{"id":420,"date":"2009-05-18T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-05-18T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=420"},"modified":"2016-02-03T08:15:58","modified_gmt":"2016-02-03T13:15:58","slug":"law-ride-a-cops-influence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=420","title":{"rendered":"Law Ride: A Cop’s Influence"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I saw these nice-looking Chippewa Hi-Shine engineer boots with lug soles on a handsome cop last year at Law Ride<\/a>.<\/p>\n

There was something that just caught my eye about these boots. The man filling them and his uniform was attractive, but nice looking uniforms on a fit cop all look nice to me. He was among a very few who wore a leather jacket. That was an added element of attraction.<\/p>\n

But still… I kept looking at those boots. What was interesting to me<\/span> (in my self-conversation) was that I already had two pairs of these boots, so why was I attracted to yet another pair of the same boots? I dunno. I really don’t know. Don’t try to ask a Bootman what attracts him to boots. It’s just one of those things I live with (and really don’t mind!)<\/p>\n

Soon thereafter, I took a pair of my own Chippewa Hi-Shine boots to a cobbler, and asked him to put lug soles on them. He did, but to be honest, I wasn’t all that happy with the results. He installed a sole plate — a rather thin addition<\/i> to the sole. He did not remove the old sole (which was still in good shape) and replace it with a new Vibram 100 sole. The cobbler looked at me as if I were from Mars when I asked if he would install a thick Vibram 100 lug sole on top of<\/i> the existing nitrile sole. Instead, he just p<\/span>ut on the sole plates, thinking that’s what I wanted. Nobody really wants a double-soled boot (so he thought).<\/p>\n

Oh well, fa cosi sia. I learned. I wear those boots from time to time. As the year progressed and as I continued to chat with Mike, the owner of Stompers Boots, I felt rather badly that his business was suffering from the downturn in the economy. So as a Christmas present to myself, I ordered another new pair of Chippewa Hi-Shine engineer boots from Stompers. As a favor to me, Mike ran across town to get a cobbler to install a thick Vibram 100 sole for me (and I paid extra for that). Mike knew what to ask for, and I f<\/span>\"\"<\/a>inally got what I wanted.<\/p>\n

That cop last year influenced this Bootman, and I am very happy with the results. Very fine-looking tall black boots with a snow tire on the sole, so I have excellent traction when I wear them while riding my Harley. In fact, very early yesterday morning when I rode my bike to the University to swim for an hour, I had those boots on. I arrived at the empty parking lot and noticed that it had been swept clear of residual cinders and sand left over from the winter. So I began to do some practice on tight turns, trying to beat my record of a complete u-turn in a very tight space (within 1-1\/2 parking slots). These boots provided the traction and stability I needed as I turned and had to put my boot down to avoid dropping the bike on the few times I turned way too tight. That boot sole planted firmly on the pavement held me up. If it slipped the slightest amount, I would have dropped my bike; that simple.<\/p>\n

Funny how these influences go ’round. While last year I was really interested in that cop’s boots and got myself a pair, this year, several cops came up to me to ask me about my pair of these boots that I wore to Law Ride. I was happy to talk with them, answer their questions, and refer them to Stomper Boots, the best boot shop in the world.<\/p>\n

Life is short: wear your boots proudly!
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