I was wearing a pair of Doc Marten oxfords in clinic the other day, and a patient saw them and asked

[Aristus]

if I was a Mormon!

I told him no, and he told me that Docs are what a lot of Mormon missionaries wear when pounding the pavement because they are durable and comfortable.

I had never considered that wearing Docs might be a 'secret handshake' for any group except punk-rockers, riot grrrrls, and people who like cool-looking, long-lasting footwear...

[RiffRandell]

1. Funny!

I never heard that either.

My husband just ordered a new pair and wears them into the office.

[Aristus]

3. They're worth their weight in gold.

I've got five pairs. Including the replacement pair of black boots I got after my first ever pair of Docs (purchased in 1998) finally wore out in 2011!

[RiffRandell]

8. Yeah, I'm kind of pissed at myself because

the fall trend for boots this year is faux combat boots.

I have 6 pair of riding boots (much to my husband's chagrin because of the $$$) that I wear with skirts/leggings/jeans but jumped the gun and ordered a pair of the faux combat ones from Macy's and I'm like, why didn't I just order Docs?

I love boots!

[Aristus]

11. Riding boots with leggings?

Majorly sexy!...

You know what we guys like, don't you?

[RiffRandell]

13. My husband likes them with my mini-skirts

and high socks or stockings.

Fall is coming...we'll do a fall picture thread.

[Aristus]

15. See you then...

[Denninmi]

2. Boss was gone last Friday, no clients

I wore dressier shorts, shirt, and hikers. Really comfortable, I wish I could dress like that everyday.

Today and for two weeks, I feel like Tim Currie in Rocky Horror Picture Show, wearing pantyhose. Only on one leg - tight compression stocking all the way to my hip joint. Bear to get in, and uncomfortable, it's 30-40 mm Hg compression. Hate it.

[Aristus]

14. I can't imagine that they're any fun, but I count on them to correct

lower extremity edema in my patients. That, and venous insufficiency.

If you can sport them like Tim Curry in RHPS, that's not a bad thing, right?

[Denninmi]

17. Well, I'm getting all PTSD-ish about it.

Bad childhood memories. My father was a perv, 'nough said.

I had the ablation Monday. I declined the sedatives, so I got to watch. The cardiologist is a super guy and great physician, it was pretty cool to learn about it, and really not painful.

Bad news, I have a reall bad cluster on my thigh, the ultrasound tech said the procedure didn't kill those off, so the Dr will probably recommend surgical removal. As long as it's in 2013 so BCBSM covers post-deductible.

[olddots]

4. Doc Marten doesn't even wear Doc Martens on TV

[Arcanetrance]

5. I wear them because they are make great work shoes the have great arch support which alot of shoes

lack.

[Aristus]

7. I suppose one could be forgiven for thinking that a medical provider doesn't really need comfortable

footwear.

But I have three exam rooms full all day long, and I run back and forth between them like a madman, trying to see 18-24 patients a day...

Comfortable shoes are a must...

[Arcanetrance]

10. Definitely need comfortable shoes in the medical field.

I used to scoff at spending all that money on shoes but after my first year in the restaurant business let me tell you proper shoes make it that much easier to stand in the kitchen 12 hours a day.

[PasadenaTrudy]

12. Dansko clogs

are what I like for long periods of standing.

[Denninmi]

18. Hey, I've seen my PCP in sandals.

Why not if she is seeing patients? Or is there some medical reason not to?

[RevStPatrick]

6. Doctor Klaus Märtens...

...was a Nazi!

[Aristus]

9. I admit to being selective about Nazi-inspired products.

I love my Docs, and I come from a staunch VW family. But I won't wear or use anything by Hugo Boss, since they manufactured uniforms for the Nazis during World War II.

I guess the determining factor is, Hugo Boss used slave labor, and VW didn't. A distinction without a difference.

[RiffRandell]

16. I never knew that.

Although would see several skins at shows wearing them, but I was too.

[Aristus]

19. I try not to make assumptions abut skinheads.

There's a group called SHARP - Skin Heads Against Racial Prejudice.

They like the skinhead lifestyle; the haircuts, the tattoos, the boots, etc. But they're not into white supremacy and bigotry. So they formed a group to let people know that they are not those skinheads.

[RiffRandell]

20. Oh I know.

Most of the ones I knew weren't bigots.

[Aristus]

21. Cool.

[loli phabay]

22. i changed from a doc marten guy first to the hi tec magnum but nowadays

Best boots are the under armor in my opinion. Comfy as crap, good support and light as running shoes.

[In_The_Wind]

23. Who knew

[Aristus]

24. Not me.

I suppose in other respects, I look like a Mormon. Boring-looking, middle-aged white guy. Easy mistake to make...

[In_The_Wind]

25. Looks can be very deceiving.

It's what's on the inside that makes a person interesting.

[Aristus]

26. I try not to disappoint...

[In_The_Wind]

27. Details

are best left for private moments. [img][/img]

[Aristus]

28. Fair enough...

[nolabear]

29. Wear them with your kilt next time. That'll fix that.

[Aristus]

30. WHO TOLD YOU ABOUT MY KILT!?!

That wasn't supposed to be common knowledge...

[Denninmi]

31. Hey I can send you my "pantyhose"

That will be quite the look at the clinic, huh?