Socks

[bunn]

The delightful comfort of wearing warm socks when the weather has taken a turn for the chilly is disrupted by stepping in a splash of water, such as that created by a large hairy dog drinking incautiously.

And yet the splash is not so large that the entire foot is wet, so that parts of my feet are now crying 'we are sad and wet' while other parts of my feet are going 'but it's so snuggly and warm!  Can't you just wait a bit, the wet bits are bound to dry soon'.

I wonder if this is what Brexit feels like if you are a country.    Get it together, feet.

I should probably try to find another pair of clean socks.  (I do have many clean socks.  Shadow falls over this idyllic situation when the word 'pair' is mentioned.) 

Comments

[anna-wing.livejournal.com]

I've always preferred to bypass the problem entirely by wearing slippers (because despite the name, they are less slippery on a bare floor than socks, which caused an acquaintance of mine to break a leg when coming down his stairs more quickly than he had intended). Preferably the sort with a proper non-water-absorbent sole, and a slight heel, precisely to address the indoor puddle problem. If I ever have to live in a cold country again, I am ordering some possum-fur-lined ones from New Zealand.

[bunn.livejournal.com]

I knew a slipper enthusiast would turn up eventually!

In theory I have some crocs that I use for this purpose. In practice, I am always forgetting which ones I designated slipperalikes and wandering outside in them or losing them...

Basically I applaud your method but am too slipshod (literally!) and careless to follow it consistently.

[anna-wing.livejournal.com]

I use cheap croc-alikes for the garden, since I don't need them for warmth, and they're easy to wash. My garden is not big enough that snakes are a ris. Most snakes here will keep out one's way, but the local vipers and spitting cobras tend to be bad tempered and will hold their ground; park maintenance workers wear boots.