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<\/a><\/div>\nI digress… here’s my story about a pair of cowboy boots that sound like flip-flops. On my recent business trip, I brought three pairs of boots with me. One pair was a pair of hikers that I wore while doing my morning brisk walk exercise. Two other pairs were dress Lucchese cowboy boots, one pair in cognac, and another pair in dark grey<\/a>.<\/p>\n The dark grey boots are not broken in yet. The boot shafts are still very stiff. As I walk in them, I hear a noise that sounds much like flip-flops do — when the back of the boot shaft strikes the back of my leg each time a take a step. “Flip-flop, flip-flop” go the boots. Sounds awful! Usually, I hear a more traditional “clunk” sound of the boot heel striking the floor. In this case, though, that sound is suppressed and has been replaced by a “flip-flop” noise. Yikes! I may suffer a damaged reputation as a cowboy boot-wearer! Aaaaahhhh!<\/p>\n I will continue to wear these boots to break them in, and hopefully the noise will cease. Meanwhile, I think I will wear taller socks, so the noise of the back of the boot shaft striking my leg will be muffled.<\/p>\n Oh… the trials of a Bootman who has a reputation to protect (LOL!)<\/p>\n Life is short: wear boots!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I detest flip-flops. You know, those rubber-footed things (I can’t even call them footwear) that some people wear — usually at the beach or at a swimming pool. When people walk in them, you hear the noise that gives them … Continue reading