Valkyre

Yeah, I think it's time to replace them....

My old work boots had had it. That's the pair pictured on the right. The pair where I have my finger jammed into the split. I call these boots my, "Uglies". But, that's an affectionate term. They have really done the trick, concerning the abuse they get put through almost every day. When I first got this job, I was wearing athletic shoes with soles that would grip the wet concrete securely. However, when they got wet, which was constantly, they would soak through and my feet would be soaked and pruned up by the end of the day. I wanted some boots, but I wanted some whose soles would grip as good as the shoes. I walk around on wet concrete all day and the last thing I want to do is slip and break my neck. Mike searched the 'net and found a place on line. (We looked locally, but it seemed that the only "work boots" everyone carried were the heavy duty suede kind that wear more for telephone pole climbing, etc.) The place Mike found was called Anderson's Online. I didn't see any boots on their site, that fir my criteria. However, I sent them an e-mail and told them what I was looking for and the conditions at where I work. One of the Andersons got back to me and said he knew the exact boot that would fit my needs. I ordered it. That was a year ago. They have served me well, but, the slash in the side was letting water it. So, it was time to replace them. I looked for the receipt, which I had kept all this time with the stock#, etc., in it. But, I couldn't find it. I took a gamble and wrote to Anderson's Online to see if they still had a record. Turns out, that not only did the have my record, they remembered me also. Made me feel kind of good. So, I re-ordered a new pair. You can compare them and see how much my old pair had degraded. Anyway, when I replace the new ones in the future, I will definitely deal with Andersons again.