[aigel]

I don't like open toed shoes for safety reasons. There are many occasions even during spare time where something may hit your toes! Also want to be able to walk significant distance and run at any time to get out of an emergency situation. This is especially true when in a car and airplane and in public places. SoCal is super laid back ... Until the next good shaker ...

I remember passing a wreck on the interstate where a little dog had jumped out of the car and was running down the median along oncoming traffic - and a guy several hundred feet behind it "running" after it in his flip flops ... Not sure if he was able to fetch the dog before it got run over ... I remind my family of this when we travel and everyone wears shoes ...

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