SOCKS OVER SHOES

Paddy Samurai · 08-01-2010 2:01am #1

With the weather and everyone falling on their asses.(Apparently 5000+ patients have visited hospitals etc with fall injuries since cold snap started.)
German friends suggested something to my wife a few days back that they do in germany to prevent slipping on ice.
To prevent slipping on ice put a pair of socks on over your shoes and you won't slip on the ice.My wife and her friends tried it today and they all said it worked for them.

Don't know if it will help,but if it prevents someone getting injured its all to the good.
Now i just have to figure out how to get these damned socks on the car.GRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

Captain_Generic · 08-01-2010 2:02am

Try Mr. Big

3hn2givr7mx1sc · 08-01-2010 2:03am

Yeah, but ya'd look like a spanner. Mainland Europeans have no shame.

BluesBerry · 08-01-2010 2:04am

baz2009 wrote: »

Yeah, but ya'd look like a spanner. Mainland Europeans have no shame.

you would also look like one when you fall on your ar se

mikom · 08-01-2010 2:07am

Paddy Samurai wrote: »

German friends suggested something to my wife a few days back that they do in germany

This sentence began so well, but ultimately disappointed.

3hn2givr7mx1sc · 08-01-2010 2:08am

BluesBerry wrote: »

you would also look like one when you fall on your ar se

Already did, twice.:o
I have terrible balance.

imeddyhobbs · 08-01-2010 2:09am

Heard this on The Pat Kenny show today too!

Socks over our shoes and we pretend that we Irish can run a smart economy...

Bajingo · 08-01-2010 2:10am

BluesBerry wrote: »

you would also look like one when you fall on your ar se

I rather have a little tumble to be honest..everyone is doing it these days..I had this idea yesterday actually when I was headed out but I could'nt be witted doing it..

4zn76tysfajdxp · 08-01-2010 2:10am

*slaps forehead*

My god! It's so simple!

Pjays · 08-01-2010 2:13am

My mother's mad for wearing her socks over shoes in this weather. She swears by it. You should see her flying down the hill near us.:D

Tiriel · 08-01-2010 2:13am

It does work and to be honest I'd rather be vertical wearing socks over my shoes than flat on my back looking up the hairy nose of a stranger as they wobble around the place trying to pick me up!

G-Money · 08-01-2010 2:15am

Don't the socks get soggy after a while in the ice and lose their effectiveness? I'm supposed to be going into town on Sat and I'm seriously considering the socks over the shoes option.

imeddyhobbs · 08-01-2010 2:15am

How about socks on our heads

http://tweetphoto.com/8226189

SoupyNorman · 08-01-2010 2:21am

"Dont you hate pants"??

Professey Chin · 08-01-2010 2:23am

Ashlyn Gray Fennel wrote: »

*slaps forehead*

My god! It's so simple!

Great scott!!:pac:

imeddyhobbs · 08-01-2010 2:26am

Pjays wrote: »

My mother's mad for wearing her socks over shoes in this weather. She swears by it. You should see her flying down the hill near us.:D

Daughters always follow in their mothers footsteps

TheScribbler · 08-01-2010 2:29am

The weather has been wicked and I've fallen on my arse so frequently in the last fortnight that I get to eyeball the Eastern European Big Issue sellers at knee level with some regularity.

BluesBerry wrote: »

you would also look like one when you fall on your ar se

citizen_p · 08-01-2010 2:29am

sounds stupid...be a man and learn to walk......

Xinkai · 08-01-2010 2:32am

Mousey- wrote: »

sounds stupid...be a man and learn to walk......

That possibly has to be the most useless post I have ever read.

Senna · 08-01-2010 2:40am

Or, or go the whole hog and tie tennis rackets to your shoes.

Ruu_Old · 08-01-2010 2:50am

SoupyNorman wrote: »

"Dont you hate pants"??

*burns pants*

SoupyNorman · 08-01-2010 2:55am

Senna wrote: »

Or, or go the whole hog and tie tennis rackets to your shoes.

Back in the 80's when we got serious snow I tried this as a kid, although one racket was a cheap wooden one and the other was a huge metal one with loose strings...Despite that,

It didnt work.

Pjays · 08-01-2010 2:57am

imeddyhobbs wrote: »

Daughters always follow in their mothers footsteps

Ha ha!

If it means not falling on my ass again, I might just do it!

Super Sidious · 08-01-2010 4:51am

"Stupid Gravity"

CrazyRabbit · 08-01-2010 12:19pm

http://www.icegrips.co.uk/icegrips2.html

And dozens of other similar products. Far more effective. Though everywhere in the Ireland and UK is out of stock at the moment.

arybvtcw0eolkf · 08-01-2010 12:24pm

Ashlyn Gray Fennel wrote: »

*slaps forehead*

My god! It's so simple!

Your head?.

fatboypee · 08-01-2010 12:31pm

As a regular traveller to Norway and having fallen over time out of number I began wonderin, how the fook the natives could walk on ice and snow in NORMAL footwear when I, in my hiking boots kept falling over..

So, I did watch them natives and noticed they mostly walk the same.. heel to toe and bolt upright. I adopt that style consciously when walking on ice and snow, seems to work well (until I forget and slouch about and go a*** over t*t

)...

Seaneh · 08-01-2010 12:32pm

Senna wrote: »

Or, or go the whole hog and tie tennis rackets to your shoes.

snow shoes do **** all on ice.

Also, tennis rackets wouldnt work, ever.

tba · 08-01-2010 12:35pm

Like Bear Grylls? Awesome.....

weeder · 08-01-2010 12:39pm

Bear Grylls did it. (in Ireland no less) so it MUST work.

[nonsarcastic]it does actually work though[/nonsarcastic]

arybvtcw0eolkf · 08-01-2010 12:41pm

When I was a child it wasn't unusual to see people use old socks over shoes for grip in winter.

However these days I'm wearing THESE BOOTS (€100 in most camping shops in Dublin) and even counting the best boots the army provided me with and all the other boots I've used over the years these are head and shoulders above 'em all.

Warm, waterproof, breathable and completely slip resistant (so far!).

My name is URL · 08-01-2010 12:44pm

tba wrote: »

Like Bear Grylls? Awesome.....

I wouldn't take him too seriously.. in the last episode he gave himeself an enema with water full of bird shit to stay hydrated..

I think I'd rather die tbh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtIG4TuVnvg

MaybeLogic · 08-01-2010 12:48pm

My name is URL wrote: »

I wouldn't take him too seriously.. in the last episode he gave himeself an enema with water full of bird shit to stay hydrated..

The latest hangover cure is born.

CamperMan · 08-01-2010 12:49pm

go all the way and wear your underpants over your trousers....

GavRedKing · 08-01-2010 12:51pm

Socks over shoes just reminded me of the simpsons.

In Rand McNally people wear hats on there feet and burgers eat people.

Good idea on the socks though but in fear of being seen by anybody Id rather take the fall.

tba · 08-01-2010 12:55pm

My name is URL wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtIG4TuVnvg

What a Legend! Where did he get the tube?

ednwireland · 08-01-2010 12:58pm

Paddy Samurai wrote: »

Now i just have to figure out how to get these damned socks on the car.GRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

http://www.roofrackshop.co.uk/snowchains/weisssock-main.jpg

there you go (how come you cant embedd pictures in AH)

Weissenfels WeissSock Tyre Socks - Weissenfels WeissSocks are really quick & easy to use. Unlike conventional snow chains, grip is provided by a strong textile surface with no metal parts. Assuming sufficient hand room exists to pull them over the top of the tyre, they are extremely simple to fit and automatically self centre as you drive. As there is nothing to chafe around the back of the tyre, they are ideal for cars with limited clearances between the wheel, wheel arch and suspension struts

http://www.roofrackshop.co.uk/snowchains/weisssock-tyre-sock-snow-chains.htm

oh yeh and why do my safety shoes not slip on ice but my hiking boots are all over the place .. weird

CreepingDeath · 08-01-2010 12:58pm

I have my own path-gritting mechanism as seen in the great escape.

I have two bags of sand down the legs of my trousers and a release pin which can be released to grit the path underneath me.

* Am now patenting the idea of glueing sandpaper on the soles of my shoes for grip.

Gone Drinking · 08-01-2010 1:02pm

I've wore socks over runners to get into a nightclub that has a shoes only policy..

but socks over your shoes for the snow? Thats just daft!!

raptorman · 08-01-2010 1:05pm

Whats all this about falling on yer arse?
I just relax and take the hit across my shoulder blades/upper back thingy and keep my head forward so I dont get a bad slap.

Captain_Generic · 08-01-2010 3:05pm

I wacked a few staples into the bottom of my trainers earlier, absolutely no problems so far:D (soles need to be thick enough though)

Magic Monkey · 08-01-2010 3:44pm

Instead of wrapping a sock over your shoe, another tip is to put a strip of brown adhesive bandage (like this) along the length of the sole of your shoe, or a few short strips across the width. It won't make you look as ridiculous as wearing a sock over your shoes and provides good traction.

Captain_Generic · 08-01-2010 3:53pm

Magic Monkey wrote: »

Instead of wrapping a sock over your shoe, another tip is to put a strip of brown adhesive bandage (like this) along the length of the sole of your shoe, or a few short strips across the width. It won't make you look as ridiculous as wearing a sock over your shoes and provides good traction.

And you can staple it on! As long as theres staples involved i'm sold:D

neil_hosey · 08-01-2010 3:54pm

tba wrote: »

What a Legend! Where did he get the tube?

he fashioned it out of rabbit intestine.

jumpguy · 08-01-2010 3:58pm

So far I've only slipped once (not counting the times I've been sledding). All I got was a bruise on my thigh. You just have to be careful and watch every step to not slip...if you're on a patch of ice, don't walk, slide.

Wossack · 08-01-2010 3:58pm

fell over trying haul my socks on over my shoes and banged by head off the dresser

just man up and wrap your feet with barbed wire

Captain_Generic · 08-01-2010 4:01pm

Wossack wrote: »

just man up and wrap your feet with barbed wire

and steaks

BigDuffman · 08-01-2010 4:02pm

Why are people saying that would look stupid? The same people are probably the very muppets that took their tracksuits into their socks for no apparent reason!?

Captain_Generic · 08-01-2010 4:05pm

BigDuffman wrote: »

Why are people saying that would look stupid? The same people are probably the very muppets that took their tracksuits into their socks for no apparent reason!?

Knackers can smell impending ice ages, we should have watched their clothing and migrational patterns

Elba101 · 08-01-2010 8:37pm

Slipped right down on my ass yesterday. Luckily no one saw but i'll definitly be trying the socks over shoes idea...

Paddy Samurai · 08-01-2010 11:06pm

ednwireland wrote: »

http://www.roofrackshop.co.uk/snowchains/weisssock-main.jpg

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Also u never hear anyone mentioning winter tires,which are the norm on the continent.Might be worth importing them for next year if this winter weather becomes the norm.

SOCKS OVER SHOES

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