I suppose they're the bees knees but their boots look like sizzle without steak to me. Far too showy to be tramping through the mud and guck. They do appear to have a good working tread, probably bought from the same supplier as my Red Wings are. That they don't mention being waterproof would make me nervous though...
-Curt ________________________________ From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Monday, September 29, 2014 3:15 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Brake rotors - does brand matter? Allen-Edmonds. 'nuf said. Dan Sent from my iPad > On Sep 29, 2014, at 3:08 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Have you tried Redwing boots? I've got a pair of real "made in the USA", > again about $200 but they're super comfortable. I can wear them all day with > no problems. They were like that right out of the box, no long break in time > like lesser boots. > I've had mine I think 4 years at this point, no noticeable wear yet although > I don't wear them all that much in the summer. > > > -Curt > > > ________________________________ > From: Rich Thomas via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > To: Gary Hurst <jabbahur...@gmail.com>; Mercedes Discussion List > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Sent: Monday, September 29, 2014 2:07 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Brake rotors - does brand matter? > > > I am wearing chinee work boots right now, this is maybe my 3rd or 4th > pair, I get a coupla years out of them and with the addition of gel > inserts they are reasonably comfy. $50 is "good enough." The chinee > dog food did kill my dog some years ago. > > --R > > > > > >> On 9/29/14 1:55 PM, Gary Hurst via Mercedes wrote: >> yeah, they work good. except when they don't. >> >> those chinese shoes from walmart sometimes work too. but i'm still wearing >> alden's. >> >> and their dog food doesn't kill your dog right away every time either and >> it really works for a long time till fido gets that cancer. i mean, it >> could have been second hand smoke that did him in? > > > _______________________________________ > http://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 > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has > no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > _______________________________________ > http://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 > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has > no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. _______________________________________ http://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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. _______________________________________ http://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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
