updatey-things

[burntcopper]

Back at work. What fun. Business as usual. I think my only real resolution is to get off my arse and look for a job that pays decently and is more interesting. Which I will no doubt do in occasional bursts. oh, and the usual attempt to keep self up to reasonable fitness. Problem is when I'll start jogging again - not realistically before it's lighter in the evenings. :pokes the christmas podge:

Got back from Falmouth at about 5pm to a freezing house - Cornwall is cold but a lot of it's wind-chill, with a lot of ice but not much snow. Pimp coat not necessary, it's more heavy peacoat or sheepskin weather. With an emphasis on weatherproof. Contemplated getting hiking boots while I was there, but nearly all of the bastards pinched my toes to some extent, and I have no idea how much hiking boots stretch - advice?

Looking back over the year - I really need to get off my arse and finish up and post the various fic bits in my notebooks, since aside from nano I only posted one piece of fic this year. Eeep.

On the subject of writing, I'd been doing searches for accounts of wrecks and lifeboat rescues for nano, coming up with bugger all... and didn't think to look in my RNLI news magazine which normally goes straight into the recycling after a quick flick through. Which as standard normally contains at least one current day first-person account, and often a historical account as well. :facepalm:

Comments

[xenaclone.livejournal.com]

On the plus side, proper hiking boots last. Mine are over 30 years old, well used and counting. I've never had a pinching problem [narrow feet, long toes]. Slathering them with suitable waterproofing helps. They do give a bit, but buying a pair which pinches is probably not a good idea.

[burntcopper.livejournal.com]

so not a good idea, then. Dammit. I'm cursed with wide feet, stubby toes and tiny heels. Shoemakers don't like me. At all. Especially since I look at anything with a mildly narrowing toe (99.5% of all shoes) and go 'feet aren't shaped like that!'

[snowballjane.livejournal.com]

I have two pairs of hiking boots, both many years old and still in good nick. My expensive Suede Berghaus boots for proper alp-climbing, glacier-hiking, deep-snow stomping etc. are very stiff at the ankles and only really comfy with thick hiking socks. My cheap (about £25) Hi-Tec boots are much lighter, more like boot-shaped trainers, but with good grippy soles and enough ankle padding to protect on rocky ground and are all I've ever needed in the UK.

[alysscarlet.livejournal.com]

Nowadays you should buy a pair of hiking boots that are comfortable from the get-go as they don't stretch a great deal. Gone are the days where you are supposed to 'wear them in'.

That said, if you go to Covent Garden there is a big cluster of outdoor shops and you can try on all the different makes and see if there's one that fits you.

Happy new year!