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Offline X-ray

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Re: Socks
« Reply #14 from previous page: October 27, 2005, 11:32:12 AM »
I got several pairs of black socks with a blue toe line many years ago in South Africa. These things must be mil-spec because they survived three years of permanent night duty, all the shooting/tactical courses I went on, a good deal of hiking in SA and lately a lot of squash games. I haven't seen them here in the UK, but if I return to SA I will definitely be looking for them (I think I got them at Edgars).
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Re: Socks
« Reply #15 on: October 27, 2005, 11:42:07 AM »
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These things must be mil-spec because they survived three years of permanent night duty...



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Re: Socks
« Reply #16 on: October 27, 2005, 11:43:09 AM »
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When I was at boarding school there used to be a trick called a pie-bed.
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I can't tell you how irritating it was when they got me with that,


so they short-changed the sheets/ :lol:
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Re: Socks
« Reply #17 on: October 27, 2005, 12:15:39 PM »
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I keep getting holes in mine.

Is there a brand/model of sock that is better than all the others?


The first really big hole is supposed to be there. It's where you put your foot (exceptions duly noted) in..

As for the rest, keep your toenails and any nice rough bits of your feet under control, less abrasion then.
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Re: Socks
« Reply #18 on: October 27, 2005, 02:31:02 PM »
ASDA used to sell these fantastic lycra cotton socks with a reinforced heel and toe, they were truly hard-wearing and so comfy. Then one day they just stopped stocking them. But whatever, one less reason to shop at Wal-Mart.

Marks & Spencers have good socks, if you can handle the embarrassment of setting foot on the premises in the first place. ;-) I haven't put my toe through a pair yet. Buying cheap socks really is false economy when you consider how much longer a really decent pair will last.

As long as you're putting them on your feet, that is.
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Re: Socks
« Reply #19 on: October 27, 2005, 04:25:40 PM »
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X-ray wrote:
I got several pairs of black socks with a blue toe line many years ago in South Africa. These things must be mil-spec because they survived three years of permanent night duty, all the shooting/tactical courses I went on, a good deal of hiking in SA and lately a lot of squash games. I haven't seen them here in the UK, but if I return to SA I will definitely be looking for them (I think I got them at Edgars).


I think you should get bloodline a pair of these. Don't you owe him a a pair or something?
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Re: Socks
« Reply #20 on: October 27, 2005, 05:27:33 PM »
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X-ray wrote:
I got several pairs of black socks with a blue toe line many years ago in South Africa. These things must be mil-spec because they survived three years of permanent night duty, all the shooting/tactical courses I went on, a good deal of hiking in SA and lately a lot of squash games. I haven't seen them here in the UK, but if I return to SA I will definitely be looking for them (I think I got them at Edgars).


I think you should get bloodline a pair of these. Don't you owe him a a pair or something?


:-D

Actually my personal favourites are the expensive ones from Next, made from "Modal"... very soft, very stretchy... nice...
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Re: Socks
« Reply #21 on: October 27, 2005, 05:30:39 PM »
I swear by my merino wool Sealskinz socks, which keep my feet toasty warm and dry during winter off road bike excursions.

Perhaps a bearded Bloodline would like to enthrall us with his own version of "The Joy Of Sox"?
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Re: Socks
« Reply #22 on: October 28, 2005, 01:36:21 AM »
I bought 12 pairs from Auchan in Boulogne-sur-Mer for 5 Euro. Since then I've had no sock problems. Socks are like underwear - just keep buying them and you'll have NO problem....
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Re: Socks
« Reply #23 on: October 29, 2005, 12:16:20 AM »
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Karlos wrote:
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iamaboringperson wrote:
I keep getting holes in mine.

Is there a brand/model of sock that is better than all the others?


The first really big hole is supposed to be there. It's where you put your foot (exceptions duly noted) in..

As for the rest, keep your toenails and any nice rough bits of your feet under control, less abrasion then.


Thanks...




I really don't have a problem with 'lose' socks. Not these days, anyway...

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Re: Socks
« Reply #24 on: October 29, 2005, 07:26:12 AM »
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Cyberus wrote:
I bought 12 pairs from Auchan in Boulogne-sur-Mer for 5 Euro. Since then I've had no sock problems. Socks are like underwear - just keep buying them and you'll have NO problem....


One more tip, buy them all the exact same size and style. No more pairing, or showing up to work with dissimilar socks. (Although I imagine Bloodline's socks have dissimilar stain patterns on them all anyway, maybe they could be explained away as a tie-dye pattern if anyone asks) :-P
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Re: Socks
« Reply #25 on: October 29, 2005, 08:24:20 AM »
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Cyberus wrote:
I bought 12 pairs from Auchan in Boulogne-sur-Mer for 5 Euro. Since then I've had no sock problems. Socks are like underwear - just keep buying them and you'll have NO problem....


One more tip, buy them all the exact same size and style. No more pairing, or showing up to work with dissimilar socks.

Yeah, ALL my socks are black - its just that after a while they all end up being different shades of black...

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(Although I imagine Bloodline's socks have dissimilar stain patterns on them all anyway, maybe they could be explained away as a tie-dye pattern if anyone asks) :-P


Ewwww!

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