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#repair

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Debbie

Very excited that my Blakey Segs have finally arrived and I can build up my boot heel again.
For anyone who've not discovered this alternative to shoe repair see photo attached. They are mini metal plates with spikes that you push into the heel part of your shoe that is wearing away.
It has helped me extend the life of my shoes for many years before they need to be thrown/resoled. These boots get through about 1 pair of segs a year but I wear them all the time and I walk a lot.

Two metal segs are in this photograph with one new one at the top of the image and an older at the bottom. They are on a dirty light blue mat. The old metal plate is noticeably thinner at the edge at the top and completely worn away at the lower part of the image. A spike that was attached to that seg can be seen to the top right which was removed from my boot heel so I could fit the new one. The new seg has a 3D shape of an orange segment but thinner, the wording blakey is very prominent on the flatter surface
Photograph of the new seg installed on the heel section on the left hand sole of my walking boot. The tread in very worn but they are still very usable. The seg build up where I wear out the outer heel of all my shoes and boots. In the background is a door mat that is mainly blue with a stripe of white and a orange fox.
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JJ Celery

Now Of Course because I'm facing a mountain of laundry and the weather is shite my dehumidifier decided to throw a hissy fit.

It's been making an ungodly noise starting just this week.

So I opened it up: and oh wow do I love well made consumer electronics. Easy to open. Consistent screws within and without. Sensible arrangement of parts inside. Cable management part of the design, with routing supports integrated into inner housing. Four different safety switches.

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