The War Continues...

Vindication is always nice when you feel strongly about something. One of my life's passions is my intense dislike of flip flops. Let me be clear here. I am not against the "shoes" themselves, but of the inappropriate places that people wear them. I have no problem with flip flops at the beach, or in public showers such as gyms or even around your own house if you must. Summertime brings out the worst of the flip flop offenders people are finally starting to notice.

Robin Givhan, staff writer for the Washington Post, recently wrote this article which covers not only the issue of wrong-time, wrong place flip wearing, but the general issue of people wearing things that make them a blight on society. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for everyone having self esteem, I just don't think it should be forced on me. If you have no problem being 30 pounds overweight, then I say go for it, but don't wear low riding jeans with your whale tail sticking out over your thong.

I digress.

After reading her article I wrote to Miss Givhan;

Hooray to you for your stance against inappropriate flip-flopping. I work in a bar on Bourbon Street in New Orleans. Every night I see hordes of people wearing these disgusting slimy pieces of rubber, their blackened soles being slap-slap-slapped as they walk in the spilled beer and other debris. Once again it seems the world is dividing itself down into two categories; those who know that flip flops are only appropriate in a few places and the rest, dirty footed morons.

Keep up the good fight!

A day or two later I received a nice little note back from my new best friend;

Dear Lawrence,

Thanks for the nice note!

Robin

Regular reader John F. from Indianapolis sent me this yahoo news story today. Though I am not a big fan of corporate policies, I wouldn't mind seeing federal law banning flip flops from all inappropriate places.