Rising to the top of the ocean - and staying afloat!

WantToBeSE

I hope you had a lovely Christmas, Rising. You must be very happy to have Maisie back with you
Sorry to hear about your goldfish-horrible when a pet dies isnt it. Good luck cleaning out the tank.

lurvlyloz

morning Rising.

Christmas was nice...santa knocked on but i ws otu so he left a card...i'll get back to him when i hve some money haha.

sorry abot your fish

beanielou

Good news on Masie :j

Bah to fish.

rising_from_the_ashes

Arrrrrggggghhhhhh

Being tempted by the sales

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Rubber-Duck-Articjoggers-Synthetic-Sno200631957/dp/B004V6JMPS/ref=sr_1_16?s=shoes&ie=UTF8&qid=1356611789&sr=1-16

These look sooooooo comfy!

Would be fab for walking Maisie - I have walking boots but not great this time of year as it's so wet and wellies are just so blinking cold!

But they're not cheap!

Will see if I can find something else!

Lurker1972

No, not cheap, but investment.

Likely to last longer than cheaper ones which therefore makes them cheaper in the long run. I bought a pair of fur lined kickers in 2007. Debated over them for ages as they were £80. They are still going strong and have kept my feet toastie warm walking in winter ever since. A friend of mine has bought £30 winter boots every year since then, has complained of cold toes most years & had blisters from some!!

I know which option makes more MSE sense to me......

rising_from_the_ashes

Lurker1972 wrote: »

No, not cheap, but investment.

Likely to last longer than cheaper ones which therefore makes them cheaper in the long run. I bought a pair of fur lined kickers in 2007. Debated over them for ages as they were £80. They are still going strong and have kept my feet toastie warm walking in winter ever since. A friend of mine has bought £30 winter boots every year since then, has complained of cold toes most years & had blisters from some!!

I know which option makes more MSE sense to me......

Thanks Lurker .... I'm afraid I did a double take as when I 1st read I thought you'd put "fur lined knickers" and wondered how on earth you washed them for them to still be going strong after 5 years :rotfl:

Yup - I do need to go to Spec*savers :rotfl: - eyes really overdue a test & I can tell I need new glasses but have been told to wait until I've finished my steroids as these can apparently change your vision:(

Anyway ..... had a hunt through and nothing else that's similar (and less expensive) - they did have some Mucker boots
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ladies-Mucker-Close-Stable-Wellies/dp/B0045EY56W/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1356620699&sr=8-5

Various different tops on top of the wellie bit .... actually have 2 brand new pairs of these in the garage but too uncomfy since I've had my foot op

Did manage to get my fleece lined zip mucker type boots on with an extra pair of socks today - these are OK but the zip goes too far down so useless if you need to go through a puddle (wonder who designs some of these things).

Will debate on it overnight!:) (This is the new me if I WANT something, I have to ponder on it rather than impulse buying!):D

Lurker1972

rising_from_the_ashes wrote: »

Thanks Lurker .... I'm afraid I did a double take as when I 1st read I thought you'd put "fur lined knickers" and wondered how on earth you washed them for them to still be going strong after 5 years :rotfl:


Will debate on it overnight!:) (This is the new me if I WANT something, I have to ponder on it rather than impulse buying!):D

Sniggering at that one!!!

I think I am now quite good at not impulse buying.... So much so I still have vouchers from my big birthday earlier in the year....

rising_from_the_ashes

Lurker1972 wrote: »

Sniggering at that one!!!

I think I am now quite good at not impulse buying.... So much so I still have vouchers from my big birthday earlier in the year....

Ahhhhhh wonder if that could possibly be the same big birthday I had earlier in the year too and I found some vouchers I got in a drawer the other day that I'd completely forgotten about even better as they're for a gardening centre .... which has a clothing (incl boots!) section - I may well take a wander up and see if there's any there I could get instead!

Thanks for that!:T

Lurker1972

rising_from_the_ashes wrote: »

Ahhhhhh wonder if that could possibly be the same big birthday I had earlier in the year too and I found some vouchers I got in a drawer the other day that I'd completely forgotten about even better as they're for a gardening centre .... which has a clothing (incl boots!) section - I may well take a wander up and see if there's any there I could get instead!

Thanks for that!:T

Could be, since my name gives mine away....I have a combination of next n JL to play with....and as the JL came from friends who really shouldn't have cos they don't have the money but insisted on giving me something I want to use it for something a bit special.....have Xmas money too so have my eye on new food processor at moment......

taxi73

great that Maisie is settling in but sorry to hear about the fish
those boots look like good value...I'm a great believer in that you get what you pay for in footwear