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Would you drive an extra 20 minutes (10 miles) to get the blizzard on the right? (lemmy.zip)

submitted 4 days ago by mooklepticon@lemmy.zip to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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Left is the DQ near my office. Consistently does that. Right is the DQ in the next town over.

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[–] Thwompthwomp@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Yeah, but walking anywhere only feels good if you walk in shoes made from leather you have tanned from your own cow. Why even bother walking in mass produces fast fashion tennis shoes? Anyone can tan their own hide and make some shoes. It’s much more comfortable and a better fit than store bought.

[–] tburkhol@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Leather? You want to kill a cow just so you can walk around? A few days barefoot and you'll grow your own self-replenishing leather. If you really must waste resources on your feet, I recommend cutting up an old, used tire. Same techniques as leather footwear, but re-use rather than murder.

[–] tal@lemmy.today 2 points 4 days ago

If you really must waste resources on your feet, I recommend cutting up an old, used tire.

https://www.instructables.com/Tire-Sandals/

First, forget about using steel belted tires. Just don’t try it. They are HARD to cut no matter how you do it and it is dangerous with tiny bits of steel flying around your face and eyes. Not to mention that eventually you will get a sliver of steel in your finger or foot. If you have ever gotten steel in your finger, you know how aggravating that is.

There are plenty of nylon belted tires you can use. The most common source is the little donut spare tires in newer cars. These are the ones marked ‘Temporary Use Only and Don’t drive over 45 miles per hour.’ The reason being, they are not steel belted. You can get these at the junkyard or just steal one out of your neighbor’s car when they are unloading groceries.