Gentle reader,
Way back in March, 2015, I posted about another collection that was unplanned but happened anyway: The Robb Collections: I was an elementary school trendsetter! ADIDAS and driving shoes collection.
The other day, out of the blue, my wife asked me how many Adidas did I have. Being a literalist, I answered, "Fifteen." What she really was asking was how many pairs of shoes did I have. I thought no more of it and came home a few days later to a HUGE and heavy box from Amazon. She got home right after I'd managed to get it inside and up the stairs.
This is what was inside:
Both made from solid steel, above is a rack to hold 50 shoes, below a plant stand.
As shown from two years ago, my unintended sneakers collection on the cheap plastic rack from China, via eBay. Looks like it's holding up, OK, right?
If you look closely, you will see staples (from a staple gun, not paper staples) which were my first attempt to keep the plastic pieces together. Not strong enough, I added screws. Yet, the softness of the plastic succumbed to the weight and this was the result:
I had to secure it to the wall to keep it from falling forward. The old saying, you get what you paid for is very true. Now, see the new all-steel rack in it's former location:
And, compare the photo below with the newly assembled shelf, both in the same location.
Let me show you that photo of ALL my footwear again and give a list of what brands occupy it.
Top shelf is obvious, except the ones on the right are my river shoes, one atop the other. The military boots are too wide and unyielding to be able to drive my Volvo V50 with it's closely spaced three pedals. But I digress.
Forth shelf holds two Adidas, a very colorful pair of Ralph Lauren Polo driving shoes and my second pair of GEOX driving shoes. I love that they are khaki! Match my khaki cargo pants.
Fifth shelf holds three pairs of Adidas, the ones on the left are runners and are SO lightweight! The ones on the right are Puma driving shoes in olive, khaki and orange.
Sixth shelf holds my (Elvis approved) blue suede Rebok driving shoes, two pairs of Adidas and another pair of darker blue/light blue suede Adidas.
Seventh shelf holds black/white Puma driving shoes, Adidas/Goodyear brown suede driving shoes, Adidas ROM in blue/red and a pair of Sketchers driving shoes.
Eighth shelf holds a pair of Keds-like Adidas in the color of my very first pair of ROM I had in the 1960's, white/silver ROM, white/green SAMBA, white/red ROM.
Ninth shelf has black and brown Sketchers driving shoes, as well as two vintage Adidas driving shoes. One pair also Goodyear models and the others are PORSCHE DESIGN.
Tenth holds black dress shoes, brown tassel loafers, two pairs of deck shoes disguised as driving shoes.
NOT SHOWN are my first pair of GEOX (red, white and black) in original photo at the top. They replaced the Piloti driving shoes that my awesome wife bought me years ago. I literally wore them until they fell apart. A LOT of left foot braking while racing!
Now here is a photo of the plant shelf loaded with plants and other things:
So that's it for this installation. Today is March 10, 2017. It is cold and rainy here and shall be for a few days. This winter has been fabulous for it's lack of snow and record HIGH temperatures.
While snow in the mountains is ESSENTIAL to provide water year round, especially in the western US, most people hate having to deal with it. If we could convince the weather to only snow in the higher elevations.....but we can't.
Thanks for looking,
Scott
