Pluggers by Rick McKee for April 07, 2023

Athletic shoes? Me bearly even wears any shoes.

Don’t knock them till you try a pair on one of the best pairs of shoes I’ve ever owned.

I’m guessing a slightly sprightlier plugger wears New Balance?

Dansko style shoes with good arch support are the best for me. They are also worn by a lot of health care professionals who have to be on their feet all the time.

This guy is about the oldest plugger I’ve seen here. At least he’s not heavy like most of the pluggers.

Stopped wearing shoes when I retired. Before that I had to extra wide. I remember the first time I wore leather sneakers, before that my shoes always felt too tight.

My dear Mom always skimped on shoes (and just about everything). Probably a depression era habit. She was in her late eighties when I took over her finances and helped her with housing. I took her shopping to a shop that specialized in shoes for the elderly. She asked me “How much?” I lied and said $12. Of course they were 10X that. She commented that the shoes were so comfortable and price was “just right”.

The pair I had the tops were great but the soles wore out to fast …. ;-(

I only wear Kalso Earth (controls pain from Morton’s Neuroma, etc.) so I guess I’m a plugger!

Flip-Flops RULE!!!!

Got my Dr. Scholl’s orthotics in my shoes.

My diabetic friends get $400+ shoes from the VA.

Boots and a 2-story house are plenty of exercise.

Comfort before glory. This gets easier as one ages.

LOL… Looks like Gramps is running the 10 minute mile…

If it wasn’t for the winter here I’d wear crocs all year round at this point I’m a convert, haha.

I’m not quite there yet.

I don’t care if they have day-glo stripes, air cushion insoles, self-tying laces or are worn by rich athletes. Give me a shoe wide enough that it doesn’t hurt my feet when my metatarsals start to spread.

Do Dr. Scholl’s insoles count?

wow, a thin plugger

Walmart girls or boys size 4 sneakers. Preferably and currently wearing boys black flat bottom skateboard sneakers. Do they last? Well, I had been wearing long enough before Covid that when we went shopping about 6 months into Covid I had to replace one of the laces as it had ripped – still wearing them – so well over 3 years -maybe 4 years – and the other lace has not needed replacing – they are my everyday shoes.