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They are size 11, Nine West shoes are narrow. I had 4 "love those heels" today. Maybe I'll wear my black ones tomorrow

So today I pulled out my Nine West leather knee high boots and measured the heel, 4.75 inches, just over 12 cm, no platform. Small block heel. I have these in two colors, wearing the dark red/brown ones today. Haven't worn these in many months but plan on at least 8 hours in them today at work. Don't plan on having any troubles in them.

I went from 2 inch to 4 inch in one minute, BUT I had done years of toe raiser on inclines to recover from multiple ankle reconstructions. Men's shoes were the problem for destroying my ankles and knees.

I have too take my heels off to go through security at airports. And I fly in knee highs on the outside.

But make sure whatever you buy fit WITHOUT pain. Life is too short for shoes that hurt.

I had promise to do several stories from my early November trip. On the first day of the convention, there was not my heels worn, only me and a few others. However the current leader, was in tall stiletto pumps, her normal ware. Although, many women talked to me about heels. However, on the second day there was many 3 inch heels and a number of 4 inch heels. And the third day a lot of heels. I also saw heels (high stilettos) at the up scale restaurants I had dinner at. === I just returned from a Thanksgiving trot. Only saw a few heels at each airport, BUT, and @pebblesf might be extra interested in this, I saw a flight attendant is 3 inch heels coming off a plane. Today at another airport I saw a flight attendant crew from Southwest where 2 women had at least 3 inch heels, one had a 2 inch heel, while the 4th had flats. Very unusual for a non-Asian airline flight attendant crew. I have stayed at hotels where about 90% of the female flight attendants from an Asian airline were in heels; that's where there are 24+ flight attendants (for the 16+ hour trip).

In the last house I had built (owner/builder) 30 years ago, the drywallers not only hung the drywall, they also mudded and taped it. I was the painter. I got a professional rig from my friend, a painter (who had a double hernia and couldn't paint for 6 months). In the house I am planning of building in the coming year, I plan to do all the inside and outside painting again.

And Happy Thursday to all those outside the US, even Canada has a different Thanksgiving.

I pulled my name out of consideration for a 6-month scientific assignment for NASA in Antarctica in the late 70's.

I'm more like @higherheels, I have a professional job so I can wear what I want at home and when I go in, and for me that's high heels.

I wear my heels 12 hours on most days and sometimes 16 hours. Only time I'm in flats is when I'm barefooted or working in my garden or kayaking or skiing. Today its my Nine West Samreno suede block heeled knee highs, 10 cm.

Take your boat on a trip to a location with better (concrete) towpath. Otherwise it's only when you do a tour for a group.

I walked across a wet slanted exposed stone driveway this past weekend in my JS knee high boots with block heel (and black faux leather pants) and almost slipped out. It's that compound angle that gets you every time. Try it on a slant greater that 10 degrees. (Hope your medical insurance is good.) A carpet with a soft-thick pad underneath is a nightmare, especially in stilettos.

Even a slight tilt can cause problems. We have a sidewalk between buildings with a tilt towards the center for drainage and I always feel like I am about to fall over when I walk down it.

I too have a cowl neck sweater dress, for me it just an extra long sweater that keeps my back warm in the winter so I can use less gas to heat my house.