If it’s cold, you shouldn’t wear sandals. I cannot explain why so many people in the Pacific Northwest lack fashion sense.
But if it’s cold, then wearing sandals lets the sock loft up and stay dry and keep your feet far warmer than if the sock were all compressed down and damp in a shoe. I kid you not. Unless it’s raining.
But only with long pants. Shorts with sandals and socks just looks silly. (Though this would be far from the first time I have been accused of having no fashion sense, so what do I know?)
arrgghhh!
There should be a detention center for people who where socks and sandals under any conditions.
arrgghh!
There should be a detention center for anyone who wears
socks and sandals under any circumstances.
hmmm!
doublepost with spelling mistake.
mea culpa.
to be forgiving me.
What’s so horrible about socks and sandals? Is the sight of socked feet so repulsive? I sometimes wear socks with my cycling sandals because they’re so much more comfortable than cycling shoes. Never with shorts though.
Okay, after reading thus far I have rummaged through my closet sniffing every sandal I own. They don’t smell. I have one pair that I have worn almost every day since the weather warmed up…no smell. What’s wrong with my feet?
oh, and I don’t put them in the freezer, fill them with baby powder, or put deoderant on my feet. Although, after having witnessed me sniffing all my shoes, my husband probably would not have batted an eye.
FB
I never take off my sandals when people are around. For some reasons the smell gets even worse. Perhaps the bacteria feel liberated 
I asked for this “tee trea oil” yesterady in the pharmacy. I don’t know if its “tea” or “ti” as proposed by Sunspace, but I know that my mom uses this oil and she called it in german “Teebaumöl”, which means “Tee tree oil”.
Anyway, if somebody could help me out with the french translation I would be grateful. In the pharamacy in Lyon they don’t speak english and “Huil de l’arbe de thè” doesn’t help them. The closest thing they found was “Huild de Titriol” but they are not sure if that is the same thing. Funny is that “Titriol” is pronounced like “Tea tree oil”, perhaps the french name is just miss-spelled english
flonks, that’s probably what it is. Titriol misspeled so the french wouldn’t have to translate.
Yes, it is the oil of the leaves of the tree of tea. So tea-tree oil.
Nothing to do with the chinese ti. Unless ti in chinese means tea.
The aborigines in Australia sweat by it. They use it for all sorts of stuff. Used in an aromastreamer, it is an immunesystem-booster, too.
Never take orally, though, it could have some nasty side effects. So always wash your hands after you’ve used it.And never use it on animals!
Flonks, why not use the latin name?
Melaleuca Alternifolia and on the bottle it should be specified which part of the plant is used, in this case you’re looking for the leaves (feuilles).
Here’s a few links:
http://www.kevala.co.uk/aromatherapy/teatree.cfm
good luck
oh, and in case people were wondering: yes, you always lose moisture through your feet, an amazing 125 ml per foot, even.
In summer and in winter.
So always put on clean socks!
(when you’re not wearing sandals, that is)