After I bought a pair of combat boots last week, I was super excited to wear them. Finally, I’d have some boots to protect me from the rain, snow, and any other environmental hazards I might come into contact with. So, imagine my surprise when I wore these boots on a rainy day and they were not waterproof in the slightest.
Sure, I might not have “checked” if they were waterproof before I bought them, but in my defense, if combat boots can be worn in combat, then why wouldn’t they be able to manage in the rain?
Make it make sense!
The day I chose to first wear these boots was one of the rainiest days in my city’s recorded history. Looking back, maybe I should’ve invested in a pair of straight-up rainboots instead, but as the saying goes, hindsight is always 20/20, and sometimes you don’t read absolutely all of the signage for a product online before you purchase said item. I’m pretty sure an ancient proverb said that last thing.
However, after walking to work that morning, my boots were virtually two plastic buckets collecting rainwater.
Not only did my socks get soaked, which is one of the worst things that can ever happen to a person, but I also ruined my non-waterproof boots because, apparently, they were not supposed to be worn in the rain in the first place. However, that isn’t stopping me from continuing to wear them anyway.
Since I spent 70 dollars on these useless boots that I can’t even return anymore, I’m still going to sport them anytime they match my outfit, rain or shine, until I can save enough money to get actual rain boots that won’t get ruined in the rain, however long it may take me to do so.
In the meantime, I have created a shoe rotation to make this time a little less miserable. For example, sometimes when it rains, I just wear flip flops. I figure that if my feet are going to get wet anyway, then I might as well just get it over with.
Plus, no wet socks!
I wish I could say that I’ve learned my lesson when it comes to differentiating between waterproof and non-waterproof clothes, but I did just buy a large poncho that I solely got for its water resistance, but after wearing it in the biggest rainstorm of the season, I have learned that it is just a normal poncho that I now own and also can’t return.
Hopefully ponchos become trendy someday! Like, any day now! Please!
