{"id":458,"date":"2009-06-24T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-06-24T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=458"},"modified":"2009-06-24T04:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-06-24T08:00:00","slug":"welcome-to-my-blog-wesco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=458","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to My Blog, Wesco"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_yytsDp42pSs\/SkGSBiiwfYI\/AAAAAAAABaA\/-Daws7Rj-78\/s1600-h\/Wesco.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 133px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_yytsDp42pSs\/SkGSBiiwfYI\/AAAAAAAABaA\/-Daws7Rj-78\/s400\/Wesco.jpg?w=584\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350718387442974082\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-family:verdana;\">Apparently a search tool triggered a visit to this blog by someone at the West Coast Shoe Company of Scappoose, Oregon, USA.  The visit was from <a href=\"http:\/\/bootedharleydude.blogspot.com\/2009\/06\/its-not-wescos.html\" target=\"_blank\">my tongue-in-cheek post<\/a> about people who add an apostrophe to a singular word to make it plural, as in &#8220;I have ten pairs of Wescos&#8221;  (note, no apostrophe, I can&#8217;t do it.)<\/p>\n<p>Ten pairs, say you?  Wow&#8230; that&#8217;s alot.  (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bootedman.com\/cycle\/wesco.html\" target=\"_blank\">Check &#8217;em out<\/a>).  Yep, I have had some of them for 30 years, and some were acquired much more recently.  They are rugged as a rock, and<\/span><span style=\"font-family:verdana;\"> hold up to all sorts of wear and tear.  But that&#8217;s how the boots are advertised, and live up to their reputation as the &#8220;boots that can take the gaff.&#8221;  Sure can.<\/span><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_yytsDp42pSs\/SkGU8BV_w7I\/AAAAAAAABaI\/chtaJrb8tkU\/s1600-h\/Bama3.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 139px; height: 181px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_yytsDp42pSs\/SkGU8BV_w7I\/AAAAAAAABaI\/chtaJrb8tkU\/s320\/Bama3.jpg?w=584\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350721591166616498\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/><span style=\"font-family:verdana;\"><br \/>I do not wear my Wesco boots during the hot and humid days of summer.  Just won&#8217;t work.  They are made of the thickest leather and my later Wescos are all leather lined.  That just makes the boots too heavy and hot to wear during typical Washington summers.<\/p>\n<p>But I do wear those boots often while riding my Harley in the Autumn, Winter, and Spring.  The boots present a commanding appearance, work exceptionally well for motorcycling, and are comfortable.  I should mention that all of my Wescos since my first few pairs are made custom to my size.  That&#8217;s really the only way to get tall Wesco boots to fit right, and then be<\/span><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_yytsDp42pSs\/SkGVLN8xTsI\/AAAAAAAABaQ\/Zzv5Tr3RACo\/s1600-h\/Wescomotor02.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 164px; height: 245px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_yytsDp42pSs\/SkGVLN8xTsI\/AAAAAAAABaQ\/Zzv5Tr3RACo\/s320\/Wescomotor02.jpg?w=584\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350721852248510146\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-family:verdana;\"> worth the investment.<\/p>\n<p>Would I get any more Wesco boots?  Probably not &#8230; I mean, really, ten pairs is enough.  But would I sell any?   Well, maybe.  I&#8217;m thinkin&#8217; about it&#8230; I have two pairs that just don&#8217;t fit me any more, and they may find a better home with someone else.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, I welcome visitors from the West Coast Shoe Company, and commend the hard-working Bootmakers of the company for their fine craftsmanship.  It is one of those rare companies where its reputation lives up to its product, each and every time.<\/p>\n<p>Life is short:  enjoy your Wescos!<br \/><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_yytsDp42pSs\/SkGWpsoJOOI\/AAAAAAAABaY\/gtuUwlUvScE\/s1600-h\/Bootedbikerblur.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 398px; height: 400px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_yytsDp42pSs\/SkGWpsoJOOI\/AAAAAAAABaY\/gtuUwlUvScE\/s400\/Bootedbikerblur.jpg?w=584\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350723475391199458\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apparently a search tool triggered a visit to this blog by someone at the West Coast Shoe Company of Scappoose, Oregon, USA. 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