We had a "shoe truck" that came to the plant at Kohler once a month. They sold shoes for the employees on the factory floor. I wandered in one time and asked if they had any dress safety shoes, which they did. I bought a pair of black steel toed wing tips. Not sure what brand they were, but I only had to wear them on the factory floor so they got very little wear.
There was a union steward who was a real dick to all of the white collar employees. He would walk up and step on the toes of your shoes to see if you were wearing steel toes - if not, he would file a complaint with the safety committee. I told a couple of people I worked with about my new shoes, who then followed me out to the factory floor. Sure enough, Mr. Dick came walking up and stepped on the toe of one of my shoes. He had a really strange look on his face when he realized that I had steel toed shoes. I tossed a shop towel at him and told him he owed me a shine. Dan Sent from my iPad On Jan 3, 2013, at 8:21 PM, Rick Knoble <rickkno...@hotmail.com> wrote: > On Jan 3, 2013, at 6:35 PM, "Mountain Man" <maontin....@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I wear Red Wing 101 no longer made, made in USA. >> My sons all wear made in USA Red Wing or made in USA boots from Wesco. > > > I wear Redwing boots also. I work in a "blue collar" job, so they are the > boot of choice for me. I refuse to sacrifice my comfort and safety for a few > dollars. It's not worth it. They "may" make shoes for a business environment > also. I do recall Dan P. posting that he had a steel toe pair for when he > went on the floor of a manufacturing plant in Wisconsin when he worked there. > Briggs & Stratton, or perhaps Tecumseh, I think. > > Rick > Sent from my iPhone > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
