Free Shoes For People in Devon
Hello friends! Hope everyone had a happy Thanksgiving. I myself had friends and family in and I thoroughly enjoyed seeing them, but to be honest I was kind of happy when they left. Black Friday and Cyber Monday have come and gone, and for some retailers they are not just calculating the revenue, but they are also trying to calculate the injuries. It seems every year it is getting worse and worse. This is one reason to be honest that I do my shopping on Monday. I haven’t gotten trampled by my keyboard yet, unless you count the time that my wife threw it at me, but that is a different story. For those that are looking for a little bit of rest and relaxation before the arrival of the jolly old fat man, a trip to Devon might be in order for you. Devon is well known for stag and hen parties, and could be a great escape. You can also get a free pair of shoes while you are there. Inspector Adrian Leisk has announced that police officers in Torbay, Devon will start handing out flip flops to people who have had too much to drink. This program is geared towards women in high heels in fear that they will injure themselves walking home. They will be offered a pair of flip flops for them to wear home instead of walking barefoot and possibly falling or twisting their ankle. This comes on top of past programs already in place that allow Police to hand out condoms, sexual advice and to also have drunken men who urinate in the street to mop up their mess. The flip flops will be paid for with £30,000 of funding that has been secured from the Home Office by Safer Communities Torbay. Inspector Leisk also stated that they have spoken with many people about this program including street pastors and community wardens. One person said: “I go out clubbing at the harbourside most weekends and I usually walk home bare footed because my heels hurt.” Okay I have to ask here, is this only for drunk people or for anyone whose feet hurt at the end on the night? I mean come on. I’m all for trying to protect people from injury and helping them out, but in this fallen economy this is what they want to spend their money on? No one told them to wear high heels and to be honest if you know you’re going to be drinking and then walking home maybe they should save the money and just make people also bring a pair of flats or flip flops, or have them take a taxi or the Safe Bus. This would keep money flowing in their economy and also save their taxpayers money that the government could spend elsewhere on better things.
June 27th, 2009 at 7:27 pm
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