Wet or dirty floors invite to completely dress one foot first.
This response just raises further questions!
Hiking
Even so, I will sock, step on shoe, sock, put on shoe, put on other shoe. I would never, in any imaginable circumstance, have a sock and shoe on one foot while the other is bare. That is just insanity.
I could maybe see if you have high top hiking boots to go sock>insert foot in shoe BUT LEAVE UNTIED>other sock>other shoe (tying in whatever order works). I wouldn’t consider that a full “shoe” though. Like if you put the horseshoe up to the horse foot but didn’t nail it in. It’s not truly on until it’s tied.
I do it because I’m autistic, hate socks and always walk barefoot at home. If I’m putting on socks it’s so disgusting I put one sock on and then the shoe so tight it kinda overpowers the feeling of the sock, and then do the same to the other foot. That way I minimize the time I have to have just socks on
It’s funny the stuff that can set people off, I can’t stand the feel of long pants and short socks. If I’m wearing long pants, my ankles have to be covered by my socks.
For me personally I change outfits several times a week in a public bathroom, so my main goal is simply to avoid letting my socks or any of my other clothing touch the floor.
Corollary to this, I actually complete one foot start to finish before moving on to the next. So at the halfway point I am fully wearing a new sock and shoe on one foot, while the other is still wearing my old sock and shoe
Pool
One day, you will… Your knees will go and it’ll just be easier to only change your position twice rather than four times…
Just optimize it and do 1 movement
Get the pair of socks in one hand, bend, put both socks and since you are already there put the shoes on and tie
i’ve been doing it this way for as long as i can remember… unless it’s gonna be boots instead of shoes, or if i’m not putting shoes on right away.
I put on socks long before I put on shoes. I loathe walking around barefoot.
I put my socks on as soon as I get out of the shower, just after my underwear and undershirt. I don’t put my shoes on until just before I leave my apartment.
I dry my feet thoroughly, and put on my socks before anything else.
Gotta put on my underwear first, then I sit down and put on my socks.
Don’t want anything touching anything
If something happens, it’s better to have one foot ready in case there’s broken glass on the floor than to have two bloody socks.
Better yet, just wear boots at all times. If you never remove them, you’ll never have to worry about broken glass again! You know, just in case.
You say that as a joke, but it’s very real. The ED staff like to mutter about never removing the boots. The floor staff mutter about having to do just that.
There are homeless people who’ve not removed their boots in a year or two. There are toes that come off with socks.
There’s no “better yet” in this scenario.
Sock shoe sock shoe is only valid when you’re on a dirty floor (eg a beach), hopping around awkwardly on one foot, trying to stay as clean as possible
Or in a locker room
Sometimes I put only one shoe on and walk around the house, just to feel something different.
Like a Lego?
Who wears socks? Flipflops for life. Kick 'em off as you get into bed, slide 'em on as you get up. Same for the shower.
Oh wait, some of you have too much weather. Do as you want, then. But do have easily-donned foot protection at bedside in case of emergency.
We call those slippers. I prefer a full heeled slipper with a fuzzy inside.
I prefer bare toes, sparkles, and a thick foam sole with arch support. Enjoy your fuzzy feet.
Who wears flips flops inside the house? Just go bare feet inside, much better for your feet,.
My flipflops have a steel shank for support, (Skechers) without them my plantar fascitis flares up.
Too much weather is certainly an apt description of the majority of North America.
Yep, I moved away from SoCal for awhile, had my fill and came back.
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Thank you for saving me the search. Also, we’re old. 👍
Glad this was already here. I’m not quite that old but the classics are classic for a reason. Almost one more month til Rob’s been gone for 6 months and the 25th anniversary of Carroll O’Connor’s death as well.
doesn’t mean you are old. The show is great. I only discovered it like 5-10 years ago.
Another thanks. I remembered it and loved it.
Apparently it was improvised by the two of them.
Very few instances exist where a person can say “this is objectively, indubiously, universally wrong”. Sock-shoe-sock-shoe is one of them.
Oh OK, as long as we’re being objective.
Who puts on shoes right after putting on socks in the first place?
People who are putting on socks and shoes to be presentable outside of their house and have been barefoot or in sandals up to this point.
yeah but I don’t keep my socks by the door where my shoes are, they’re in my bedroom. so I put them on in my bedroom instead of carry them to the door
To go outside
People who don’t live in the cold?
Heh. Would blow their mind to see sock>sock>wool sock>wool sock>shoe>shoe.
Having cotton on the inner layer defeats the purpose of the wool though?
Not necessarily. It would be similar to cotton long John’s underneath wool pants. It just creates pockets of air. The heat comes from your foot. The extra barrier would eliminate conductive heat transfer from your foot to the wool while adding in pockets of air such transfer less heat via convective transfer. The problem would be if your foot sweats as now you’re adding in a cotton layer that will absorb that moisture and reduce its insulating properties.
But when it’s not cold there’s no need for socks?
Bare feet in shoes sucks.
So do socks and sandles
I always prefer socks. The only time I’m wearing sandles without socks is if its like wet out or something so the socks are gonna get messed up.
The whole joy of flip flops and sandals for me is the arrival of warm weather and being able to eschew socks 😊
Found the German.
What? Germans notoriously love socks and sandals; lemmings too apparently…
What kind of dirty weirdo does sock sock shoe shoe?? The clean socks inevitably touch the floor, dirty.
Better dirty socks than dirty feet
Oh boy you are telling me that you are bare feet at the entrance of the house? In the place people with shoes take them off and inevitably step on with outside gunk? Don’t you have indoor slippers?
No, that’s why I put my socks on before I go out to put on my shoes.
Clean your floors!
How disgusting is your floor?
It’s called the entrance, outside shoes step there regularly.
Do you wear shoes inside? That’s why your floors are so dirty
I wear shoes in the place where I take them off and put them back in, it’s quite literally the context of the thread? It’s the entrance of the house.
My sister does sock-shoe to limit the amount of dog hair on the sock.
I do the same, but to limit dog hair building up in my workout shoes. I’m also technically swapping from one pair of socks to another, so my workout socks never actually touch the floor.
The trick is limiting the amount of dog that loses hair. This process takes time.
but any dog hair on the sock is dog hair i don’t have to vacuum up.
But then it gets in the shoes.
It always did bother me a little the the inside of shoes is basically impossible to clean well. The best you can do is throw them in the washer if they’re not made of leather and that still doesn’t do well.
But the inside of my shoes is a lost cause :) Hell the Roomba looked at me yesterday and said “I’m Tired Boss”
If the inside is leather you can wipe them out with a damp cloth
ouside leather, inside open cell foam and fabric bacteria soup.
Sock > sock > shoe > shoe > tie one > tie two
Do you put on the shoe and tie it before doing the second one?
dunno about anyone else but even when sock shoe repeat order, I need to stand and wiggle my feet before tying. gotta get that perfect fit
I’ve never tried two ties at once.
This one I can see variation on. I typically shoe > tie > shoe > tie, but I can see the merits of your way.
My foot is already up on my leg, the shoe is right there, why not put both on?
Less context switching. two repetitive motions followed by two more repetitive motions.
I can handle it. I’ve practiced.
ohh yeah, no judgement here, just plausible downsides
Sock > shoe > sock > shoe > underwear > pants > shirt.
P.S. why does naked except for shoes and socks feel MORE naked then just naked?
Socks and shoes only gives you the feeling that you’re going to go places while naked
Hopefully not jogging. hurp
That’s alright, I’m cycling to work. But it’s alright no one’s going to see anything I’ve got a really long tie.
You put your shoes on before your pants? That’s maniacal
It reminds you that the rest of you is naked.
So does a hat go at the beginning, or between shoe->underwear?
Between first and second sock-shoe perhaps?
Are you implying I’m ever now wearing the sombrero?
why does naked except for shoes and socks feel MORE naked
Because it implies you will also be somewhere you need foot protection.
