I Mow The Lawn Barefoot
Yup, this picture describes me pretty well.
I like the feel of the fresh cut grass between my toes.
I'd go barefoot year round if it wasn't like this in the winter where I live.
OK, I'm a bit of a wussy, I've never seen it get below -14F/-25.5556C (I did that calculation in my head).
Tell me how unsafe it is for me to operate a lawn mower without shoes.
These are my favorite shoes, a 4 year old pair of Altra Adams.
Explain to me how these shoes are going to prevent a high-carbon steel mower blade, moving at about 1800 RPMs from chewing my toes off.
They're not exactly the most un-slippery soles in world anymore either.
There are so many things in life that we simply take for granted as "fact", never stopping to question if they are actually "factual".
How many of these facts are preventing us from developing into better human beings?
Holding us back.
I had a sandwich about 48 minutes ago so I'm going to hit POST and then go swimming.
I hope I don't get a cramp.
When I was growing up, a long time ago, I always went barefoot. Once, when I walked downtown to the library where my mother worked I was chastised for not wearing shoes in public by a patron. I still went barefoot every day though.
I like the feeling of the earth directly with my feet.
My feet are still tough but I do wear shoes in the winter as the snow can get up to more than a foot deep.
There's also an interesting idea called "earthing".
https://www.earthing.com/what-is-earthing/
Thanks for the link.
That may account for my longevity!
We have some of the smaller grounding/earthing pads that we sleep on in the winter.
And my wife's parents "discovered" them, all on their own, a year after we told them about it. They swear by them.
Thats a fancy way to do it
Which one?
I mean I know I"m fancy.
Well, that's two of us who have done dangerous things with our lawn mowers this week.
Seriously though, I could never mow barefoot around here. The dogs leave too many surprises in the grass.
Our dogs can't simply be let out in the yard, they're runners.
Besides, I think I read somewhere that stepping in dog poop is clinically proven to be more effective than viagra. ;-)
I mowed the lawn once without shoes when I was a kid. I ran over a bumble bee and then I stepped on the still alive and pissed little critter.
I always wear shoes ( a dedicated pair of old boots) when mowing the lawn.
Also, it is easier not to have to scrub grass stain off of my feet. I wear gloves for the grass stain issue on my hands as well.
The longer you go barefoot, the tougher the soles of your feet get.
Plus, now I have camo feet, that should score points with the End Of the World people, I love the taste of MREs.
Chili-Mac is my favorite.
But, wet grass and tough soles is a combination for disaster.
Well, frost bit toes scores points with nobody, except the necromancers.
I weed eat the yard barefoot. I hate shoes. If I'm outside I'm barefoot. I'm actually allergic to the dyes used in a lot of shoes so I can't wear many close toed shoes. I've always gone barefoot at home.
What?
Weedeater, those things are dangerous!!!! ;-)
Have you ever tried zero shoes? Pretty much paying money to feel like you're barefoot 🤔
They sell them on Amazon.
I have not tried them, part of my problem is that I refuse to pay $70-$150 for shoes that say they'll make me feel like I'm barefoot.
I'm tempted to try the Tesla, minimalist shoes.
But I worry that Elon Musk is somehow involved, I'd hate to buy shoes that promise the moon only to discover that before I get the shoes, he's moved on to selling hair care products. He never actually seems to deliver.
I feel ya! ☺️
Cheers to just going barefoot without having to pay money haha 👣
Lovely day to you!