> > Buying new clothes that are exactly the same as the old ones is THE way to go. Especially shoes. On the rare occasions that I find a pair of shoes which fit and are comfortable, I tend to buy a few pairs of them, so I can save the spare pair for when the first ones wear out. This is why I have apparently been wearing the same two pairs of shoes (tevas about nine months of the year, and sneakers in the depths of winter and for formal occasions such as weddings and funerals) for about six years now.
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> > Brunnen-"ok, I was kidding about the formal occasions"G
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> What happened to the pair you found in the bin on the ferry?

I never wore those. I kept them around the house a couple of days, then threw them out. I decided their unknown origins unnerved me enough that I didn't want to wear them.