Clog Emergency?
September 20th, 2007Readers have been sending in these two links:
CNN: Crocs, kids and escalators a bad combination?
Got Crocs? Be careful on the escalator
Thanks readers!
Two points:
- Leta does not wear Crocs
- I’ve read stories like this before and I generally don’t wear my Crocs to airports or malls.
I wonder how hard it is to replicate getting your foot caught in an escalator. My first instinct is to blame an inattentive parent but I don’t think that is entirely the issue. Here’s a google search on the term “Crocs escalator“.
Includes this ABC story, “Crocs Can Pose a Danger on Escalators“.
Maybe Crocs needs to harden the sole and toes? I’ve read where some doctors are saying that the arch support is not so good and they are hearing complaints from patients about foot pain. That may explain why my second pair of Crocs felt a little more rigid than my first. They’ve broken in nicely, but I’m changing out my footwear so that I get proper arch support.
I’m still a clog supporter. o
There was an incident here in Calgary earlier this year where a young boy got his foot caught in an escalator while wearing Crocs. They determined that he had been standing close to the side, and the Croc had rubbed against the metal next to the step during the ride, heating and softening the plastic to the point where it was able to get jammed in the ‘teeth’ at the end of the escalator. Luckily, he only suffered serious cuts, since a parent was able to pull him free before any more damage was done.
Try Danskos, they are amazing! Might be a bit girly on boys…
To the defense of Crocs, I once got the toe of a pair of sneakers caught in an escalator. Fortunately I was able to pull it free, but it scared the bejeezus out of me.
But did you see Rob Corddry’s report on The Daily Show about how wearing crocs means you’re GAY??? To me, that is much more alarming than a small child getting his foot caught in an escalator. Hee hee hee.
You can see it here:
http://www.comedycentral.com/motherload/index.jhtml?ml_video=102517
I was sure this was going to be a post about a toilet.
I wear them in the house, because of the hardwood, it hurts my old lady feet. I also wear them in the garden. Charlotte wears them at school as her “inside shoes”. Alice/finslippy did a post on Alpha+Mom (which you probably saw). I still stand by my crocs in certain places. Merrell actually carries some MANLY clogs.
http://tinyurl.com/3cnun3
http://tinyurl.com/3538sf
http://comfortableshoes.com/item_preview.cfm?ID=1610
-JenB
“because I care about your footwear”
“Leta does not wear Crocs” should read “Heather does not allow Leta to wear Crocs”
megan, do you think a man who already wears crocs is worried about looking “a bit girly”? I think not.
re:“Leta does not wear Crocs”
It’s nice to see the girl has at least one responsible parent. Go Heather!
When I was a teenager I used to wear Chuck Taylor high-tops until they just fell apart. So one day I was going up the escalator in my blue Chucks. The canvas below the tongue was completely torn away from the rubber toe cup. I had for some reason wedged the toe of right shoe right up against the vertical part of the step in front of me. I think just to see what would happen.
What happened was, as soon as the step started to come down it stuck to the rubber and pulled the front of my shoe down with it.
I leaped forward and jerked my leg up and the whole front of my shoe ripped off and was sucked down into the machinery.
My kids have heard this story many times and know not to put their feet near any of the moving parts on an escalator, yet I still get anxious every time they step on one.
You know…I truly thought of Heather’s plight in living with you when I saw this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ6qdxN883w
SHE would love it!
you wanna drive her really nutz?
get these!!
http://www.vibramfivefingers.com/products/products_classic.cfm
I have to agree that Danskos are da’ bomb, but I love my Birkenstocks, too.
I once infamously got my shoelace caught in an escalator when I was in the 4th or 5th grade. To this day, more than 20 years later, I still tread fearfully on the first escalator step. Surprisingly, this never came up in therapy.
Each story I read about the kids with crocs and escalators, reminds me of Jason Lee’s rant in Mallrats.
Highly under rated film if you ask me.
I love my Crocs, but honestly I’m rethinking them now that I’ve found out that the owner of the company is a republican party fundraiser.
http://tinyurl.com/ytp6lx
Crocs…blech
Clogs….sigh
I must admit I felt a little air of superiority as I sent you a link to that info. a long time ago….. I’m no croc fan, I just don’t care for them, nothing personal. I just hate to see little kids get hurt. Ever since I became a mom, I’m super sensitive to hearing about kids in pain, even ones I don’t know.
I’m not a fan of the things, but I find it odd that the media is singling them out.
I’ve known many kids that have gotten caught in escalators with normal untied shoes A LOT more than crocs.
Even if for some possibility something goes terribly wrong when I’m wearing Crocs, chances are I’ll still wear them. I know they are ugly shoes, but they are comfortable.
‘changing out your footwear so that you get proper arch support’?
just stop and think about that for a second.
That’s reaching new depths of boredom and/or OCD . . .
I had serious foot (and therefore ankle, knee, leg, hip, back, and neck) pain UNTIL I got my first pair of Crocs almost one year ago. I had stubbornly refused everyone’s recommendations for months and months because I DESPISED clogs. I finally tried some on so everybody would shut the Hell up, wore them out of the store, and have not worn anything else since. I don’t care that they are ugly and clunky. They are absolutely THE most comfortable shoe I have EVER had (and I am very hard to fit). I work on my feet (on a concrete floor) for 12-16 hours a day, 6-7 days a week, now WITHOUT ANY leg or foot pain! I never imagined Crocs could make such a difference.
FYI, “arch support” in shoes is great for sales, but actually WEAKENS your foot (causing more pain when you don’t wear them), because the muscles get lazy when the shoe is doing all the work. This is why toddlers traditionally start out wearing those cardboard-like boxy shoes - so their foot muscles can develop properly without artificial bracing and constraint. People generally don’t have arch problems until they START wearing “supportive” shoes that keep the muscles of the feet from being strengthened. The other muscles in your body get stronger the MORE you exercise them, and weaken if you DON’T use them - why would it be any different for your foot muscles? Shoes should PROTECT feet, NOT support them. Keep the Crocs - they’re like being barefoot, but not.
Read more:
http://www.unshod.org/pfbc/swc1.htm
I’m with Ward. When I read this post, all I could think was, “That KID is BACK on the ESCALATOR!” Mallrats is an all-time favorite. Oh. I also support Crocs. Since I’ve started wearing them instead of going barefoot in the house, I’ve not had one nighttime leg cramp. They used to wake me constantly. My husband was, once upon a time, a kid to behold on the skateboard. Hence, his knees are shot. He reluctantly agreed to try some Crocs and his knees don’t bother him nearly as bad as the did. Who knows…
Forgive my ignorance but I don’t know how to post a link…Escalator scene from Mallrats:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-Raeq1OiYs
I love clogs too!
As sad as it is for me to admit, this isn’t a croc problem, it’s an “escalators are dangerous and you must respect them” problem.
I got my foot sucked into an escalator when I was 4, wearing flip flops. This was over 25 years ago of course. And yes, I am totally paranoid when I take my children on escalators.