Gallaghoul

While serving a mission I had a cobbler remove the ineffectual soles of my American bought Bostonians and replace them with a durable boot sole. Ironically, they didn't see much use until I got home simply because I used other, cheaper shoes.

I recommend this conversion if you haven't succeeded in finding a pair of dress shoes/boots with good tread. With these I can easily avoid slipping in icy church parking lots, assist elderly church members to their vehicles, or perform last minute snow removal from church side walks and stairs. Now, of course I have my Carhartt coveralls and mud boots in my truck box for more extreme circumstances, but it doesn't always make sense to change footwear. Nor does it make sense to wear shoes with no gripping capability.

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