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Old 24-04-2008, 04:16 PM
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Re: Steel toed walking boots

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Originally Posted by merlinsboy View Post
Wonder what you do to burn a pair of "Docs" so quick? My last pair went for 7 years! Now wearing steel toe "Docs" for doing all sorts. I also wear Caterpillar boots that have gone beyond being tidy enough for "casual wear". These are 5 years old.
I used to get through a pair of Doc's every harvest time. Soles worn away, uppers worn through. I think some of us are harder on footwear than others.

On a different tack, I read that Irish small farmers who dug their fields over by hand could wear out 2 spades a year!
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