T wrote in news:telecom26.21.6@telecom- digest.org:
There's something similar for those of us who like to walk no matter
> what the weather. I bought a pair of Yaktrax Pro shoe covers two years
> ago and haven't gotten a chance to use them yet.
> They snap over the bottom of your shoe and present a rubber matrix
> surrounded by steel coil to the ice, essentially increasing the
> pressure on each point. The USPS uses these in locations that get a
> lot of snow and ice and the study says it's eliminated slips and > falls.
> Just a suggestion as I know broken bones don't heal as fast when one > gets older.
> [TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: I wonder where I could buy one of those
> devices for my shoes? Maybe next time I happen to go past Walmart I
> might (as I sniff and point my nose in the air) walk in the place and
> look to see if they have them. PAT]
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My son gave me some for Christmas -- I never thought I would use them, but we have had about 4 days straight of ice (NH), and they worked very well! We are thawing a bit now.
Best wishes.
Paul