Heelster

Heels ???? Never see them anymore. Went to the Grocery store yesterday. 40Degrees F and we had women in Pajama pants, flip flops, and slippers - - - Yes, fuzzy slippers.

On 11/7/2020 at 7:46 AM, mlroseplant said:

I do not know how much good this reply will do, as this thread seems to have been abandoned, but where else would I put it?

Let me readdress the Thighbootguy thing. You don't hear from him anymore, but he is not gone. He might, in fact, be reading this right now for all I know. His interests went beyond the scope of this forum, and he stopped posting voluntarily. I actually spoke with him last week about this very subject, because it has been weighing heavily on my mind as well. His answer, and I hope he doesn't mind my sharing this, was that if I still enjoy posting here, and being a part of this community, certainly don't stop on his account, or those similarly situated.  There are no moral or ethical principles that are being violated here. And my own personal take on this: You can do whatever you want, say whatever you want, you have that freedom, but you don't have the right to require somebody else to give you a platform to say it, or to use an old fashioned term, to hand you a megaphone.

I was planning on catching up with Thighbootguy earlier this year, however the pandemic and other issues have kept me out of his neighborhood. Once things settle down, I'll make a point of catching up with him.

1 hour ago, kneehighs said:

Risk management bullet point?  If Trump contests the election, be prepared for sharp sell offs in risk assets (risk off environment).  

I'm thinking we are gonna see this sell off regardless. I'm inclined to think Novemer to February are going to be rough on the markets and the overall economy.

Both equally good, but the Black/Pink combo is a bigger contrast.

Love the heels - - 

Most places availabe to shop at have little to nothing of interest. Local DSW is heavy on sneakers. Heel selection looked pretty thin and nothing of interest. I may get a road trip here soon so I may get to see what's at some of the bigger shopping venues, but given this Pandemic, and the lack of actual businesses open, I highly doubt I will see much.

2 hours ago, p1ng74 said:

Based on the supply and price of bullets lately, it appears they might be subject to market speculation too.  

Yep - - if you can find any. If you can find any on the shelf, your limited as to how many you can buy. Been that way for a couple months now.

5 hours ago, mlroseplant said:

I like a classic pump as much as the next guy, I just don't really like them for myself. It looks to me like Nine West has got about 3 or 4 basic styles of classic pump in 3 different heel heights. At the other end of the spectrum, they've got these huge, funky sandals that I have no idea how they're going to sell. I'm no business or marketing guy, but I'm guessing Nine West made pretty good hay from selling classic pumps over the years, before they branched out into all this other crap toward the end. Back then, they sold shoes for 100-125 USD. Who bought these shoes? Office people and flight attendants. People who had to wear pumps every day, they had to be reasonable quality, but not too expensive. Guess who is no longer at the office? Office people. Guess who is probably not wearing pumps when they do have to go to the office? Office people. This is why I say it doesn't look good for Nine West from my point of view.

I have some 9W boots and shoes - - The latest offerings I see are not interesting at all.

1 hour ago, Henri1942 said:

What No Arc Flash PPE????

With three guys in a panel like that, there better be no power in the panel, and under Lockout / Tagout !!

On 8/27/2020 at 6:27 AM, mlroseplant said:

Between Esau and Jacob, I'm definitely Esau, so anything I wear is going up to my neck. I can barely keep my legs shaved well enough to wear shorts. And then to compound the problem, I am one of those guys with a permanent farmer's tan because of my job. It is rather limiting. On the other hand, I am sure my wife is very happy that I am thus limited.

I hear ya - - I'm like a multi shaded person with racing stripes.

So where is this blog you keep refering too??

A friend of mine had special tickets for a group of folks to go see a production of Rocky Horror - - Well of course we were to meet for dinner before hand in costume. Well I did my part !!

A corset wasn't a viable option, but a short skirt, fishnets and a pair of Ellie 652 Lucia's were in order. I'd worn this a few hours before with no issues. As myself and another party guest were walking on a downhill slope toward the eatery, the whole upper vamp split out, and I went down on some nasty rough sidewalk, Skinned my knee up pretty bad. Needles to say, the locals outside this small streetcorner market made the most of this. I'm surprised my mug shots weren't all over the internet ten minutes later. I went back to the car, dug through my bag and brought out some black skinny jeans, and a different pair of heels. After of course trying to stop the bleeding, and did some makeshift bandage work of my knee. I have yet to replace these heels as I really liked the style and shape of these.

19 hours ago, Cali said:

Our state ride is the Earthquake, but we get everything, even a tornado - of course they only hit mobile homes here.

In my part of the sticks, we have a joke - - What does a West Virginia Divorce and a Tornado have in common - - Someone is gonna lose a trailer !!

On 6/26/2020 at 8:43 PM, Cali said:

Rain in Summer????? You must be kidding? Actual rain?  WOW

Yep - we get rain all summer. Once it gets hot and muggy, a thunderstorm is likely. Usually hits about the time you get out of work, and your riding a Motorcycle.

On 6/17/2020 at 11:39 AM, chesterx said:

Dont know if its an ominous sign or not, but they were nearly sold out of ammo of all types.

Yep - - It's flying off the shelves. Firearm purchases are way up too.

On 5/9/2020 at 5:35 PM, Cali said:

You haven't seen the tractors that are able to do it all with no operator?  It similar to driver-less cars. Levels, plant, harvest.

Yes - - and they have sprayers too. The guys drive the sprayer to the field, and then sit in them while they spray the fields. 

57 minutes ago, p1ng74 said:

When it comes to automotive engineering, I find that they often are focused more on streamlining manufacturing, rather than service and repair

Do some research on GM's EV1 project. One of the reasons they eliminated the car was because their was no service business, and dealerships rely on the service department.

13 hours ago, p1ng74 said:

A huge cost also disappeared from the bottom line, travel and related expenses, and increased productivity from remote internet work has suddenly been unleashed.  

Somewhere along the line, you still have to apply the technology to the physical - - - - and that's where I'm at. If your going to apply technology to farming, you still need someone on a tractor. If your going to make something, someone still needs to be there to take the technology to actually produce the component. I'm a technology user and have to apply it to the physical, and sometimes it drives me nuts.

Where technology fails - - ?? Ever try to change your car head light bulb and wonder who the hell designed this monstrocity? Yep - an engineer who never worked on a car.

I see it all the time. Engineers who design stuff that can't be made. People who come up with great ideas and wonder why the people who have to do it tell them it's the stupidest thing they've ever seen.

Every now and then, I get to weild my digital 2 x 4, reach around the world, and smack somebody's avatar upside the head.

1 hour ago, Bubba136 said:

This whole economic situation is one giant crapshoot.  You can make plans, analyzes till the cows come home but nobody really knows how things are going to turn out.  I’m back on the farm.  I Have the land, ability and know how to grow enough food to feed myself. And I have a gun, a big dog and a lots of bullets to keep it. Kinda looks like it’s time to go back to the drawing board.

Yep - - Bullets will carry way more value than Crypto.

Sign at a book store - -  "" Post Apocalyptic / Dystopian has been moved to Current Events. ""

On 4/22/2020 at 6:12 PM, Bubba136 said:

There is taste and there is bad taste It’s precisely this sort of display that gives male high heel wears  a derogatory reputation.  I would never admit that I even knew who this guy was.  Well, they say: “ to each his own”,  but this, in my mind, is just downright disgusting.

I may not have liked the style mix of one guy - - It's not for me.

Victor - - OK my legs ain't that hairy, but he has a ways to go to get to my beard (especially with the lockdowns), and my hair is getting really shaggy. I look like I'm more Viking than Santa Clause. May even look into beard beeds soon since I now have to wear masks to work. 'That' would freak out the locals, but not nearly as bad as my walking in town in high heels.

In my real world, I don't expect to see men wearing high heels as being commonplace - - Not gonna happen in my lifetime. Victor is pretty well dress compaired to the examples of male fashion I get to see, and I've seen some really bad fashions lately. Imagine a 50ish guy with a Rumpstilskin beard, bandana, Threadbare pajama pants, crocks and a t-shirt that looks like it should have been a paint rag - - and he's wallking around the grocery store - - That's the new norm for me lately, and that makes me look real good in a pair of JS booties and flaired jeans overtop.

My point I guess is this. We may not like something specific in another persons styles, but in both cases, they at least tried to present themselves in a manor that indicated they al least cared about what they wore and how they presented themselves. That's something I don't see much of except for some in the business world.

On 4/14/2020 at 6:24 AM, ohnoberty said:

I'm no authority on fashion, many will confirm that, but I agree that this outfit by Marc is bad.

Who knows though, as a fashion designer he might be starting a new trend (don't think it will catch on).

Ummmmm - - How about ""NO""

On 8/5/2019 at 9:44 PM, kneehighs said:

Meanwhile, Bitcoin which is Hard Money (hard to inflate, hard to reproduce, basically impossible to fractionally reserve, can't be controlled by any government, unconfiscatable) is quietly doing it's thing leading up to it's May/June 2020 halving.  

The Real War is Easy Money (FIAT) versus Hard Money (Bitcoin).

Buy Bitcoin. (Dollar Cost Average).  It's not just another investment. 

It's a whole new monetary system.

 

A currency that I can't use anywhere I have to buy stuff. Hmmmmmm

On 3/31/2020 at 8:11 AM, mlroseplant said:

Man, I'd have to do a LOT of shaving to wear that skirt.

yep = = = and a shirt to cover everything else !!

On 3/28/2020 at 12:30 PM, Cali said:

Do you still have protect those bottles aged 50+ years?

Actually, I do have a Jim Beam (partial) that is 50+ years old, and yes, it does age well !!

On 3/25/2020 at 7:45 AM, mlroseplant said:

Do you have to maintain a 6 ft. distance between you and both of Johnnie Walker's brothers?

Evan Williams and Jim Beam are like family !!

Well - - Nice outfit - - - Not good for anyplace I can get too

VFW, American Legion, The Elks - - - - Yep - - Out in the stick !!

And now we are under lockdown - - - - The bar of George Thorogood.