[quote]bullpup wrote:
I see rig hands wearing these things all over the Gulf Of Mexico, They wear them as house shoes. IMHO, I think they are gay looking, you won’t catch me wearing a pair.[/quote]
I was gonna say the same thing. They spread like wildfire across the Gulf. Half the folks on every rig seem to be wearing them. Now I know what they are called.
While playing in the gym on a spar rig one of the drillers was plodding away on the treadill wearing crocs. In between sets he’d ask me what he could do to lose his gigantic gut. I told him he had to get some real shoes first, then he’d have to get serious and cut out all the mamby-pamby "workouts’ he’d been doing.
People get the impression that the oil field is one of those big manly, T-filled jobs, but I swear there are more guys wearing crocs and plaid pajama pants out here than anywhere else in the world.
Crocs are hella comfy. I bought some for the shitty retail job I had where I was standing for 8 hours exactly per day. Crocs saved my knees, which I need to squat apparently. Plus to wash you just chuck them in with a load of clothes in the washer. I’m not too worried if I look like a pussy. The alternative is trying too hard to look tough.
The toughest cunts I know sure don’t try to act it. In fact one of the fellas I used to train MT/BJJ/MMA etc with wore crocs and had a winny the pooh tattoo and he was harder than woodpecker lips. Of course he was an aussie SAS operator. His pooh tattoo also had an M60.
I would never train in them though, ever. You train in chucks or frees. But for your orthopedic health crocs are the key. My chiropractor broke down the science of crocs for me and now I wear the open toe sandals (for men if you’re insecure) religiously. knees and backs aren’t free.
I like my crocs. They are summer time shoes. Good for wearing to the beach or to the lake/boat. I really don’t like them for yard work though because they offer no foot protection. Step in an ant bed and they’ll be between your toes in no time.
Generally I try to avoid ant beds, but that’s kind of what yard work is all about, so the crocs don’t cut it there. Crocs are also good shoes just to leave sitting by the door in the garage. You slip them on and can make a run to the store or wherever, but that’s more about convenience and comfort rahter than style.
I really don’t care what some homo thinks as he’s checking me out and critiquing my shoe selection when the wife sends me out for a gallon of milk and a loaf of bread…
[quote]gatesoftanhauser wrote:
Sorry, no man in their right mind should be wearing the “pedial choice of lard asses everywhere”, lol.[/quote]
I know, I know - they are the pinnacle of gayness and lazyness in your eyes, but you won’t understand until you try a pair on. It’s like strapping pure EVA foam cushions to your feet. LOL
[quote]Khronos wrote:
I like my crocs. They are summer time shoes. Good for wearing to the beach or to the lake/boat. I really don’t like them for yard work though because they offer no foot protection. Step in an ant bed and they’ll be between your toes in no time.
Generally I try to avoid ant beds, but that’s kind of what yard work is all about, so the crocs don’t cut it there. Crocs are also good shoes just to leave sitting by the door in the garage. You slip them on and can make a run to the store or wherever, but that’s more about convenience and comfort rahter than style.
I really don’t care what some homo thinks as he’s checking me out and critiquing my shoe selection when the wife sends me out for a gallon of milk and a loaf of bread…[/quote]
True, true, the main thing about wearing them is you have to NOT give a fuck what anyone thinks of you, lol.
The thing is, because they’re so ventilated, they’re pretty clean and don’t stink (well mine don’t anyway) because they don’t harbour as much moisture in which to breed bacteria.
Maybe they should redesign these things so they look more masculine…
[quote]JohnnyBlaze wrote:
Crocs look dorky, but they sure are hella comfy. I have a pair, but would never get caught wearing them out beyond the limits of my own home.
Well, the only other place I’d probably wear them is to the beach, or if I had to go for a quick drive to the service station to get a bottle of milk.[/quote]
That’s how it starts. Next thing you know you are wearing them to job interviews, your wedding day and eventually the gym.
[quote]Zap Branigan wrote:
JohnnyBlaze wrote:
Crocs look dorky, but they sure are hella comfy. I have a pair, but would never get caught wearing them out beyond the limits of my own home.
Well, the only other place I’d probably wear them is to the beach, or if I had to go for a quick drive to the service station to get a bottle of milk.
That’s how it starts. Next thing you know you are wearing them to job interviews, your wedding day and eventually the gym.[/quote]
I fail to see how wrapping tacky rubber directly around the skin of my foot would even remotely resemble ‘comfort’.
If I was forced to wear those, I probably would wear them with socks. If you’re going to look like a monstrous jackass anyway, you might as well be comfortable.
