On Fri, 18 Apr 2014 04:50:30 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:

i can't tell that well, but the guy walking between the isles of the cheese on the right Is he =wearing wooden shoes?

http://s98.photobucket.com/user/jher...01482.jpg.html

Yes, he and the other guy further down with the red scarf are both in wooden shoes. They're still
made, to size, over there, although not many folks wear them. On 'Queen's Day' and like holidays
you'll see a lot of them, especially on the kids.

Wow, that's interesting. I'd think that would be a bit awkward getting used to them. I know that at one time they were fairly popular in Germany as we'll.

On Fri, 18 Apr 2014 08:23:30 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:

Wow, that's interesting. I'd think that would be a bit awkward getting used to them. I know that at one time they were fairly popular in Germany as we'll.

I've never seen them in Germany, but maybe that's 'cause I spent most of my time in the southern
part of the country. I'd always thought they'd be uncomfortable as hell, but the folks over there
say they're not bad. Our 'souvenier' pair is the pair our friend's grandson wore as a kid. There's a
hole in the bottom of one, and almost in the other. So it's obvious they got a lot of wear.

I've seen pics of Germans wearing them in the turn of the last century ie mid and late 1800's and early 1900's

On Fri, 18 Apr 2014 09:09:55 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:

I've seen pics of Germans wearing them in the turn of the last century ie mid and late 1800's and early 1900's

Probably those damn Yankee Germans up by Holland!

On Fri, 18 Apr 2014 11:51:57 -0400, wrote:

On Fri, 18 Apr 2014 08:23:30 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

Wow, that's interesting. I'd think that would be a bit awkward getting used to them. I know that at one time they were fairly popular in Germany as we'll.

I wonder if Zappos stocks them? You could try a pair for free. ;-)

I have become a big fan of Zappos. They have a great selection of shoes and boots, and their return
policy is as good as LLBean - and they're much faster! I wish I'd found them a few years ago.