Never start a land war in Asia.
No wait, that’s not it.
Never talk about fight club.
Wait, wrong movie again.
Never wear brand new shoes on a trip.
And only slightly less well known: make sure your shoes are still in good condition before the trip!
Yesterday I put on my light hiking shoes in the middle of the day, only to rediscover that the heels are broken.
By that I mean that the hard vertical plastic in the heels are broken, with a slight tear in the fabric, resulting in a hard plastic edge digging in to my heels and shredding the skin. Ouch! It was particularly fun going down (narrow) stairs during my hike, where the heal would hit the back of the stop and dig that plastic in even more.
Why didn’t I throw away these shoes already? Or maybe use some pliers to break out the plastic…
Oddly enough, my main pair of casual shoes has a similar problem (though not as pronounced) in the same spot on the left heel.