It’s risky to wear no socks!

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Funny incident that amused me. I’m looking to rent a flat on a short-term basis and I went to view one this week. When I arrived the letting agent was a smart-looking young bloke and friendly enough. However, he asked if I could take my shoes off as the owner had requested it. I was happy to oblige but he didn’t do likewise and said he would wait at the front door while I looked round. It was only a very small flat.

I quickly realised why he remained there as he wasn’t wearing any socks so I assume he didn’t want to remove his shoes. However, when I got to the kitchen there was a small door to a little patio but I couldn’t open it. Eventually, the agent had no option but to come and help and he took his shoes off and came in barefoot and managed to get the door open. The place was so small that as I stepped back inside I didn’t realise he was behind me and I accidentally stepped rather heavily on his foot!

He shouted out in pain and hopped around whilst I was apologising but his big toe swelled up and when we went to leave he couldn’t get his shoe back on. Lol! I ended up leaving him there as he phoned his office for someone to collect him.I suspect for the next viewing they’ll send someone wearing army boots to accompany me but it did make me laugh under my breath.

If ever there was a good reason for lads not to go sockless...
 
Not sure how that would have panned out any differently had he been wearing socks, I'm not sure you can get steel toe-capped socks.

Sure I agree that not wearing socks is wrong on many levels, but this isn't one of those levels and/or arguments against!
 
Medically speaking, I understand that shoes with no socks is actually a very bad idea indeed and there are quite a few Hipster types who have ended up with very nasty infections as a consequence of doing so (Up to and including amputations!)
 
5 points for mildly injuring a letting agent. It's 25 points if you break their foot. 100 points for a leg. Must try harder!
 
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5 points for mildly injuring a letting agent. It's 25 points if you break their foot. 100 points for a leg. Must try harder!
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LOL!

Apologies everyone who replied. I've realised I'm hopeless at telling stories! I DID have my shoes on as I put them back on to go out onto the patio. When I stepped back inside, still wearing my shoes, I didn't realise he was behind me and I crunched my shoe back down onto his bare toes.

Sorry, I'll try better in future
 
I've heard a friend-of-a-friend story about an estate agent who wears a brand new pair of socks every day to avoid any embarrassment from having dirty/smelly/old socks when he has to take his shoes off. He buys a new pack of socks every week and apparently charity shops accept the 'old' ones.
 
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I've heard a friend-of-a-friend story about an estate agent who wears a brand new pair of socks every day to avoid any embarrassment from having dirty/smelly/old socks when he has to take his shoes off. He buys a new pack of socks every week and apparently charity shops accept the 'old' ones.
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I had the biggest deja-vu while reading this. Please tell me you have posted it on another thread, otherwise I'll be wearing a tin foil hat for the rest of the day.

Back on topic: This a troll right? socks for protection?
 
Had he been wearing socks the patio bit would have had them stood in different positions so how it panned out would have been different and less painful..but not as funny.
 
A friend of mine used to wear Dr Martens boots without socks in his teens, we all tried to warm him no good would come of it.

In his case he ended up having to get prescribed some kind of corrosive soak and scrub in adulthood to deal with excessive foot odor. Apparently the pharmacist warned him it could be very dangerous if used anywhere but his feet.

Wear socks with your shoes.
 
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The estate agent really should just keep some shoe covers in his pocket to put on, don't have to keep taking shoes off.

Really should be wearing socks though, the muppet.
 
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