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Sam Vimes' "Boots" Theory of Socioeconomic Unfairness(hexbear.net)

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text from Terry Pratchett; art by Higgs who's tumblr i've linked

i can’t rember which book this is from – i wanna say it’s Men at Arms but it could even be Guards Guards. Higgs seems to think it’s Night Watch, but I’m pretty sure it happened before that…

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Retrosound [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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You can get boots re-soled at a cobbler.

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TillieNeuen [she/her]@hexbear.net
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I thought about it, but the lining at the heels is wearing out too. I’m pretty satisfied with ~10 years per pair of boots.

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Frank [he/him, he/him]@hexbear.net
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The key word is “Good year welt”. Boots with a goodyear welt can have the soles removed and replaced.

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