I've had cows step on my feet, both when I was wearing steel-toed boots and not. It does make a difference.

Mythbusters did a segment on whether steel-toed shoes would amputate that end of your foot if there was a sufficient shearing force. Their conclusion was that it would, but most likely the shearing force involved would be sufficient to amputate that part of your foot without a steel-toe protection. Conclusion: wear them in any situation where they might be a good idea....

I finally got the CBS streaming play to show me all of last night's Survivor. Looks like Sunday finally sees Yul, Becky, Sundra and Ozzy having problems. But it's inevitable in the game. I think Jonathan has probably been the most pragmatic player they've had yet. Well, maybe not pragmatic -- he's made some pretty dubious decisions -- but he's one of the few players to really take the "I'm here to win this game, and I don't really take anything personally, and nobody else should take what I do personally" attitude. I think that attitude only works if more other players feel that way, but then CBS doesn't get the manufactured drama they want, or if you make smarter decisions.

ABC's streaming player took so long to get working for me...and then I realise there was no new GA. The internet sucks for me today.

Shearing with steel toed boots--was that a downward force on the toe that would take the reinforced toe and amputate the end of your foot?

I'd highly recommend them for any sort of kicking--especially if you're me and have markedly inflexible ankles and therefore have difficulty curling your toes back to present the ball of the foot as a striking surface.

I saw some Survivor "process" spoiler info, if anyone wants it: Apparently it doesn't go down to a final two, but a final three. FYI.

Is this the time when I mention that I have steel-toed moccasins? From the completely insane contradictory dress code policies for workers who went back and forth between the office and the warehouse. Because we had to be dressed up for the completely fictional customers who we never, ever saw, but in steel toes for the factory & warehouse work.

I can still climb racks in heels and a skirt.

Man, do I ever not miss that job.

Huh.

I had a feeling, Jesse. Five seemed like too many going into the last episode, Sunday night. Maybe my memory from past seasons is just very fuzzy.

I totes thought everyone knew that spoiler already! Notably you can read it from a comment Jeff made last night-- that only 3 TCs remain. And then CBS promo geniuses made it into the BIGGESTEST SURPRISE EVER EVER!

Power plants have grating floors. Heels get stuck in them. Guys on the floor below can look up your skirt. (This doesn't worry me unduly, but the distraction irritates their supervisors.) I had more the one supervisor who thought that I should go to plants to do research for articles while wearing a skirt, jacket and heels. That would be what I was wearing when I left the office. By the time I got to the plant, it was slacks and sensible shoes.