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| Psycho K |
Posted - 08/20/2011 : 05:27:04 AM
Not just when you're naked; I mean being barefoot when you have to do various things in a textile area. I like being barefoot, but I live in NYC so the terrain here is more unpleasant than I would like to deal with most of the time. It's fine in the suburbs. Were the terrain better, I would still be reluctant because I would feel weird. It's a feeling I plan to defeat with practice though. |
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| Psycho K |
Posted - 09/16/2011 : 06:01:10 AM
I think this reasoning works because people that go barefoot regularly are very rare. Turning away those few customers is less of a loss to the business than whatever liability nightmare that could result if they left ninja-grade caltrops on the floor (I don't think shoes would save you from those...). If going barefoot was as common as women wearing sandals in warm weather, I'm not sure it would be the most logical move for the business to reject all of those potential customers. A clever rival business could easily claim them and perhaps afford the world's greatest janitor to keep the floors liability proof.
By a small margin, I've seen more people than usual around here wearing Vibram FiveFingers (may want to try someday) lately. Wishful thinking would make this a sign that people in general are getting closer to being barefoot. |
| HomeNudist |
Posted - 09/16/2011 : 02:30:38 AM
There is a logical reason for businesses to insist on foot coverings.
Liability.
If a barefoot person stubs a toe on a display case, or cuts their foot on some small object on the floor, the business can be sued. Plus, cuts bleed, and nowadays blood or tissue is called "biological hazard" calling for a "Hazmat team" a "site decontamination", and a proclamation from the Governor that no bunny-rabbits were harmed in the process. All of these things tend to give Insurance Companies ulcers, hemorrhoids, and gingivitis. And either raise the rates or cancel the policy leaving the business swinging in the wind.
No one wants to risk the Liability. |
| aaardvark |
Posted - 09/15/2011 : 11:27:10 PM
I go barefoot any time I can and when the terrain allows. The problem here of course is the increasing amount of hazardous rubbish on the ground that can cause problems. Broken glass is one example and sadly, Auckland has joined the rest of the world with used needles being discarded on the street and in parks. We never had that poblem until about three years ago. I do get strange looks but that doesn't worry me. The only way things will change is if people are prepared to break the mould and take it on the chin for a while. |
| Psycho K |
Posted - 09/14/2011 : 02:24:51 AM
Hm. I prefer "barefoot" for all tenses. "Barefooted" always sounded weird to me. Just like pronouncing "aunt" as "ant."
There is little logic behind it. Legally, there aren't state health codes against it, so don't let that be used against you. It's unfortunate that individual businesses would turn away potential customers over something like this. Their loss. The attention being barefoot generates is annoying and taking me time to get over.
Wood flooring, huh? For whatever house I eventually live in, I might go with that as long as it doesn't creak like the wood floors in the apartment I live in now. |
| nudesunguy |
Posted - 09/05/2011 : 10:24:31 AM
PsychoK: The flooring was wood, and it was so wonderful to get up in the night/morning and not have to put on slippers since the floor was slightly warm.
It's interesting that being barefooted in public generates attention. I remember being at a family gathering in the Midwest and my wife and I were walking around barefoot. Someone commented how "You people from California certainly don't like shoes much." I think when people see someone barefoot in public they think one of two things: Hippy, or homeless.
I've always been perplexed by the logic behind the "health reasons" why you can't go barefoot in stores, etc., as if bare feet (that get washed probably every day) are somehow "dirtier" than shoes which are never washed.
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| Anniebare |
Posted - 09/02/2011 : 12:28:24 PM
I used to go barefoot a lot more than I do now. I'm always barefoot at home and in my garden, but I used to routinely go without shoes nearly everywhere. I usually kept a pair of cheap, drugstore flip-flops in my car for places that prohibit naked feet, but now I find I tend to wear those more often and am rarely completely barefoot in public.
My reasons are two-fold. One, I got tired of all the attention that bare feet in public seem to generate. Second, as we get older we lose some of the protective fatty tissue on the bottoms of our feet (and gain more of it on our other bottoms!), making going barefoot decidedly less comfortable. It just seemed as if the ground was getting harder with each passing year, making those flip-flops much more of a necessity when going out and about.
I'm still a barefoot naturegirl at heart though, even if my bare feet rarely touch the concrete any more.
Annie
Life is best lived bare |
| EuroTim |
Posted - 08/31/2011 : 05:28:54 AM
As soon as possible, in any situation, off come the shoes. There's nothing like being in contact with the Creation. |
| Psycho K |
Posted - 08/30/2011 : 7:53:53 PM
That's sounds awesome, sunguy. What flooring did that rental house use? |
| nudesunguy |
Posted - 08/30/2011 : 6:34:20 PM
Yes, I take my shoes off every chance I get, and even socks make me feel hemmed in.
We had a rental house in Tahoe that had underfloor heating. It's the ONLY way to fly in a cold climate. The air remained cool and not dry, while we were toasty warm. Sort of like sitting in the hot sun on a chilly day. Perfect!
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| sailawaybob |
Posted - 08/30/2011 : 02:11:15 AM
dang i knew i should hve stopped at ten |
| Warmskin |
Posted - 08/28/2011 : 03:29:49 AM
Well, Bob, 30 times is good enough for me, if it's good enough for you. 
"Whenever a man has cast a longing eye on offices, a rottenness begins in his (and her) conduct."
Thomas Jefferson |
| sailawaybob |
Posted - 08/27/2011 : 10:17:02 PM
ok warmskin i got to 30 times but my feet started to hurt standing in one place, i'll stick to bare-feet supported by flip flops... |
| bqdude1 |
Posted - 08/27/2011 : 6:32:10 PM
I used to go barefoot all the time, then several years ago I started getting leg pains. I went to the Dr and he said that it was from my feet not having the proper arch support. I started wearing at least sandals and now the pain is gone. I do get to go barefoot sometimes now. |
| sunflower |
Posted - 08/22/2011 : 4:40:31 PM
I donīt go barefoot but unless cold in the winter or raining, always wear sandals.
Not a diabetic as homenudist but have had lymphatic removal, so could be a bit of a risk if I picked up infection. |
| Warmskin |
Posted - 08/22/2011 : 06:03:05 AM
Say it ain't so, Bob. You wear items of clothing? Write on the blackboard 500 times, "I will not wear anything including sandals." 
I over-reacted, Bob, and I also became hypocritical. I wear sandals, too. <hanging head in shame>. Sorry about the cloud of dust I stirred up. Only the Lone Ranger can stir up a cloud of dust. The boy in me made me do it. 
Still, though, I endeavor to be barefoot as much as possible. At least my feet are partially nude. Mainly, I wear sandals to work, and when I go shopping for a new wardrobe -- which is never. Sandals are a great medium ground between shoes and being barefoot. Kinda like bikinis for the feet.
"Whenever a man has cast a longing eye on offices, a rottenness begins in his (and her) conduct."
Thomas Jefferson |
