Is it possible to develop the awareness of dog shit in your path, and also enjoy the good stuff around you in the same moment? I’m pretty good at avoiding stuff on the street or on grass, but on a leafy hiking path I will be practicing because somehow I managed to get both feet deep in the merde. As I was using a twig for purposes of remediation, I was fully able to appreciate the new, knobby Vibram tread on my Hanwags.<\/p>\n
And then I reflected on the irony of appreciating something new AFTER an encounter with dog poo.<\/p>\n
After this, I decided to see if the hive brain had yet come up with a better method than scraping, rinsing and scrubbing shoes to remove fecal material, and came upon this from Lifehacker:<\/p>\n
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- Stick your shoe in a plastic bag and toss it in the freezer for several hours.<\/li>\n
- Come back later, grab a pencil, take the show outside, and use it to pick that frozen dog doo out of your shoe’s treads. Because the poop is less of a mushy substance and more like an ice cube, it won’t stick to the rubber. You’ll be able to get it out easily and go on with your day.<\/li>\n
- If you want to really clean the shoe thoroughly, get yourself a toothbrush\u00a0specifically for this occasion<\/em>\u00a0and brush the bottom of the shoe with soapy water. The tiny bristles well help remove any residue.<\/li>\n
- When you’re done, spray the bottom of the show with a stream of water and let it dry. (The truly paranoid with non-leather shoes can toss them in the washing machine, too.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/blockquote>\n
I may try this method out if it gets really cold and leave my shoes outside. Another question, who would be OK with putting a duke in their freezer, unless it was used for other non-food\/beverage storage?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Is it possible to develop the awareness of dog shit in your path, and also enjoy the good stuff around you in the same moment? I’m pretty good at avoiding stuff on the street or on grass, but on a leafy hiking path I will be practicing because somehow I managed to get both feet … Continue reading