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Are you going without shoes today?

Asked by awomanscorned (11261points) April 5th, 2011 from iPhone

Today is TOM’s Day Without Shoes. I checked my Facebook and a ton of my friends are doing it. I was wondering if any of you Fluther-bugs were.

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OpryLeigh's avatar

No, I have to wear shoes at work :(

ANef_is_Enuf's avatar

Hell yes. I will take any excuse to have naked feet, and this is a good one.
How are your feet?

aprilsimnel's avatar

I’m not walking around Brooklyn in bare feets! Haaaa-yell naw!

MyNewtBoobs's avatar

No. My campus is covered in teeny little sharp things – no one is benefited by me having to take a trip to the ER.

tedd's avatar

The other day a crucible fell out of one of the machines I work with here in the lab. It was so hot that when it hit the concrete floor, the floor caught fire immediately.

I think I’ll keep my shoes on.

tedibear's avatar

Nope, my employer requires us to wear shoes.

I wonder if the countries where these shoes are received are also given assistance in starting their own shoemaking business? I have no objection to them giving shoes to children who need them, I think it’s a great idea. I would also like to see them (TOM’s shoe company) help the local people learn how to do this for themselves.

JilltheTooth's avatar

I support the concept, but between the cold and the fact that my feet really need shoe support to function properly and without pain, nope, I’m shod.

Mikewlf337's avatar

Not me, I wear boots wherever I go. Feel free to kick your shoes off though lol.

john65pennington's avatar

Being from the south and wearing boots for 44 years as a cop, today I am shoeless.

It was 78 degrees yesterday and rainy. Not a good day for bare feet. Today, its sunny and 52 degrees and I am going shoeless as long as I can.

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AmWiser's avatar

I’m always shoeless at home, so yes I’m going shoeless today. I never heard of Day Without Shoes before and if I had I would be very leery of where I went shoeless:-).

12Oaks's avatar

Not sure what TOM is, but I do real work. Heavy lifting, sweat dripping, muscles pumping, brain working, society contributing real work. We’re required to wear steel toed shoes, as with most jobs where real work happens.

yankeetooter's avatar

I wish…but my workplace would probably frown on that…

muppetish's avatar

Not a good idea for me. I have work and I will be walking around campus all day. I’m all for awareness, but I don’t want to hurt myself trying.

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zenvelo's avatar

Can’t do it here at work, and I would not want to walk the city streets barefoot.

MaekoPoisoning's avatar

it’s raining out… fear of catching pneumonia :(

klutzaroo's avatar

Too many rocks. And too many hicks. Dumbasses spit tobacco all over the place, even on the walkways. Classy!

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aprilsimnel's avatar

Spitting!? WHAT!!?? ::clutches pearls::

Facade's avatar

Yes, but not because of the “holiday.” I hardly wear shoes around the house.

marinelife's avatar

I always go without shoes indoors, but not outdoors.

Mikewlf337's avatar

I am going without underwear today. FREEDOM!!!

ucme's avatar

Anything for a good cause, got some funny looks at work though. Maybe those spongebob slippers were a mistake…hmmm.

marinelife's avatar

@Mikewlf337 You are so right. Lawrence Ferlinghetti said it best.

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ucme's avatar

@noelleptc Oh they were him alright, it’s just the guys I work with got no class.

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klutzaroo's avatar

@aprilsimnel Chewin’ tabaccy. :P

ziegler's avatar

I was going to, but the weather was absolutely dreadful and since I already don’t feel well, I couldn’t risk getting sick at crunch time.

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