I went to a local Work Wear safety boot store with my heavy socks and tried on a number of boots, then this evening read reviews, concluding that there don't seem to be a bunch of good boots out there with different price ranges. The lower prices tend to be disposable, and even the those with welt construction show inferior materials and the soles in particular need replacement within a year. This will be a purchase based upon "heritage" construction that increases the price by about 50% over what I thought they might cost.

This evening there was a grassfire at the edge of a small wooded area at the top of the hill a couple of blocks from here. It's breezy this evening, but I was probably the only resident here wondering if it might get into larger trees and spread through trees in yards. I kept an eye out and am glad to say I didn't need to grab the closet file box, a computer, the bin of dog food, cash, and leashes and bug out. Or get out the garden hose and drench my yard to keep it at bay.