Have your feet got worse as you have got older.

EllanVannin
Meaning what? Eh? Do you know me?
Lol... think of something original to write.
That old 'look in the mirror' line is threadbare.

Gabriella I was " just sayin' ".
I was aware what you'd said about him painting your nails and don't need that" I don't read things properly ". Believe me, I'm the last person to " make things up to suit myself ! Try looking in the mirror at the one who does !!

This brings to mind those old tales of the milkman and his 'little extras'.

I have a life thank you (I always feel that “Get a life” jibe is the last resort of those who have little imagination.
I am not a miseryguts either, and in what respect might I “get lucky”?
Pull a postie?

Ach...you're just a misery guts MawBroon
Get a life rather than pulling other people to pieces.
Your particular brand of censure doesn't wash with me. Try it on someone else. You might get lucky.

What is more horrible than that?

I think the general consensus is - this is.

And as for 5 /6 times in 5 years or whatever, you told us two of those were within 3 weeks of each other.
How many mornings did you have to loll languidly bottle of nail polish in hand before you “caught” him I wonder.

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EllanVannin
For the avoidance of doubt
He does not*cut my nails or do *anything other than paint them on the odd occasion. Maybe 5/6 times in 5 years.
That's what happens when you don't read what had been written, instead, making it up to suit yourself.
Don't make it up.

It's a microplane from Lakeland particularly for grating Parmesan or lemon/orange rind.
I used a battery operated thingy from Superdrug for my feet.
The postie visit happened when I was about to paint my nails. As I walk around barefoot at home there was nothing weird about putting varnish on my toe nails any more than it would have been odd to paint my fingernails.
Of course, inecwoukdn't do that in someone else's home...ever, but it's my home.
He doesn't do anything other than than put varnish on my nails if I have none already on and he's not here when I do a pedicure which is done in my bathroom, as is brushing my hair and other solutions.
Good grief. GNers have disclosed that their dogs have pooped in their kitchen overnight.
What is more horrible than that?

Blimey I wouldn't trust my postie cutting my toenails, lovely as he is, he has to squint hard at some mail to make sure it's mine. I'd bleed to death !

breeze
Very droll. I'll pass it on. ??

Perhaps not every poster is lucky enough to have a bathroom or indoor toilet, MawBroon

Vent all the disapproval of me you like but I would have said it extremely ill mannered to paint one’s toe nails in the kitchen when someone else was present, with the possible exception of my daughters.
Some things are best kept for the bedroom or bathroom , and that includes cutting or painting finger-or toenails, removal of earwax, drying or brushing hair etc.
Is this a question of upbringing?
Oh and I grate my Parmesan with a cheese grater. What weird things you seem to think of GG
Yuck and thrice yuck.

My postie is a really nice guy, but I honestly cannot imagine allowing him in to do my pedicure.

I think my postie has been reading this thread - I opened the door to say 'hello' and he legged it down the road in haste!

BTW, isn't plantar fasciitis what used to be called fallen arches? Or have I got that wrong?
No, it's something different - I think plantar fasciitis causes heel pain, it is when the ligament is inflamed I think.

Fallen arches are something that can occur if your ligaments are too long or from a trauma to a tendon etc.

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My DH asked me your postie works for 'Royal Nail'

Ginny42
He arrived one day when I was doing my feet which were ready to paint.
He had parcels which he put on the table as I had the nail lacquer/varnish in my hand.
As it was the last call I asked if he wanted a cuppa (I know his wife) which he accepted and watched while I finished doing my feet.
I actually did wash my already clean hands before serving his drink)
The next time he called was on his way home a couple or three of weeks later and I happened to be doing my nails again ( but not on the same day of the week)
It was then he asked to 'have a go at painting them'.
He's a likeable lad from Co. Cork, (I think it sounds like Glengareef) and has many tales to tell, probably half of them exaggerated but his accent makes it funnier.

Witzend
I too have a microplane...for grating Parmesan cheese.
Let's hope that you don't have spaghetti too soon after your pedicure.

I want to know how the mail man became the nail man. My postie is a really nice guy, but I honestly cannot imagine allowing him in to do my pedicure.

I find a soak in water with Epsom salts softens the nails and makes them easy to trim. It softens the skin too and then a massage with moisturiser makes them look and feel good.

I had plantar fasciitis a few years ago - hadn't a clue what was making walking so painful/impossible, before self-diagnosing courtesy of Google. Bought some supportive Scholl insoles, around £25 in Boots, wore them for a few weeks, magic.
Subsequently 'diagnosed' the same in a BiL, who was complaining of similar, which was confirmed by whichever doctor he saw.
He spent 100s of ££ on specially made insoles, which unsurprisingly did the trick, too.
BTW, isn't plantar fasciitis what used to be called fallen arches? Or have I got that wrong?

My feet aren't too bad, except that one has always been wider than the other. I have a lot of trouble finding comfortable shoes, esp. since I don't feel ready for the really old-lady ones yet. And like a pp, no wearing in - I've wasted a few pairs like that. If they're not comfortable immediately, I don't buy them.

I have a microplane thing for hard skin, works fine, and I do my own pedicures, since I hate anyone touching my feet. I soak them in a bowl of warm soapy water first, usually in front of the TV!

Can I put in a word for Posties being an interesting community. We had one who trained dogs, another who had a PHD in astro physics. Our current one is a she and says she enjoys the job most of the time apart from the heavy loads of junk mail and the weather.
No one has offered to paint nails yet.

My feet are still ok but the bending to trim toenails tells me it’s time to have someone else do the work.

Unfortunately local gps unsympathetic to painful feet and only willing to prescribe Ibuprofen gel. So eventually paid for podiatrist who pointed out various physical problems. Best purchase is pair of Scholl orthoheel insoles which help to align foot when walking and relieve a lot of pressure on metatarsals. A retired doctor confirmed that gps are not given much training in feet. Podiatry is available on the nhs for some conditions however.