Part 3 : I feel I must come clean, if I didn't I would feel like I'm just BS-ing you guys, and that's not me. So anyway many many years ago I had bunions removed from both feet, after the surgery the eager beaver in me couldn't wait to get back to work, but I couldn't get my boots on, I raised the issue with my doctor and he wrote me a note for work that would allow me to wear flip-flops, so I did, long story short... lots of drivers would give me the thumbs up, say stuff like "real boss skids man", "yo dude where'd ya get the kicks" anyway I didn't set out to be a trend setter that would start a craze, it just happened......again I live in shame.....To save myself further shame and anguish I'll dispense with story about how I got severe poison ivy and had to wear shorts and wife beaters also while my feet were healing....I'm a real bastard.