And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
There actually are some more remote towns that are administered by non-libtards where there is little or no retail theft. Some folks cannot fathom what other cities face with the massive amount of homeless and illegal aliens robbing stores blind.
I have a pair of lizard skin boots with Cuban heel, purchased in Sheplers in Dallas in 1983. Beautiful boots, still going strong although to be honest not worn much these days. Look a little like the ones on the top shelf, fourth toe in from the foreground.
Middle shelf 4th from the left. In 11B. ( I have one narrow foot, so I buy B width and break/stretch the other to a C)
I own several pair of cowboy boots, some for 30 years. With simple good care, a bit of oil and a polish now and again, and decent bootsmith to replace heels and soles every other year or so, most boots will last a lifetime. My oldest pair of black bullhide Noconas is 30 years old and is still worn twice or more a week. Used to be every day, as I wore them when I was working 7-12's for about 6 years. I have no idea how many miles are on them, but it has to be thousands if not tens.
Anyone look into custom boots? 40 years ago, the price in San Jose CA was about $900-1100 starting. The higher price was for a bit of stitching so it wasn't just plain leather. The bootmaker had a large room where he had casts of customer's feet, so they could just re-order new boots with whatever details they desired. Lots of Hollywood people and some politicians, along with actual cowboys. He explained you needed two sets of boots minimum, as wearing the same boots everyday lead to them breaking down much earlier due to them not drying out between use. He was fixing my Italian roadracing boots, and measuring my feet, he explained why I couldn't wear ready made cowboy boots, sigh...
He had just finished a very fancy boot set for "big name", and the price was into 5 figures!
Having grown up for many years in the West, I never owned a pair of cowboy boots. I don't know if I ever will.
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ReplyDeleteI'm confused, there's only singles. Are these from Oklahoma Pete Haverty's collection?
ReplyDeleteAs in most shoe shops, only one of a pair is on display to discourage theft. What is there to not understand about that?
DeleteThere actually are some more remote towns that are administered by non-libtards where there is little or no retail theft. Some folks cannot fathom what other cities face with the massive amount of homeless and illegal aliens robbing stores blind.
DeleteI have a pair of lizard skin boots with Cuban heel, purchased in Sheplers in Dallas in 1983. Beautiful boots, still going strong although to be honest not worn much these days. Look a little like the ones on the top shelf, fourth toe in from the foreground.
ReplyDeleteMuch like at Olivander's, I'm pretty sure the boot chooses the cowboy there.
ReplyDeleteMiddle shelf 4th from the left. In 11B. ( I have one narrow foot, so I buy B width and break/stretch the other to a C)
ReplyDeleteI own several pair of cowboy boots, some for 30 years. With simple good care, a bit of oil and a polish now and again, and decent bootsmith to replace heels and soles every other year or so, most boots will last a lifetime. My oldest pair of black bullhide Noconas is 30 years old and is still worn twice or more a week. Used to be every day, as I wore them when I was working 7-12's for about 6 years. I have no idea how many miles are on them, but it has to be thousands if not tens.
A well broken in boot is a thing of beauty.
Why not try the "C" size, and use some inner sole inserts to fill the space?
Deletelooking at those, you'd have to be from south of the border....
ReplyDeleteAu contraire.
DeleteEven all-hat/no cattle folks know about BBQ boots, just like BBQ guns.
Anyone look into custom boots? 40 years ago, the price in San Jose CA was about $900-1100 starting. The higher price was for a bit of stitching so it wasn't just plain leather. The bootmaker had a large room where he had casts of customer's feet, so they could just re-order new boots with whatever details they desired. Lots of Hollywood people and some politicians, along with actual cowboys.
ReplyDeleteHe explained you needed two sets of boots minimum, as wearing the same boots everyday lead to them breaking down much earlier due to them not drying out between use.
He was fixing my Italian roadracing boots, and measuring my feet, he explained why I couldn't wear ready made cowboy boots, sigh...
He had just finished a very fancy boot set for "big name", and the price was into 5 figures!