Boots are better than shoes for all kinds of reasons. They are more durable. They last longer. They protect your feet from potential hazards better than shoes. The list goes on and on. However, anecdotes from real life help to understand the idea better than simply making a list. Here is a list of experiences that prove the point.
1) When you drop a thirty-pound speaker cabinet on your foot, the steel-toed work boots you are wearing protect your feet from being crushed. Meanwhile, his friend, who was only wearing a pair of Converse All Stars, now has a mangled foot with gorgeous purple nails.
2) While riding your motorized scooter, your single brake cable breaks and you are forced to press your thick Vibram-soled work boots against the pavement to stop. In a similar incident, his girlfriend wears shoes while riding her moped. Unable to make his machine stop because his shoes weren’t suitable for the task at hand, he now sports a pretty scar on his hip marking the spot where he became one with the asphalt.
3) Being a short woman, less than five feet, in a bar sucks. Wearing a good pair of women’s western boots can give you a solid two-inch lift and the stability that a pair of stilettos doesn’t offer. Also, when the drunken guy next to you tries to balance his beer on your head, you have the option of tucking it into the pack without fear of breaking a toe to which an open shoe would be vulnerable.
4) Your friend falls off his skateboard and sends it hurtling. It hits you on the ankle. You end up with just a little bruise because you have a nice pair of Lacrosse work boots that cover your ankle in thick leather. Thank God you didn’t wear tennis because you would probably break your ankle.
5) At a summer picnic with your girlfriend, you spy what looks like a rounded pile of dog feces. Before you can react, the dark brown rolled object lunges at your feet and hits its head against your boot. Upon further examination, he finds two tiny semi-perforations with debris marks on the leather. Rattlesnakes can ruin picnics if you don’t watch where you are walking and wear leather boots.
6) It rains about three inches in less than an hour in your neighborhood. The city’s drains begin to recede from the flood and choke on debris. The streets are now flooded with two feet of standing water. Fortunately, you have a pair of Muck boots that you deploy keeping your feet dry and protected from floating debris in the water. Unclog the nearest drain, which prevents water from almost entering your home. Your neighbor wears a pair of Nike shoes and has a nasty cut on the top of his foot from a spiked submerged palm leaf. You trudge along, protected by thick rubber boots.
7) Try to regain your youth and buy a pair of Converse All Star tennis shoes. These shoes proceed to do whatever they can to murder your feet. Pain permeates your body with every step you take. You swear you don’t remember them hurting like that when you were in high school. You buy a simple-looking pair of Tony Lama western boots. You put them on and they become the most comfortable footwear you’ve ever owned. They are not removed for two years. Your girlfriend is worried. You get a new girlfriend and give the All Stars to the Salvation Army. Boots rule!
It doesn’t matter if your experience is out of the ordinary or not, boots do a better job of keeping your feet in good health. Do not fiddle with footwear and stand and walk in good boots.