I’ve also had several vivo barefoot shoes over the years and the quality’s always been very good. Haven’t tried any other brands, I’m afraid.
I also have wide feet and there’s always been plenty of room.
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I buy my normal size for vivos and I also wear them in winter… there are thermo soles.
my partner wears nothing else anymore.
I switch between barefoot, Birkenstock, sneakers and Badelatschen aka flip-flops
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I wear zero prio most of the time. They have very wide toe boxes. It’s a seriously minimalist shoe, and it took some adjustment and aclimitazation to wear them full time. There are muscles in the foot that took a bit to get used to actually working all day. And since the soles are thin and flexible, you know what you’re walking on. the day last week I walked 15 miles in London with a 15 lb rucksack was a bit rough. Durability is not stellar, I may look at others for the next pair. I don’t run in them, but I do lift. I have good ankle mobility, so it is not a problem for me, but I know that some people don’t have enough dorsiflexion for movements like squatting or leg press, and need some drop.
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Vivo Durability is pretty good. My partner goes through a pair every two years or so and he wears them all the time. (I have more different pairs that I vary and as I said I switch around with other types, too, so I have yet to replace any pair and I have had some of them for years)
I don‘t run in them. I tried barefoot running way back when I did some running and decided it wasn‘t doing a novice runner any good to try that.
Doing a city trip where you are likely walking 20kms in them a day… is not great. We tried that last year in Siena last year. „fluffy“ sneakers are best for that.
Normal every day walking is great.
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My current trainers essentially just get worn for the drive to/from the gym and the time I’m in the gym.
I mostly just lift weights other than the odd bit of cardio but I don’t run. For leg day I usually swap out to some flat skate shoes.
I’ve just finished up some ankle physio so I like the idea of adding the barefoot challenge on top of some of the strengthening exercises I was given.
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For walking about big game conventions (very hard floors because they’re built for motor shows etc.) I favour anything with lots of sole padding; in my case that’s Crocs.
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The Brain-theatre of pillbox presents
In the Air Tonight
(with acknowledgement that the lyrics are “Oh Lord” and not “Hold on”, but I’ve always heard “Hold on”)
Valkyrie 6: Valkyrie 1, report.
Valkyrie 1: Tango in sight. Moving in. Over.
Valkryie 2: Moving to cover Valk 1. Over.
[minutes pass]
Valkyrie 1: Damnit, I lost visual. Tango is loose. Over.
Valkyrie 2: I can’t see him. Fuck. Where is he? Going dark.
Valkyrie 6: Valkryie 1, what’s going on? Report, damnit!
Valkyrie 1: I lost him. Going dark.
Valkyrie 6: What’s going on? Can anyone see anything?
Unidentified: I can feel it…
Valkyrie 6: [audible sigh]
Unidentified: Coming in the air tonight.
Valkyrie 6: Damnit, Phil!
Phil Collins: Hold on.
Valkyrie 1: What the hell is happening?
Valkyrie 6: Phil, keep this channel clear. Valkyrie radio one-seven-niner. Over
[radio squawks, changing channel]
Phil Collins: And I’ve been waiting for this moment for all my life…
Valkyrie 6: Damnit, Phil, fuck off. You don’t know what you’re interfering with!
Phil Collins: Hold on.
[explosions nearby]
Phil Collins: Can you feel it coming in the air tonight?
[continued explosions]
Phil Collins: Hold on.
Valkyrie 2: What the fuck was that? Valkyrie 6, evac immediate, one-niner-fife
Phil Collins: Hold on.
Valkyrie 1: Valkyrie rendevous one-niner-fife. One-niner-fife. Valkyrie 6, what’s the status?
Valkyrie 6: Crossbow 8 rendevous Valkyrie one-niner-fife. Repeat Crossbow 8, one-niner-fife. Damnit, Phil, what have you done?
Phil Collins: Well if you told me you were drowning I would not lend a hand. I’ve seen your face before, my friend, but I don’t know if you know who I am.
Valkyrie 6: What the fuck are you talking about, Phil.
Phil Collins: Well I was there. I saw what you did. I saw it with my own two eyes.
Valkyrie 1: Crossbow 8, what is your ETA?
[muffled gunfire]
Valkyrie 1: Fuck, what is going on here? Tango is lost. Valkyries going dark.
Valkyrie 2: What the fuck is happenin… [muffled screams]
Valkyrie 1: Valkyrie 2, ten-twenty. Where are you?
Valkyrie 2’s Mic: So you can wipe off that grin. I know where you’ve been. It’s all been a pack of lies!
Valkyrie 6: Valkyrie regroup sector charlie. Radio silence.
Valkyrie 3: [intense screaming]
Phil Collins: And I can feeling in the air tonight. Hold on.
Valkyrie 6: Phil, seriously, can we talk about this?
Phil Collins: Well I’ve been waiting for this moment for all my life. Hold on.
[explosions continue]
Phil Collins: I can feel it coming in the air tonight. And I’ve been waiting for this moment for all my life. Hold on.
Valkyrie 1: No, fuck, no, no [gunfire followed by ragged breathing]
Phil Collins: Hold on.
Valkyrie 6: Valkyrie report. Valkyrie 1, status?
Phil Collins: [drum solo]
Valkyrie 6: What the hell is happening? Valkyrie 1, Valkyrie 2, status!?
Phil Collins: [drum solo intensifies]
Valkyrie 6: What, where did you… [drum solo, followed by labored breathing]
Phil Collins: Well I remember. I remember, don’t worry. How could I ever forget it’s the first time and the last time we ever met.
[drum solo fades into the distance]
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Chapeau! (possibly hornéd)
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that’s a great bundle. these are all quite expensive normally and some really good ones too. too bad I have all the ones I’ve been interested in
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If you do it right, you’ll attract the type of clientele that suits your business.
In this case, someone willing to meticulously look through stacks of books one at a time to see if there’s anything interesting (and if there isn’t, you got to spend the time meticulously looking through a stack of books, and didn’t even have to pay for the pleasure of doing so)
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Conversely…
(A second hand bookshop in Funchal, Madeira where all of the books are displayed cover outwards, mostly by attaching them to the wall with bulldog clips 
)
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My fave (only one I go to con) sold out in 7 minutes. I missed the 7 minute window.
Now on a waiting list and looking for an alternate weekend gaming con.
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Yeah, I think Gridcon this year got announced to Patreons first of all (fair enough) then on Facebook rather than, say, the con’s own web site where I was watching the RSS feed. Shame, I enjoyed it last year.
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I got an e-mail and a reminder e-mail this morning from being a previous attendee.
Plus announcements everywhere, pretty good comms overall. I just wasn’t on it. Took 2 hours last year to sell out and I was on it 46 minutes after sales went up.
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My friend is organising a convention in Plymouth if you fancy an alternative.
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Durn. I’d love to be there but that’s the ConVocation weekend.
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That is 5 minutes walk from my house. argh! I have the kids that weekend but I may see if I can swap it…
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“family friendly” 
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