Last time I had a cobbler make me a pair of orthotic shoes was around 14-15 years ago and I had to pay $300. That pair is no longer good (sole is worn off - you can see the cork -, leather has dried up and holed in flexing areas). This afternoon I got a phone call from a lady working for essential services at City Hall and she told me that she got the faxed estimate from my cobbler for my new shows. When she told me the price, I had to sit down: $1200!:shocked:
That's like 2-3 weeks of labour full time. I know he is making them from scrap but still... At any rate, this will be approved and the city will pay for them providing my family doctor faxes them a slightly longer explanation as to why I need them (hockey game during my teen years, compound fracture, did not heal properly, right leg now 1" shorter, no orthotic show means limping, scoliosis and major back pain).
Normally, I need to make a visit to my physician before he writes such letters (so he can get paid by the government too) but, as luck would have it, the bus drivers are on strike in Ottawa. My doctor is now located on the other side of the city and that would mean a ~$25 fare each way. I explained this to his secretary/receptionist and he'll phone me tomorrow.:thumbsup:
Damn that's a lot of money for a pair of shoes. I feel like O.J. Simpson.
That's like 2-3 weeks of labour full time. I know he is making them from scrap but still... At any rate, this will be approved and the city will pay for them providing my family doctor faxes them a slightly longer explanation as to why I need them (hockey game during my teen years, compound fracture, did not heal properly, right leg now 1" shorter, no orthotic show means limping, scoliosis and major back pain).
Normally, I need to make a visit to my physician before he writes such letters (so he can get paid by the government too) but, as luck would have it, the bus drivers are on strike in Ottawa. My doctor is now located on the other side of the city and that would mean a ~$25 fare each way. I explained this to his secretary/receptionist and he'll phone me tomorrow.:thumbsup:
Damn that's a lot of money for a pair of shoes. I feel like O.J. Simpson.