jmc

. . . Didn't know this thread was still alive. . .

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Just a couple of notes on how we manage HHplace -- now back to your normal scheduled programming. . .

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Michigan, USA

"Ya might be from Michigan if ya point at yer hand when ya tell folks where ya live."

Look like cut outs from a magazine.

But they are not cut-outs. The backgrounds are still there, just lightened considerably. The technique draws the eye to the subject (although she does not need anything to draw the eye!)

decorated

Now I'm totally confused. How could Man-in-Boots answer to a since many years vanished member? He is owing me a convincing explanation!

First, check the date on "Man-in-Boots" reply. It was in January 2004, more than three years ago. "Man-in-Boots" and "hhds" were involved in a dialogue back then.

Second, (my memory is a little fuzzy on this) I seem to recall "hhds" deleted all his posts when he left -- or maybe the admins did -- I think "hhds" requested it. Trouble is, the deleted posts disjoint the thread and make it confusing. This is why we no longer delete posts from departing members -- it is just too difficult to clean everything up afterward. Our policy now is "Anything you post here will remain here in perpetuity as long as it conforms to the forum guidelines."

Sounds like you left Grandpa holding the bag!

tinseltown

I voted for black. But where is "hhds" to whom you answered? Deleted?

hhds is a former member who left HHplace several years ago.

cinema

She is stunningly beautiful.

But shouldn't the title be "High Arched Goddess In Heel"?

. . .she's only wearing one!

Feet take a lot of pounding, in or out of shoes. Our weight pressing on the bones and tissues creates a lot of pressure within our feet and I do not have a good feeling about foreign materials injected in there. This stuff could break loose and migrate within the foot and cause a whole lot more trouble than foot pain. I don't think injections are a good idea -- gel pads are a whole lot safer.

Basic black -- easier to coordinate and more discreet than other colors.

(see what) develops

ballroom

Both.

Sometimes simultaneously.

hideout

. . . I love thiss site but too bad it caters mostly to BOOTS. . . SF

Although it is true that a lot of HHplace members are partial to boots, sanals are very welcome here! In fact, anything with a heel is welcome here!

Most of us like boots because they are less conspicuous to wear in public, especially if they have a block or wedge heel.

If you like strappy shoes and have the confidence to wear them out, by all means do so! Show us how it's done!

. . . I think there is another Zappos factory outlet store in Kentucky.

When I have had to return some shoes to Zappos the shipping destination was in Kentucky. It sounds like they operate a warehouse / clearing house there, and maybe an outlet as well. (Hmmm, might be worth checking them out next time I'm on the road?)

I'm not sure what he's talking about either. Over here the government withholds taxes from your paycheck and most people set it up so too much is withheld. Then the government refunds the excess after April 15. Which really means they let Uncle Sam sit on some of their money interest-free for an average of six months. But no, you don't get your taxes back. I know of no place on planet Earth where that happens!

. . . Will Robinson, Danger! Danger! (Sorry about that )

danger

I remember the girls wearing those wooden slides and sandals when I was in high school. It was a real challenge concentrating on studies while they were walking around!

For the record, that video is not candid.

No way it can be. Are we to believe this girl is going to sit there reading a magazine while somebody hovers around her filming her shoes? The way she was flipping pages in that magazine she wasn't all that engrossed in it.

Nigel does have a good point -- it is related to the misgivings some of us have expressed regarding street-shots.

Gotta say I like the thigh boots better. But then that's not a real surprise, is it -- given where we are? You wear both well, Donna.

lawyer

Notice how the youtube-ers don't seem to shoot videos of non-heeled shoes? At least I haven't seen any. . . (But then to be honest, I get all the links from HHplace so there may be a built-in bias ) Yet on another thread we have discussed how Marilyn vos Savant has unilaterally decided that high heels are an "unwanted invention". She may be intelligent but on this point she is just wrong. I have also noticed that these youtube heel videos are fairly popular -- as evidenced by the "views" counters on the pages. People apparently want to see them -- and not just HHplace members!