Have your feet got worse as you have got older.

I'd rather read about something which isn't harmful than read about greedy or abusive in-laws or nc ds-i-l which make whole families upset.
You've an image in your mind of a handsome 38 yr old V an old hag of 75 but that's so far from the truth as to be laughable.
I won't lower myself to say more.

I expect certain people avoid news items containing unsavoury facts, like the plague.
They are the very kind who read every word then denounce it as dreadful etc...
Hypocrisy.

I am finding it fascinating to read about tall the different feet. I have never liked mine. They are are wide and not shapely.
I loved reading about the postie who paints toenails. Keep spilling the beans please. It is fun to read.

Feet are fine and always have been, in spite of still wearing high heels. The back however…

oh yes, they are worse. Bony spurs, thickened nails, hammer toes. I saw a lovely podiatrist last year, he said the bunions were caused by shortening tendons and cannot be prevented, they are inherited. I have been in granny shoes for very many years, flat and supportive and boring. Feet have got wider. He felt my foot pulse and said I have good circulation in my feet, so at least that is a blessing

I found it very difficult to cut my nails, bought a very tough good set of nail scissors from amazon. It was called a cuticle nipper but is for toenails too and comes with an ingrown nail lifter. It was £7.99. I manage fine with these, they cut the hardest nails

I’m lucky as I have nice feet still at 64y! I have a pedicure once every 6 weeks and have done for 20y as I don’t like feet. If I make them as attractive as I can, even in winter, that’s good!

Ooh lovely Urmstongran - they look very summery!
Time to start painting mine ready for the season! I’ve just treated myself to a new shimmering raspberry shade which looks good with all my sandals.

I always enjoy the repartee and Gabby's description of Surrey life.
I've yet to take off my winter boots let alone venture into sandals.
I am grateful to my poor old feet and mean to give them less weight to bear.

I've had a good laugh reading these horror tales

Maggie, I can assure you we’ve seen it all!

Grief! A toe painting postie ?

Fifty shades of .... nail polish ?

Wow! Urm
They look fab. I may show that pic to the picture. ( ok...only kidding)
I am of your tan, I'm sooo pale and uninteresting.
Like the toe ring too but it would irk me as I can't even wear finger rings or necklaces - I feel as if I'm being choked (in my mind's eye I can see some GNers with their ??at that statement ?)
Your bookcase caught my eye.
People with lots of books are usually very interesting and I'm sure you're one of them. ?

*show that pic to the postie...grrr.

I wonder why it's ok to be a 38 yr old male who does pedicures/chiropody but not to be a postie who very occasionally likes painting nails, be it toes or fingers.
I had a good friend, sadly dead, who had a chiropodist paint her nails after attending to her and her husband's feet at home every few weeks.
He was a police officer who did it as an extra income and he was fully qualified to do so.
Friend and her husband were late 70s and the PO was 40-ish.
I've known plenty of guys with a 'thing' about shoes and nice feet...on women.
It's normal.

GabriellaG
Please keep it coming, your posts are a hoot!
(Not including the anecdotes about people who have died, of course ).

Why oh why are toenails so tough yet my fingernails split and break? Perhaps your postman has the answer.
Please, Mr Postman?

Lovely feet, Urmston
I think your bookcase is the same as mine but your feet are infinitely better

May I just add that women will never be equal whilst measurements are decided by men.
Having just measured my foot, I find that it's 9.5" from heel to big toe, giving the lie to a foot being 12". ? ?
I take 6.5-7 shoe size.

Phodophilia.

And we all know about the inaccuracy of measurements expressed by men

Yes MawBroon...don't we just
?v ?

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.

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

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.

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!

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.