Guy N. Heels

I voted yes on this one, and I'm a cell phone owner. I have been nearly run down on more than one occasion by those self important twits behind the wheel with a cellphone glued to their ear and running red lights. I have been a cell user when everybody was using bag phones and I have NEVER been using it while driving.

My point entirely! People will get 1 to 2 tons of machinery rolling down the road and then get so engrossed in their cell phone(s) that they lose all sense of proportion, danger, road courtesy, and everything else. Now if the conversation on the phone is all that important, why not simply pull over to the side of the road and quit endangering themselves and everyone else while they conduct the phone call? We've had automobiles on the road for over 100 years and cell phones for less than 20. Yet people act like the cell is more important than their driving and everything else.

...I bought a pair of US size 13 sandalettes at ebay which were offered as 16 cm heels (from The Highest Heels)... I put the shoes on a table, grabbed a ruler and measured the heel height as the vertical difference between the table plate and the end of the heels. The result was 19 cm (~7.5 '')... Believe me, I was never walking more than three steps on these shoes

Hey, I can really feel for you, Micha! Wouldn't it be so much nicer if you actually got a 4" heel when you ordered one? Or how about actually getting a size 43 when you tell `em that's what you want? But the reality is that while I wear a US women's size 10, or a 42 Euro; I've got shoes from a 9.5 that fit! to a size 42 that's falling off my feet. To borrow a line - "It don't mean a thing if you ain't worn that thing." Unless you've seen it and tried it on personally yer shooting in the dark, man!

...Its all a bit like skating on thin ice, sometimes my gf is fairly open minded, sometimes she goes into "i want my man to be a man" mode. The irony of it is, she doesnt mind us going out in public together when im in heels, infact its not really the shoes that are the problem, she just gets it into her head sometimes that im not being the man in the relationship. Im very thoughtful, caring and dont mind showing my emotions.... she seems to want me to be a brain dead, heartless, badboy, loser. So my shoes have to suffer for that.

Hey man, I got that jive once from my old girlfriend (for a totally different reason than heels) so I decided to give her the "rough and tumble" bit. Before the evening was out she had totally changed her tune. If your woman is giving you the "be a man" jive, just give her the Bluebeard or Henry the 8th treatment. I'll bet money she changes her tune.

A guy once chained himself to a clamper's lorry that was illegally parked and refused to unlock himself until they were given a ticket.

RIGHT ON!!! I hope the Queen knighted him or something!

Because she was caught on camera, looking at her reflection in the vanity mirror as she applied make-up whilst the vehicle was in motion. She also had a compact in one hand and a brush in the other. It only takes a second's glance away from the road for you to not see a car stopping in front of you, or a child stepping into the road. When you're driving you're in control of about a ton of steel, forgive me if I think you should be watching what you're doing in the process... Chris

You Brits really tickle me with laws like "Not using due care and attention..." Here in the States the charge would probably be something like "Negligent driving" or "Reckless driving". Nevertheless, you are quite right! These days if you take your eyes or your mind off the road for even a second it could easily be smackeroo! Our army teaches the troops that yer actually safer going into battle than driving on the US highways. Statistically, we've lost more people on our public highways than we have in all wars combined!

This talent is common among pilots, who must fly the plane, communicate with ATC, coordinate actions with other crewmembers, and operate often complex navigational equipment and aircraft controls. These tasks are far more involved and complex than driving while talking on a cell phone!

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First of all, I would like to emphasize in big bold letters that nobody is more in favor of individual freedom that this skirt-wearing heeler. Next I would like to point out that most states consider driving to be an activity so dangerous that it is illegal to do so without a special permit or license. Furthermore, I would like to mention that I have personally driven over a million miles (I generally put about 100,000 miles on a car and I've owned more than 13). I can't say that that million miles has been accident-free, but I don't think I've had more than 6 with only one major one (I'm talking over 40 years here folks).

Yes I know several aircraft pilots and I have even flown once myself. My good friend, the Navy pilot has described flying as hours of endless boredom punctuated by moments of stark terror. After his graphic description of a carrier landing, I now understand why they wear wings of gold - which should probably be upgraded to platinum.

In my personal experience, driving is a far more dangerous activity than flying. There is a sense of urgency or immediacy that I never experience in the air. On the ground in heavy traffic I often find I have only microseconds to make a decision or a move. Any sort of distraction can easily prove disasterous, if not fatal.

I do not personally know anyone who was born with either a steering wheel or a propeller in their hand. The skills required are so complex and demanding that the task(s) require much specialized training and complete concentration. Anything less is utterly foolish,

It's done got outta hand! :x When people can't do anything without that blooming cell phone at their ear then things have got way outta line! :x Speaking of lines, did I mention the woman at the burger joint that was holding up everyone at lunch hour because she couldn't put down her cell phone long enough to pay for her order? I'm seeing it every day - at the market checkout, people driving their cars, at the bank, in the restrooms - water closets to you Brits. It's completely out of control! Doesn't any one realize there was life here on planet earth before there were cells? How about some feed-back?

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Well, 6 earrings and glitter nail polish to boot sounds a bit much. Still, I am convinced that the main reason most women object to men in heels is that they see this as some sort of invasion of their domain. :x Never mind the fact that they have been deliberately invading the male fashion domain for centuries.

Another thing to consider is that you bought shoes listed as 6 inch heels. They may actually be higher depending on the size.

Very good point, Vector! The only way you will ever know for sure just how high the heels are, is to put the shoe down on a flat surface and measure it. Now that may sound like a no-brainer, but from an engineering point of view - the higher the heel the more unstable the wearer. Down low, a fraction of an inch makes little difference. But once you get over about 4 inches, even a 1/4 inch can make a huge difference in your stability. Well, I've seen lift protectors that can easily add 1/4 inch to a heel. So the bottom line here is that while a shoe may be advertised as 6", it may in fact be 6 1/4 inches or more.

...Not that I would put it past Uncle Sam in his utter arrogance to try to tax the Internet. But I wonder how effective this would be in a technical sense... The Internet is a worldwide phenomenon now and this board is a shining testament to that fact. Uncle Sam, as arrogant and greedy as he is, has absolutely no jurisdiction outside the borders of the United States.

So with this theoretical Internet tax, how does Uncle determine which packets are entirely domestic (and therefore taxable), which packets are entirely foreign (and off limits) and which packets come from a foreign server to a domestic server or vice-versa (and may be partially taxable)?

The other option is to tax Internet access, like phone access. And I wouldn't put it past 'em to try that either. I understand that a phone tax dating back to the invention of the telephone network (1800's) was finally eliminated last week. These things take a long time to die.

Since government has nothing of it's own to draw upon or offer, it must obtain it's revenues from some other source - i.e. the PEOPLE. Therefore, if it is in any way regulatable then it is taxable, and you can bet every last pair of shoes you own that the politicians will figure out a way to tax it! My guess is that the jerks will figure out a way to tax the access, rather than the -net itself. :x :argue:

By the way, the US first imposed a telephone tax to pay for the Spainish American War. Since nobody in his right mind would get away with calling it a Spainish-American War tax, they will just come up with some clever way to rename it. Taxes have a way of taking on a life of their own.

I guess this is a really subjective topic. For my own part, I don't think I've ever tried on anything taller than a 5" heel. Today, even a 4" heel is pretty much out of the question for me. Still. over the years I've noticed something curious. Some shoes just naturally feel better than others. I'm not talking styles here either - I mean that some shoes seem to fit so well that it doesn't matter much how tall the heel is. On the other er foot, the exact same style shoe with the exact same size heel by a different shoe maker might be almost impossible to wear.

If I were just getting started in heels, I would make it a point to find out which brand of shoe fits me well. Go to thrift stores and second-hand shops; buy cheap shoes or expensive ones when they're on sale; find someone else who wears the same size and borrow theirs, but find out which particular shoe wears well on you and then stick with that brand! Believe me, if you're absolutely going for the high altitude stuff, it's the fastest way to get your head in the sky. If you don't, you're likely going to spend a lot of time wobbling around trying to master that high heeled walk while enduring pain and embarrassment as well as squander a lot of money on shoes that really don't work for you. Still, the old adage of starting out with the lower heels and then working up to the skyscrapers is good advice. Most people don't know how to wear 5 or 6 inch heels right off. It takes time and practice.

also, DawnHH, the folks at pierre silber, maya shoes, forplay and frederick's of hollywood never minded having my money! in fact those good folks at pierre silber know my name!

And when they start sending you Christmas cards, then you know they really appreciate yer business.

Yeah - well now I'm really confused. I thought you were trying to make a fashion statement.

Which, by the way, are a more comfortable option in the hunting cabin during winter than my skirts...

You wear a loin-cloth in a hunting cabin in winter?

I can relate. I have notoriously weak ankles anyway, and over the years I've found boots to be far more supportive and comfortable than low-quarter shoes. Sometimes my ankles will start to swell for no aparent reason, but if I grab my boots right away I can usually head-off some misery.

I guess that's why I gave myself the nickname I have now since I don't do the "natural" drag thing, but do taking Gen-X, punk, new wave, drag, and throwing it all into a blender, then hitting FRAPPE!

Frappe?

The only real difference is that I have so many other things going on in my life that the "heel-wearing boyfriend" stress has been shoved to the bottom of the 'to do' pile. Maybe that's the secret - be so damn busy you can't think and then you don't think about it?!

Well Hon,

Here in the States we like to say,"Don't sweat the small stuff." And after a while you'll find that almost all of it is small stuff. Life is simply too short to get your knickers all in a twist over small stuff.

Dr1819 hit the nail on the head when he sez that it is SALES that drive fashion. Absolutely correct. The designers can design whatever they please, but if nobody buys it (ergo, nobody is wearing it) it doesn't mean a thing! As for the perception that men are wearing women's shoes - I've said it before and I still maintain that we're talking about the conquest of space. If you put one finger on yer head at the right ear and then put another finger on the opposite side of yer head at the left ear, there's about 6 inches of space between those 2 fingers. So what we must somehow overcome are those 6 inches of space that the average person is carrying around! Once we have conquered that 6 inches of space we can put to rest the notions about men wearing women's shoes. I was in a shoe shop today and I think the sales clerks ("yon sales clerk has a lean and hungry look...") were far more interested in my money than which section of the store I was shopping.

I saw a street heeler in my home town on Saturday morning wearing a pair of rather fine looking 5.5 inch chunky heel Raid ankle boots with long trousers and a short leather jacket.

(it was me!! Will post some pictures of me wearing those boots when I fix my camera)

Just keep a pair of heels in yer Ford and it's almost certain you'll be a street heeler.

Welcome Mr X, There's an old song about "It hurts to be in love." Well that's certainly true if you love high heels. If you don't have a passion for foot fashion then you are in the wrong place. But if you do, then you learn how to ignore the pain for the fashion gain. Tell more about yourself and your experiences.

Hello MaleHHwearer, Welcome to the forum where guys can be guys, guys in heels, girls or most anything else. That was some icebreaking intro you posted and I think that calling yourself "HIGH MAINTENANCE" is to understate your case. You described more regular maintenance than some high-fashion models I have known. Personally, I'm more into freestyling than all that girly stuff. Not only is it awefully expen$ive, but a really big hassle to boot. Besides, I really don't have the kind of disposable income that all that high maintenance stuff requires. For me, I like to put on a skirt and a pair of heels (usually wedgies) and go. When my hair (what's left of it) starts getting to be a bother, I cut it. Paint and jewelry are strictly optional. I'm not trying to impress anybody but me.

Yeah - whatever happened to the poor gal that was having a crisis in her life? If you are still out there, hon, how about telling us how things are going?

Hi everyone,

I just received a pair of Pleaser thighhigh stretch boots from Bob and Angie vie EBay with 6 inch heels and am finding them a little difficult to get use to walking in. Anyone have any tips that might help.

Kevin

You do it the same way you get to Carnegie Hall - practice, Practice, PRACTICE, [b]PRACTICE!!!

See, I like Christmas as much as anyone else. I even like decent Christmas music. It does annoy me when the shops start putting decorations up in September though!

Chris

Have I got one for you, Chris! My neighbor on the next block has already festooned the front of his house with a garland and a pretty red bow. Now lessee, this here is the 25th of June so we've had summer all of 4 days now, Right?

In Germany putting a clamp on a foreign vehicle is a punishable act. If your car is parking directly in front of a private entrance the owner has to call the police. The police will order a wrecking service and you have to pay the cost of the wrecking and an additional ticket to the police...micha

THAT I can relate to. Knock off all the double-think about clamping the car and whose property belongs to whom and all that rot. Just make it illegal for anyone to touch your private property unless it's by a court-order. If the vehicle is causing problems then call the cops and let them sort it out. Then if the cops muck it up - at least you have a badge number and someplace to start.