On 2017-09-02 8:42 PM, cshenk wrote:
> Dave Smith wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>> They should have provided better boots. I had a summer job for two
>> years in a row at an alloy smelting plants. We were issued with good
>> quality boots with soles tough enough that we could stand on almost
>> red hot metal without hurting the soles. They would keep the heat out
>> for close to five minutes. Then you could stand in a puddle and the
>> water would boil. It took at least as long for the boots to cool off
>> as it took them to heat up.
>>>
>
> Hi Dave, the Navy doesn't provide your boots except in rare replacement
> situations like the flight deck personnel. The rest buy them from the
> authorized lists at the uniform store. My last set was 150$.
>

Wow. They are cheap buggers. When I was in the reserves we were issued
boots, and I was just a part timer. That summer job provided me with a
new pair each summer. and when I worked for the government we were
allowed a new pair of boots once a year. One year they decided they
would buy our uniform boots because they wanted us to have the same
colour dark brown boots. It was a disaster. However we switched to dark
blue uniforms and black police boots, which were amazing. They were
Insulate and were comfortable in the summer and warm in the winter.