They don't cost that much, actually. People somehow think that it's all on the Adidas price scale for some reason.
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Given that I never buy trainers, I don't know what that is.
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Yes, being poor is problematic.
Anyways, it's $40 per two years! After the 7-month mark I start using tape and paper stuffing to keep everything together.
Make a sign that says "Please help, I need knew shoes" and stand on a streetcorner?
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They would be cheap if they weren't so expensive, that much is true.
But they wouldn't get me to wear them if they gave them away.
As for being shoes which are good for your feet, those most certainly aren't. Apart from the fact that the air can get to your toes.
I personally favour crocs. Yeah, I know, they're a fashion disaster waiting to happen, but who cares? I don't have to wear socks from May to October, and for me that's a big win.
I have three pairs. A bright yellow pair for indoors, a pair by the back door for when I go out that way, and a pair by the front door for when I go out that way.
Oh and another black pair for funerals.
When people frown at them, I just tell them they're brogues.
They weren't especially cheap, but they've lasted for over ten years, and should be good for another five.
Oh, and they're no trouble to wash.
But they wouldn't get me to wear them if they gave them away.
As for being shoes which are good for your feet, those most certainly aren't. Apart from the fact that the air can get to your toes.
I personally favour crocs. Yeah, I know, they're a fashion disaster waiting to happen, but who cares? I don't have to wear socks from May to October, and for me that's a big win.
I have three pairs. A bright yellow pair for indoors, a pair by the back door for when I go out that way, and a pair by the front door for when I go out that way.
Oh and another black pair for funerals.
When people frown at them, I just tell them they're brogues.
They weren't especially cheap, but they've lasted for over ten years, and should be good for another five.
Oh, and they're no trouble to wash.
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Why is a current passport not acceptable as proof of citizenship, even if proof of citizenship is required to obtain one? Can someone walk me through the logic on that one?
Not to who? To the US government, it's the best form of proof of citizenship.
That's because the US stick to the Founding Fathers' idea of being an improved copy of the pre-Napoleonic Dutch Republic. Your government structure still works like a confederation of semi-sovereign states, so your best ID is a driver's licence. In other countries you usually have only the internal ID and you apply for a passport when you want to go abroad.
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Where isn't it? It counts as proof of citizenship both in Ontario and British Columbia. I've had to use it a couple times since I still use the old citizenship card which has a picture of wee baby Vincour on it instead of grizzly Vincour. Sometimes I get asked for further proof.
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I'd be pretty impressed by fake passports that get the electronic part right.
Anyway, to the Canadian forces it apparently only counts as a federal photo ID.
I thought the old Canadian citizenship cards were not in use anymore? I had to apply for the certificate to get my passport. And of course CIC didn't return the certificate with my passport.
Anyway, to the Canadian forces it apparently only counts as a federal photo ID.
I thought the old Canadian citizenship cards were not in use anymore? I had to apply for the certificate to get my passport. And of course CIC didn't return the certificate with my passport.
I have several pairs, as well. One is grey - the pair I wear outside the apartment, and one is mint - the pair I used to wear when cleaning the room in my old apartment where the cats' litterbox was (Chloe was not particularly neat about using the litterbox and I had to do a lot of sweeping and mopping). I've got another pair somewhere, but I don't recall what color it is. When I find sales on shoes and slippers I'll buy two or three pairs, each to be used in turn when the previous pair wears out or gets damaged in some way that isn't fixable or cleanable - I had to toss my previous pair of slippers last week, after they took a bath in a spilled can of Dr Pepper.
I wear slippers in the apartment, and when I go outside in the winter, that's what the runners are for (winters have been so warm in recent years that I've never worn the new boots I bought nearly 10 years ago).
It's government policy, therefore it doesn't have to make sense.
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Question for US residents:
You walk into a convenience store. What are the standard flavours of Lays potato chips that are always available? Exclude limited edition and regional varieties.
You walk into a convenience store. What are the standard flavours of Lays potato chips that are always available? Exclude limited edition and regional varieties.
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I think Norway and the rest of the world have conflicting tastes in potato chips/crisps. I've never tasted any chips I really liked abroad.
I like something with a bit of character to it.
I like something with a bit of character to it.
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Those look like what we call kettle chips.
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