hush the slush......
Dec 7, 2021 10:26:39 #
Dec 7, 2021 10:37:12 #
Oh, Napabob, That's EXACTLY what I did "back in the day". I started my career servicing commercial and industrial HVAC equipment. Because it was mostly located on rooftops, the winter snow would accumulate (no one plows the snow on the roof) and my boots would get soaked so I would place bread sleeves over my socks to help keep my feet dry.
Dec 7, 2021 10:47:02 #
And the large plastic bags worked over your shoes if you didn't have your boots.
Mom made skirts for my sisters out of the cloth bags that cattle feed came in..
Some cotton bags had a print died into them so they could be recycled into clothing.
Len
Mom made skirts for my sisters out of the cloth bags that cattle feed came in..
Some cotton bags had a print died into them so they could be recycled into clothing.
Len
Dec 7, 2021 10:57:36 #
badapple
Loc: Twin Lake, Michigan
My father was a streetcar conductor in Chicago and I remember him wrapping newspaper around his feet for warmth before putting on his “overshoes”. Ah, the memories.
Dec 7, 2021 11:23:06 #
Dec 7, 2021 13:36:01 #
On a farm, you're always walking through grass or weeds. At certain seasons, they would accumulate dew overnight and since you start work at first light your boots were soaked in the first 15 minutes of work. You get used to working with wet feet all day. I used 3 pair of boots. I could cycle through them daily so they had 2 days to dry out between wearings.
Dec 7, 2021 17:12:08 #
flyboy61
Loc: The Great American Desert
My Grandfather was a Policeman in Ellsworth, Maine before and during WWII. My mom remembered Grandma pinning layers of newspaper under his uniform before he went on duty in the winter.
Dec 7, 2021 17:12:24 #
flyboy61
Loc: The Great American Desert
My Grandfather was a Policeman in Ellsworth, Maine before and during WWII. My mom remembered Grandma pinning layers of newspaper under his uniform before he went on duty in the winter.
Dec 7, 2021 18:28:48 #
When I bought the farm I cleaned out the barn. The previous owners saved everything, even things like used milk cartons. They worked in the barn a lot so they insulated the walls with paper and cardboard. They ran an orchard so some of the insulation was empty bags of lead arsenate.
Dec 8, 2021 06:10:40 #
napabob wrote:
......ah the memories
Worked for me for many years, I hate heavy snow boots/shoes, plastic grocery bags also work very well.
Dec 8, 2021 09:25:32 #
Remembered it well but important part was to sprinkle in some corn starch or baby power to help keep feet dry.
Dec 8, 2021 17:10:56 #
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