Dr. Shoe Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 I am planning a trip to either Lakeside or Bluewater on Friday 21st September (assuming I can get the day off) as a friend is coming to visit and would probably enjoy it. Anyone fancy a mini (or not so mini) heelmeet? Graduate footwear designer able to advise and assist on modification and shoe making projects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euchrid Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 You can count me in. There may be a few takers lurking here too:- http://www.hhplace.org/discuss/real_life_meetings/8901-september_weekday_heel_meet.html Always High-Heel Responsibly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefox Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 Could probably do that one on 21st Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Shoe Posted September 11, 2007 Author Share Posted September 11, 2007 Great!!! Be nice to see you again... Graduate footwear designer able to advise and assist on modification and shoe making projects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fog Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 I hope to be able to make it. I'm afraid I won't be able to wear heels though as I've got problems with my ankle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Shoe Posted September 12, 2007 Author Share Posted September 12, 2007 It'd be great to see you again Fog anyway! Graduate footwear designer able to advise and assist on modification and shoe making projects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fog Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 Heels or no heels, I'll try to make an effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefox Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 Yes, will be nice to see everyone again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Shoe Posted September 13, 2007 Author Share Posted September 13, 2007 Bluewater. Meet near the cashpoints in the foodcourt at 1130. After we might go on to a nice little pub in nearby Strood... Graduate footwear designer able to advise and assist on modification and shoe making projects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euchrid Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 My train ticket to Greenhithe has been bought & only £30! b***** daylight robbery! I'll see you guys tomorrow then. Here's looking forward to a serious retail therapy session. Always High-Heel Responsibly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fog Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 See you there, let us know any change of plans! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefox Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 This was quite a good meet up. There were 5 of us at Bluewater. Me, Euchrid, Tara (Dr Shoe), and Tara's friends Rachel and Tina. We did some shopping and stuff, had something to eat and were then joined by Fog. I ate at the Sushi place while the rest of the group sampled the culinery delights of KFC. Later on we went to "The Riverside" pub in Strood where we had a few beers and then went home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Shoe Posted September 22, 2007 Author Share Posted September 22, 2007 It was actually far more exciting than Firefox let on! Tina was almost in boy mode apart for her girly jeans and unisex top but had the time of her life as she had never ever worn anything other than strictly guys stuff in public. Rachel enjoyed herself too. She comes from the Isle of Man and had never experienced a shopping mall before let alone the largest in the UK! We were all shocked by Fog's attire and it was little wonder that the staff in Faith remarked that "one of your friends was in here earlier"! He was wearing Silver hotpants with brown HH thigh boots!!!! He got more looks than Rachel, Tina and I ever got! Graduate footwear designer able to advise and assist on modification and shoe making projects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fog Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 I'd have thought it would have taken more than that to shock Tara! If you're going to wear heels, you might as well really wear them! I didn't write down where we were going - and I always get Bluewater and Lakeside mixed up - they both have an aqueous reference, the last time there was a lakeside meet I went to bluewater by mistake. I had some work to finish off at home in the morning. I ended up at Bluewater - the correct place - late, and couldn't find the food court - there are three, I looked in all of them and no-one was to be seen. I suspected that I'd got the venue wrong and tootled off to Lakeside. I looked in the food court - in Lakeside they do have a restaurant called the food court, but no one was there. I walked around for over an hour and gave up. I thought I'd have one more look in Bluewater, and after a bit of walking around and enquiries in shoe shops established I was in the right shopping centre. At Dolcis they told me they'd seen my mates about a couple of hours ago - so it was only a matter of time. I eventually met up with Fox and Euchrid, then Tara and friends. By then I wasn't in the mood for shopping - which I can't think of as a group activity. I've got quite enough boots and am a bit short of cash. In the end it turned out to be quite a cheap day - £2 for a misguided trip over the Dartford Crossing and £3 for a pint of Guinness at a pub that didn't sell Real Ale. Never mind the tranny friendly, beer is what pubs are for. It was in a stunning location on the edge of an industrial estate, but overlooking the Medway towards Rochester, with a Soviet Submarine moored not far away. I wonder if Firefox took a picture of it, the one I took with my phone wasn't very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euchrid Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Another successful and highly enjoyable heelmeet in my view. I disappointed myself by failing to try or buy any shoes/boots all day (apart from the ones loaned to me by Firefox when we got to the Riverside Tavern - cheers pal). There was lots of browsing and watching Tara trying stuff on but that was it. So, nil points to me for wearing heels in public this time - Riverside, being a GLBT venue, didn't count! Yes, I'm a yellow-bellied chicken and I know it. It actually seemed fairly quiet in the shopping centre (visitor-wise). Numbers picked up through the day but it was still far from being busy when we left at about 4:30. The Bluewater malls are all wide and open and have hard-tiled floors. I realised straight away that us heelers would stand out a mile in there. There's also the omnipresent CCTV cameras and wandering security men keeping an eye on you so this is definately not the ideal heel-wearing venue for shy and retiring types (like myself!). That said, it has a great selection of shoe-selling outlets and so is probably an excellent place to go to during the sales when bigger crowds would also help the nervous heeler to 'disappear' a little more. Always High-Heel Responsibly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Shoe Posted September 23, 2007 Author Share Posted September 23, 2007 With Fog there to draw the heat I'm surprised you didn't do heels TBH! LOL Graduate footwear designer able to advise and assist on modification and shoe making projects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euchrid Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 With Fog there to draw the heat I'm surprised you didn't do heels TBH! LOL you're right. it would have been far easier for me to try, buy and wear if Fog had been with us from the outset. He didn't catch up with us until mid afternoon though, by which time i'd missed the opportunity to buy some boots in New Look (about the only shop in Bluewater where my spending budget would have been effective!) Always High-Heel Responsibly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fog Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 I don't know about drawing the heat, I was conscious of a few looks, but felt I was being ignored and didn't feel particularly in danger. I'm sorry I didn't arrive on time, but I think three hours of shopping without any money would have bored me a bit, and as I remarked - I think to Firefox, I don't need any other boots, I've never found any I like more than the ones I was wearing. Here's a camera phone picture of the view from the pub. The long horizontal thing is the russian submarine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefox Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Yeah the shopping in Bluewater was all too expensive. Loads of shops in the House of Frazer mould for £80 to £120 a pair. I think the sales are needed to make these places attractive. The best thing about Bluewater was Yo Sushi. You can have a great lunch for £10-£15 and it is proper healthy food. Fish, rice, fruit, and veg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba136 Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Fog, reminds me of the old movie "The Russians are comming! the Russians are comming! (What, by the way, is a Russian Submarine doing tied up in an English port? -- Ran out of fule and couldn't afford to fill-er up? ) Being mentally comfortable in your own mind is the key to wearing heels in public. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefox Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Yeah we wondered about the sub. The River Medway is known for ship lay ups, shipbreaking (in the past), and ship construction (eg Chatham). This sub seemed to be used as a floating mooring point for various small craft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Shoe Posted September 26, 2007 Author Share Posted September 26, 2007 Isn't it a bit silly tying a boat to a submarine?! Graduate footwear designer able to advise and assist on modification and shoe making projects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pab200 Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 http://www.sovietsub.co.uk/ currently berthed in the medway awaiting a new home pab200 "I would rather have a mind opened by wonder than one closed by belief." Gerry Spence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Shoe Posted September 26, 2007 Author Share Posted September 26, 2007 Yes, it used to be at Charlton.... Graduate footwear designer able to advise and assist on modification and shoe making projects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeelD Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 Glad you all had a good time. I was asked to attend but couldn't come because I was working. Heel-D - Freestyling since 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thighboots Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 Hi - please let me know next time you are planning a meeting in the south east - It might give me the confidence to wear heels in public for the 1st time ever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Shoe Posted October 29, 2007 Author Share Posted October 29, 2007 there's a great opportunity on Saturday 16th February 2008. it's the international Heelmeet and if you choose this function to be your first outing in heels you will not be on your own! Graduate footwear designer able to advise and assist on modification and shoe making projects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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