siting but I've occasionally seen women wearing surprisingly high heels while walking dogs. Along local footpaths (decently surfaced) as well as in the street.

If you are on a desktop or laptop there are plenty of free resizing apps that work from the right click menu. That's true for Windows and Linux. I can't speak for Mac. On my old-ish Android phone I can do a certain amount of resizing natively. Don't know if it's good enough for this forum which is quite restrictive on file size because I always post from my desktop or laptop.. Don't know what Iphones can do.

He's got an actual shop: https://maps.app.goo.gl/i2cKJV8A45JYkK339 It's less than five miles from my house.