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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/Chronically_Unloved on 2025-11-12 12:59:19+00:00.
For context, I walk 2.5 miles each way to get to and from work. At the beginning of the week, it started snowing, so I pulled my boots out of storage, threw them on, and went to work. I hadn't worn them in six months and didn't even think to make sure they were in tact. The first couple days they worked fine, but apparently there was a small hole where the sole meets the rest of the shoe I didn't notice. On the third day, a rock found its way into the hole and made it bigger until the side of the shoe was flapping with every step. No biggie, it's slightly annoying but I assume it'll be fine til I get home after my shift. Once at work I change into my work outfit and honestly forget about the issue until I put my boots back on at the end of the day. It still seems manageable. That is, until I'm 0.25 miles into my walk on the side of the highway and the whole bottom of the boot rips of. I have no duct tape or anything to reattach it until I get home. It is 32⁰F, feels like 27⁰f, and lightly snowing with a slight breeze. Am I a dumbass? Yes. Am I gonna get frostbite and lose the foot? Quite possibly. Was my first thought to post to Reddit and share my misery? You bet. For now, I just keep walking and pray to all possible God's, Goddesses, and other higher powers I can save the foot.
TL;DR I didn't make sure my boots was intact, now I may get frostbite.