Buffy ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Hivemind question: has anyone tried stretching their shoes with the bags of water in the freezer trick? [link]
Yes, I could take the shoes to my insane-yet-wonderful cobbler, but I want to wear them, oh, this week. So I'm wondering if this trick would work.
Wait, it's cheap AND nice? What's wrong with it, then??I don't know if it's nice yet, and the location is only good for my current job, not for going out or shopping or anything else. And I won't work there forever!
Not to live in with a coworker, silly! Just discussed with a coworker.
I am eating a salad. It's delicious, I'll admit. It has grape tomatoes, walnuts and chevre. But I'd still rather a burger.
ME TOO! More or less. I may have to have some kale later as a reward. (??)
Not to live in with a coworker, silly! Just discussed with a coworker.
Then you're crazy. Why would you have to leave if you quit?
eta: Oh, nut-shot guy's IO9 suspension wore off, and he's back and telling me no professionals would ever endorse overwhelming force like a crotch strike as a means of self defense.
What are the shoes made of, Jilly? I've stretched leather with Shoe Stretch and with rubbing alcohol. In both cases, you put on the liquid, then walk around in the shoes.
Then you're crazy. Why would you have to leave if you quit?
Odds are, the commute would be brutal to any other job. Of course, I could only look at jobs that would be convenient.
What are the shoes made of, Jilly? I've stretched leather with Shoe Stretch and with rubbing alcohol. In both cases, you put on the liquid, then walk around in the shoes.
They're made from leather. Rubbing alcohol? Really? One of the sites for shoe stretching suggested a solution of half rubbing alcohol, half water. I suppose that would be the simplest thing to do, since I've got that at home. How damp do I need to make the leather?
ETA: These are the shoes. Stripey heels!
Oh, nut-shot guy's IO9 suspension wore off, and he's back and telling me no professionals would ever endorse overwhelming force like a crotch strike as a means of self defense.
Stay golden, nutshot boy. Stay golden.
Oh, I also have a confession: The vet left me a voicemail saying my cat's bloodwork results were all good, and actually his bloodwork was "phenomenal" for his age. So of course, I turned to the cat and said, "Phenomenal kitten, that's you."
Jilly, you should probably test an inconspicuous place, but I've not had a problem. I just put rubbing alcohol on a cotton ball and then dampened the outside of the shoe with it. If the shoe hasn't stretched enough by the time it dries, do it again. The origin is lost in the mists of time, but I think a shoe guy told me that worked the same as Shoe Stretch.
So of course, I turned to the cat and said, "Phenomenal kitten, that's you."
Heh. You know there's a song called "Phenomenal Cat" by the Kinks, right?