Bit of an obscure question, but due to the vast pool of knowledge that is NTSC-UK, I feel it is the only forum with such resources I could pose this particular problem to:
My job requires me to walk many miles every day. Because I enjoy my job, I work very hard to get things sorted quickly, and spend most of my time rushing about at a pretty high speed, I'm on my feet pretty much ALL the time.
We've recently been forced to wear 'safety shoes', with either steel or fibreglass toecaps. These shoes are usually mass-produced, Chinese-made ugly buggering things that hurt like hell to wear, especially if you're a fast walker (like me), plus have the side-effect of leaving one's feet pitted with blood blisters and hard skin. The current pair I have are a pair of 'safety brogues', which don't look *too* bad, they're pretty smart-looking compared to the other bulky crappers, but are still a massive arseache to wear for prolonged periods, they proper kill the feet.
Up 'til now, I've been getting away with a black pair of Adidas 'Boston Super', which both allow me to move around easily, comfortably, and speedily, plus go with the uniform (and a white pair of Adidas 'Country' on a weekend, when the management aren't snooping about). Management are insisting on all this 'safety' ****e, yet these shoes they keep giving me are proper f*cking my feet up!
In a perfect world, what I'd really like is a 'bouncy' pair of safety trainers, shoes that have the comfy, cushioned, trainer-like qualities of an Adidas Boston Super/Country, a Nike Cortez, or a Hi Tec Silver Shadow, that have a protective toecap but look good, are light, and feel really comfy to walk about in at length. I'd be prepared to pay ?50-?70 for a pair that'd do me a good year of constant wear.
Anyone have a suggestion, I know Adidas do a 'Safety' line, but I believe they aren't *true* safety shoes...?
My job requires me to walk many miles every day. Because I enjoy my job, I work very hard to get things sorted quickly, and spend most of my time rushing about at a pretty high speed, I'm on my feet pretty much ALL the time.
We've recently been forced to wear 'safety shoes', with either steel or fibreglass toecaps. These shoes are usually mass-produced, Chinese-made ugly buggering things that hurt like hell to wear, especially if you're a fast walker (like me), plus have the side-effect of leaving one's feet pitted with blood blisters and hard skin. The current pair I have are a pair of 'safety brogues', which don't look *too* bad, they're pretty smart-looking compared to the other bulky crappers, but are still a massive arseache to wear for prolonged periods, they proper kill the feet.
Up 'til now, I've been getting away with a black pair of Adidas 'Boston Super', which both allow me to move around easily, comfortably, and speedily, plus go with the uniform (and a white pair of Adidas 'Country' on a weekend, when the management aren't snooping about). Management are insisting on all this 'safety' ****e, yet these shoes they keep giving me are proper f*cking my feet up!
In a perfect world, what I'd really like is a 'bouncy' pair of safety trainers, shoes that have the comfy, cushioned, trainer-like qualities of an Adidas Boston Super/Country, a Nike Cortez, or a Hi Tec Silver Shadow, that have a protective toecap but look good, are light, and feel really comfy to walk about in at length. I'd be prepared to pay ?50-?70 for a pair that'd do me a good year of constant wear.
Anyone have a suggestion, I know Adidas do a 'Safety' line, but I believe they aren't *true* safety shoes...?
. I've had a real ****ter of a time with them over the yrs.
. I've recently gone back to work supplied shoes cos it was costing me a fortune, & the 1's iv'e got now arent too bad. 
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