Comments on: Rebooting http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/03/rebooting/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:22:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Tina Anderson http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/03/rebooting/comment-page-1/#comment-109359 Tina Anderson Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:49:59 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/03/rebooting/#comment-109359 I like that story. It is a pain to constantly have to replace hiking boots. Hiking can be an expensive recreation. I like that story. It is a pain to constantly have to replace hiking boots. Hiking can be an expensive recreation.

]]> By: Shitcars » Blog Archiv » Boot http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/03/rebooting/comment-page-1/#comment-87293 Shitcars » Blog Archiv » Boot Wed, 07 Nov 2007 23:57:39 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/03/rebooting/#comment-87293 [...] Clifford hat vor seinem Haus einen fahrbaren Schuh entdeckt. Mehr Ansichten nach dem Klick (thanks Cliff!). [...] [...] Clifford hat vor seinem Haus einen fahrbaren Schuh entdeckt. Mehr Ansichten nach dem Klick (thanks Cliff!). [...]

]]> By: Boot Camp - Asymptotia http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/03/rebooting/comment-page-1/#comment-61985 Boot Camp - Asymptotia Sun, 08 Jul 2007 22:51:15 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/03/rebooting/#comment-61985 [...] Yesterday afternoon, feeling a bit down in the dumps for a variety of reasons, I decided to head for the hills to clear my head. A good hike often helps these things. My other mission was to begin the painful task of breaking in some new boots. The fantastic repair job that I got done on my faithful old boots that died last year (see here for the full report) held up marvelously, and in fact still holds up, but I will admit that they lost a fair bit of flexibility with the new sole, and although they are great for the medium grade sorts of hikes I do in the immediate surroundings, I’m not really sure that they’d be great on the longer ones. I have not taken them up Mount Wilson, for example. The repair extended their life for quite a bit longer, and they will still be useful, but I decided last week that I should start breaking in a new pair to last me (I hope) another 15 years or so. I decided to try to get something as close to the ones I had as before, and so the Asolo TPS 535s were the ones I got (supposedly the natural successors to my Asolo AFX 530s). So I laced them up (already unhappy with the wimpy laces they have as compared to the big rope-like ones on my old boots) and set off from the trailhead in Topanga. [...] [...] Yesterday afternoon, feeling a bit down in the dumps for a variety of reasons, I decided to head for the hills to clear my head. A good hike often helps these things. My other mission was to begin the painful task of breaking in some new boots. The fantastic repair job that I got done on my faithful old boots that died last year (see here for the full report) held up marvelously, and in fact still holds up, but I will admit that they lost a fair bit of flexibility with the new sole, and although they are great for the medium grade sorts of hikes I do in the immediate surroundings, I’m not really sure that they’d be great on the longer ones. I have not taken them up Mount Wilson, for example. The repair extended their life for quite a bit longer, and they will still be useful, but I decided last week that I should start breaking in a new pair to last me (I hope) another 15 years or so. I decided to try to get something as close to the ones I had as before, and so the Asolo TPS 535s were the ones I got (supposedly the natural successors to my Asolo AFX 530s). So I laced them up (already unhappy with the wimpy laces they have as compared to the big rope-like ones on my old boots) and set off from the trailhead in Topanga. [...]

]]> By: Clifford http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/03/rebooting/comment-page-1/#comment-23153 Clifford Mon, 01 Jan 2007 22:30:07 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/03/rebooting/#comment-23153 Go along Santa Monica Blvd., west... pass under the 405. Pass the amusingly named California Beemers on your right.... maybe go another few blocks. You'll see the store with the giant Boot car outside (if it is out that day), on the corner, also on the right side. Shoes, other leather goods, and other things in the window... I think that if you get to the cross street called Butler, you're a block or two too far. The aftercare is good too... I took them back for a bit of a stretching (resoling can change the shape of a shoe) and they remembered me (I think) and were happy to look after them for free, and even offered for me to bring them back for more.... Tell them where you heard about them if you like! Cheers, -cvj Go along Santa Monica Blvd., west… pass under the 405. Pass the amusingly named California Beemers on your right…. maybe go another few blocks. You’ll see the store with the giant Boot car outside (if it is out that day), on the corner, also on the right side. Shoes, other leather goods, and other things in the window… I think that if you get to the cross street called Butler, you’re a block or two too far.

The aftercare is good too… I took them back for a bit of a stretching (resoling can change the shape of a shoe) and they remembered me (I think) and were happy to look after them for free, and even offered for me to bring them back for more….

Tell them where you heard about them if you like!

Cheers,

-cvj

]]> By: Mitch http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/03/rebooting/comment-page-1/#comment-23152 Mitch Mon, 01 Jan 2007 22:21:08 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/03/rebooting/#comment-23152 Good story. I have the same pair, not quite a battered, but still in need of resole. I would appreciate the address. Could decipher from the picture. Thanks, Good story. I have the same pair, not quite a battered, but still in need of resole. I would appreciate the address. Could decipher from the picture.

Thanks,

]]> By: Out West - Asymptotia http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/03/rebooting/comment-page-1/#comment-15859 Out West - Asymptotia Fri, 15 Dec 2006 08:59:34 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/03/rebooting/#comment-15859 [...] I had some errands to run out in Santa Monica, such as picking up my boots from that great boot repair place (where I’d dropped them off to get stretched a bit… the miracle repair I told you about before had resulted in them a bit stiff and slightly tighter on the slopes, and so I thought I’d try a stretching of a few days), and so this fit well. I figured I’d just stay there until the evening. [...] [...] I had some errands to run out in Santa Monica, such as picking up my boots from that great boot repair place (where I’d dropped them off to get stretched a bit… the miracle repair I told you about before had resulted in them a bit stiff and slightly tighter on the slopes, and so I thought I’d try a stretching of a few days), and so this fit well. I figured I’d just stay there until the evening. [...]

]]> By: Clifford http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/03/rebooting/comment-page-1/#comment-889 Clifford Wed, 06 Sep 2006 20:33:25 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/03/rebooting/#comment-889 Nick:- That's <em> brilliant!!</em> That mental picture kept me laughing for hours. Yes! I want a photo! Jude:- Tested them out on Mount Hollywood the other day. Started out quite tight, which got me worried, but then they loosened up quite a bit..... not quite where I want them, and if need be I will take them to get stretched. But maybe another hike will do it. Noticed a slight movement on the gluing on one edge. Will keep an eye on it. I don't expect the fix to work for another 14 years. I'll see. -cvj Nick:- That’s brilliant!! That mental picture kept me laughing for hours. Yes! I want a photo!

Jude:- Tested them out on Mount Hollywood the other day. Started out quite tight, which got me worried, but then they loosened up quite a bit….. not quite where I want them, and if need be I will take them to get stretched. But maybe another hike will do it. Noticed a slight movement on the gluing on one edge. Will keep an eye on it. I don’t expect the fix to work for another 14 years. I’ll see.

-cvj

]]> By: Hot Holiday Weekend - Asymptotia http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/03/rebooting/comment-page-1/#comment-839 Hot Holiday Weekend - Asymptotia Mon, 04 Sep 2006 21:24:04 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/03/rebooting/#comment-839 [...] I should go and cycle by the beaches or something, but it is way too hot to go out right now (although I managed to get a couple of hours of morning hiking in the park to test out my boots’ repair). So I’m going to hibernate for a while. Then I’ll do some physics. Plenty of time for holiday fun once the sun sets. [...] [...] I should go and cycle by the beaches or something, but it is way too hot to go out right now (although I managed to get a couple of hours of morning hiking in the park to test out my boots’ repair). So I’m going to hibernate for a while. Then I’ll do some physics. Plenty of time for holiday fun once the sun sets. [...]

]]> By: Nick Halmagyi http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/03/rebooting/comment-page-1/#comment-834 Nick Halmagyi Mon, 04 Sep 2006 15:19:23 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/03/rebooting/#comment-834 hey Clifford when my boots,according to my mum's discretion, get too old to wear anywmore, she plants strawberries in them. due to the "superb" state of hygiene in which they are kept, the strawberries grow wonderfullly. just added a pair to the garden a month or so ago I'll try and get a photo from her. nick hey Clifford

when my boots,according to my mum’s discretion, get too old
to wear anywmore, she plants strawberries in them. due to
the “superb” state of hygiene in which they are kept, the strawberries
grow wonderfullly. just added a pair to the garden a month or so ago
I’ll try and get a photo from her.

nick

]]> By: Moshe http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/03/rebooting/comment-page-1/#comment-819 Moshe Mon, 04 Sep 2006 04:52:58 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/03/rebooting/#comment-819 Re: the ridiculous slogans, I often wonder if it actually a full time job people have, to come up with those, after all we are practically surrounded by them. Furthermore, what kind of training does this take, and how much money does one earn etc. etc. (my daughter just started reading, so she reads signs in the street, on the bus etc., which made me realize just how much of the writings around us is precisely this empty babble we are just trained to ignore...) Re: the ridiculous slogans, I often wonder if it actually a full time job people have, to come up with those, after all we are practically surrounded by them. Furthermore, what kind of training does this take, and how much money does one earn etc. etc.

(my daughter just started reading, so she reads signs in the street, on the bus etc., which made me realize just how much of the writings around us is precisely this empty babble we are just trained to ignore…)

]]> By: Jude http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/03/rebooting/comment-page-1/#comment-818 Jude Mon, 04 Sep 2006 04:47:09 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/03/rebooting/#comment-818 They look positively spiffy. Are they still comfortable? They look positively spiffy. Are they still comfortable?

]]> By: donna http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/03/rebooting/comment-page-1/#comment-812 donna Sun, 03 Sep 2006 23:24:33 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/03/rebooting/#comment-812 Yay. I'm always for fixing things if possible rather than replacing them! We Americans are way too wasteful and way too attached to buying new stuff, which these days almost always seems to be cheap and shoddy quality. It's great to find a true craftsman that can really do a wonderful job of repairing something old and valued for you! Now to find someone who can do a decent job of banging out the dings on my Voyager and repainting it..... Yay.

I’m always for fixing things if possible rather than replacing them! We Americans are way too wasteful and way too attached to buying new stuff, which these days almost always seems to be cheap and shoddy quality.

It’s great to find a true craftsman that can really do a wonderful job of repairing something old and valued for you!

Now to find someone who can do a decent job of banging out the dings on my Voyager and repainting it…..

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