I found that out today when I was breaking in a pair of boots while stomping through downtown Victoria. I suddenly realized that there was a nasty bit of pain directly below my left ankle-bone. I wasn't wearing the right socks, so I popped into a shoe store to grab something better. A quick sock change later showed that I am now missing a strip of skin about 3 inches long by a third of an inch wide. I used to have a callus there from my goalie skates, which I kept under control with a lot of baby powder.
It's been long enough since I played that the callus is gone. Geez--I'd had that callus forever. I had sort of figured it was a permanent feature. Oh well--if I keep wearing these boots, I guess I'll have to lay in a new supply of baby powder.
Update: Forgot all about theat strip of skin being gone until I took a shower this morning. Woo-hoo! Too late for the liquid bandage trick, and really, that stuff is for before you have the blister or tear--it burns like mad on raw skin.
Posted by lsefton at December 26, 2003 04:41 PM