My current boots are old, high mileage, and showing some
wear and tear so the time was right for me to order out a new pair from a local vendor; the new boots arrived today. Union
made in the USA, these are my signature boots, I identify with them, they are a part of me; when I was 18-years-old, my
first requisite safety shoes were steel toed engineer boots and, if I recall
correctly, cost me a wee bit over $90. Cost
adjusted, they were far more expensive in 1970 than they are today. I do not have
a blind allegiance to unions but these boots do have the quality I desire and
are within the premium I will pay for domestically manufactured goods. Carolina does the job for me.
For the most part, engineer boots were my dance shoes for
37-years inside the world of industry and related construction-sites; during my
six-years of retirement I found that they still suit me just fine. No jobsite I can remember was OSHA exempt
from requiring safety shoes, yet any lumber or material yard open to the public
has flip-flop clad customers loading lumber, pipes, pumps, bricks, and stones
into their SUVs; go figure. Should you ever
see a mower or heavy object transform toes into a nebulous gory mess, you may
just become a believer.
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