VirusMaster3073@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 6 months agoWhat old thing surprisingly still exists?message-squaremessage-square170fedilinkarrow-up1124arrow-down11
arrow-up1123arrow-down1message-squareWhat old thing surprisingly still exists?VirusMaster3073@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 6 months agomessage-square170fedilink
minus-squaretooks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down2·6 months agoShoe horns. My 86 year old father in law still uses one and swears by it. Doesn’t put shoes without the assistance of the horn. I’ve seen it in action, and it seems to work? Even on some tied shoes!
minus-squareMonkderVierte@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down1·6 months agoNext you’re surprised that hammers still exist?
minus-squareLaserTurboShark69@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up8·6 months agoI consider any home without a shoehorn to be uncivilized
minus-squareDr. Moose@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·6 months agoWhat a weird take.
minus-squareOascany@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 months agoWell there was that brief period in time where everyone thought self lacing shoes were the future.
minus-squareGreenKnight23@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 months agoshoe horns are fucking awesome! when you get old and it hurts to tie your shoes it’s nice to sit down and just “slip em on”.
minus-squareilinamorato@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·5 months agoI don’t own a shoe horn, but I use my finger to the same effect on tied shoes. I have one pair that I only tie every few weeks.
minus-squaretooks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoConvinced. Sounds like I need to invest in a horn. I’m clearly lacking civility.
Shoe horns. My 86 year old father in law still uses one and swears by it. Doesn’t put shoes without the assistance of the horn. I’ve seen it in action, and it seems to work? Even on some tied shoes!
Next you’re surprised that hammers still exist?
I consider any home without a shoehorn to be uncivilized
What a weird take.
Well there was that brief period in time where everyone thought self lacing shoes were the future.
shoe horns are fucking awesome!
when you get old and it hurts to tie your shoes it’s nice to sit down and just “slip em on”.
I don’t own a shoe horn, but I use my finger to the same effect on tied shoes. I have one pair that I only tie every few weeks.
Convinced. Sounds like I need to invest in a horn. I’m clearly lacking civility.