Monday, August 26, 2019

Old Cars and Shoes

Greetings Earthlings, we are broadcasting from the recovery RV.  Jim continues along the path.  Yesterday was not so good, today has been better.  Jim had his first outing today, he went to the grocery store.  Yay!  This has been a much less terrible surgery than 2017.  It is not without its issues, but it's not as bad.  A walker or cane has not been required.

We're bored spitless.  Television during the day is just appalling.  It will be good when Jim can wander farther afield.

This car was a couple of sites down from us.  Apparently the XXX drive in was having an ancient car convention.  When I was out walking, I saw an old truck and another ancient car of some sort. 


And there has been shoe buying.  Zappos!  Free shipping, free returns.  I read a shoe review on the Adventure Journal talking about Hoka hikers.  Hokas are now the only shoe that my cursed feet will accept after their defection from the La Sportivas I wore for many years.  As a running shoe, they're a more flexible shoe than the La Sportivas, which are trail runners.  So in my eternal quest to find something that hurts less I ordered up a pair of stiffer Hokas.  The one on the left is a hiking shoe, the one on the right is a running shoe.  They didn't hurt immediately.  The hiking shoe is waterproof, which is not such a good thing in Arizona.  The one of the right is a running shoe, but it's not as flexible as my current pair.  I have a year to return them, so we'll see.


Other than old cars and shoes, I have nothing much to report.
Posted by Allison at 5:21 PM
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  1. Jim and GayleAugust 26, 2019 at 10:01 PM

    Love my Hoka hikers. I'm on my second pair and happy that they're waterproof. I don't find them to be any hotter than ones that aren't. The purple running shoes are pretty snazzy!

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    1. AllisonAugust 27, 2019 at 6:04 PM

      Are you wearing the mid level boot height?

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    2. Jim and GayleAugust 28, 2019 at 9:08 PM

      Yes, both pair I've had were mid. I like the ankle support.

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  2. Nancy KissackAugust 27, 2019 at 5:42 AM

    I vote purple ... but then I wear running shoes a lot. They are never worn out after a race, so I keep them. I have probably 15 pair in the closet. I sure hope these work for you. Nothing worse than hurty feet. I'm sure glad Jim is doing well. Can't believe he's up and walking already!

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  3. ellen abbottAugust 27, 2019 at 12:00 PM

    I go barefoot as much as possible! I fail to see the advantage in a waterproof hiking shoe. People hike in the rain?

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    1. AllisonAugust 27, 2019 at 6:03 PM

      If you live in the Pacific NW you do. Waterproof boots are good for snow melting on the boot tops, and for fording streams as long as you don't over top the boot.

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  4. Joanne NoragonAugust 27, 2019 at 4:09 PM

    I must look them up. The shoes. The four not big toes of my right foot hammered after the stroke. I'd hammer the damn things flat again if I could!

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  5. Steve ReedAugust 28, 2019 at 3:52 AM

    I hope the shoes work out! Glad to hear the surgery aftermath has been more manageable than it was a few years ago.

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  6. 37paddingtonAugust 29, 2019 at 3:40 PM

    The Jim recovery report is much welcomed, that is indeed much to report. Glad to hear the healing continues. The sitting still of recovery can be boring, but then again, there's something comforting about knowing you are right where you need to be in this moment. And, I know about the quest for shoes that don't hurt, that allow me to imitate an ambulatory human.

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