Soul Probe

[queen of the waterfront]

It seems that many would be terrified.

It is still okay to be barefoot and pregnant and yet we seem to regard the barefoot person as some sort of outcast.
I wear shoes only if I have to .If you pay me enough i will even wear heels.
The dance floor can get tricky. you have to pick your partner.

When using a chainsaw it is steel toes every time. Just plain common sense. Maybe we need a little more of that and less regulation!

Are there any documented cases of Aids from playing footsies?

Just what can you get from barefoot hippies and other weird eccentrics?

I walked the streets of Vancouver in the seventies during the garbage strike with no ill effects.I never got sick.

Well maybe I was just lucky?

As for socks I hate them! Sweaty grungy! Only good for cold winters on the prairie.

[kickidee]

The truth is anyone apalled at a happy free people in bare feet is unable to understand the simple fact that that same people have the intelligence to know when to put the D--n things back on!

[queen of the waterfront]

The ultimate bare foot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_Npx...-exp_fresh+div

[Smokey©]

The ultimate bare foot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_Npx...-exp_fresh+div

Rita McNeil performed barefoot years before kd knew about beef.

[queen of the waterfront]

You are right! And Sandy Shaw in England in the sixties.-

I played all summer at Schooner Cove barefoot in the grass. No complaints!

[VanIsle]

Can you safely see a pin on the ground before you step on it? Is that broken glass over there? Is that little piece of dirt over there hiding a broken piece of glass? That shiny thing is the end of a nail that is slightly protruding from the grass is it rusty? How about all that dung and piss that is from the many animals in our community? Are you walking on a raccoon trail? When you were in the mall, did you see that baby throw up and mom never noticed because she was busy talking on her cell phone? Is that a bit of someones lunch or snack? Have you really seen close up what that carpet looks like in your favorite restaurant? Do you want that crap coming in contact with your skin?

If you want all of those possibilities, feel free to go barefoot. I will wear my shoes and my boots and not worry about that piece of gum you just stepped on or that oil, antifreeze and gas from that car accident, or the needle hidden in the corner of the grass.

You must live a very stimulating life if everything has to be over-exaggerated to this level. It must be tough worrying like this all the time.

Ive run hundreds of kms barefoot. Thankfully I have these magical tools called eyes that allow me to choose my foot placement and therefore avoid all of the concerns you mentioned above. Once I got a tiny piece of glass in my foot. I dug it out, big deal. The idea that our feet are inherently flawed despite millions of years of evolution is laughable. Wearing shoes for protection every day is about as sensible as wearing gloves every day as to protect our hands (notwithstanding construction sites, the downtown eastside, etc).

When was the last time you washed your shoes? I wash my feet when I shower twice a day. Have you ever stuck your nose in a pair of shoes or boots? Does that smell healthy, or does it smell like bacteria and fungus? Now let your feet fester in them for 10 hours. My feet have neither. Finally, by putting your feet in shoes, you deprive them of very important proprioceptive feedback. Could you thread a needle wearing gloves? As such, being barefoot tends to lead to improvements in posture and gait because this feedback allows the body to self correct its form to an extent.

[VanIsle]

When you go in a restaurant, throw on some flipflops or sandals, simple. What's the issue people?

Why would I want to carry around something that I dont need? Do you think it would be fun to carry around two bricks all day for no good reason at all? Where is the logic there?

Here is a question for you. Why do you care if someone else wears shoes or not? Do you care if they wear sunglasses? Is it ok if they like the color purple? Perhaps you could provide your list of arbitrary rules so we can familiarize ourselves with them?

[VanIsle]

The truth is anyone apalled at a happy free people in bare feet is unable to understand the simple fact that that same people have the intelligence to know when to put the D--n things back on!

Nicely said!

[All Ages Music Concerts]

Vanisle I am lovin your post!!

[Smokey©]

I don't care what other people do. If they want to run around without shoes on, that is their right, however for sanitary reasons, I believe that they should not be allowed in certain places. Oh, no need to ask me which places. It is rather easy to figure out.

With shoes on, there is no need to concentrate on the ground in front of me, instead I can enjoy the scenic views that this wonderful city offer us.