Trainers??

[cheapncheerful]

yep me learnt the hard way.../emoticons/biggrin.png

 

[rugbywolf]

My mate works for sky and says they are not allowed on ladders without boots as the heels will stop your foot slipping off the rungs and through the ladderI can't get on with working in boots as I can't run around on sloped roofs without the grip of my trainers

anyone else or just me?

Boots in the winter, trainers in the summer. I don't like steel toe-caps, they cramp my toes and they are too heavy for our job. The boots I have at the moment are based on Doc Martins', really light and comfortable (£30). I have bought walking boots before, but they always wear out quickly.

 

[Smurf]

That sounds exhausting just thinking about all those steps at my age./emoticons/biggrin.png

I don't get on with steelsAm driving round east central London tonight running up and down tower blocks

Have to wear steels

Feel like old fashioned divers boots

 

[boarcity]

washing your feet in salt water stops them humming the next day . i only discovered this recently by swimmin in the sea most afternoons.

 

[Dave B]

That sounds exhausting just thinking about all those steps at my age./emoticons/biggrin.png

Don't really have a choice

I reckon 3 or 4 more weeks and I'll have enough work to jack it in

Dealing with snobby tits around canary wharf aint fun

 

[mrtaytay]

I wear trainers in the summer when I have my shorts on but steel toecap high ankle boots the rest of the year. I find boots more comfortable when standing on the ladder plus better for gripping.

 

[norm]

trainer pants or man pants as we call them on here are also v handy :thumbsup:

 

[Posh]

Lonsdale trainers great grip & very comfortable

 

[mrtaytay]

I wonder if anyone has been daft enough to wear flip flops whilst doing the windows

 

[mrtaytay]

These are the boots I wear....they are the bees knees

http://www.rockfall.co.uk/products/rock-fall-safety-footwear/rock-fall-diamond-gore-tex-brown-sbp

 

[keir]

Good quality goretex walking boots for winter, sambas or trainers for summer.

But i cant wear trainers whilst using ladders for to long as it hurts my feet.

Sambas are the comfiest shoes in the world, and last bloody ages too.

I just got some of those karrimor trainers from sports direct as well the week for £24, good buy and comfy too

 

[Smurf]

I just had a virus warning pop up after I clicked that link

These are the boots I wear....they are the bees knees
http://www.rockfall.co.uk/products/rock-fall-safety-footwear/rock-fall-diamond-gore-tex-brown-sbp

 

[cheapncheerful]

I wonder if anyone has been daft enough to wear flip flops whilst doing the windows

okay i do wear jesus sandles they are great and you can really wind the kids up when you wear socks...i just used to put them on at home to annoy them..no flip flops defo dodgy...

i not chancing it now smurfy...

 

[mrtaytay]

I just had a virus warning pop up after I clicked that link

Sorry smurf....Its a legit link....straight to the manufacturers site

 

[TolishAPurd]

I like the look of those boots taytay, just added them to my ebay watch list.

 

[mrtaytay]

A wise choice tolish...they are very comfortable and sturdy. Good protection for the ankles as well.

 

[Tuffers]

I wonder if anyone has been daft enough to wear flip flops whilst doing the windows

Erm, yes, I did my windows tonight and went up the ladder in flip flops to get on the extension roof. I'm a professional though :thumbsup:

 

[mrtaytay]

Erm, yes, I did my windows tonight and went up the ladder in flip flops to get on the extension roof. I'm a professional though :thumbsup:

Safe as houses then.

 

[boarcity]

somewhere i read that you can get parrot foot syndrome from decades of ladderwork ,where your feet turn into a birds foot. yet to see it myself

 

[cheapncheerful]

yes and me learnt also....dont drive with cra.p footwear on....not one i will forget in a hurry...

 

[Smurf]

Not to worry as might be just coincidence but seemed quite odd

Sorry smurf....Its a legit link....straight to the manufacturers site