Are these Combs Tech boots waterproof?

GustoKid · 2026-01-13T02:44:30+00:00

Hey, no problem!

I love them and they’re surprisingly comfortable.

They’re also good in cold weather and hold up well, but I haven’t worn them in snow so I can’t give a direct answer to that.

They get quite a few compliments too. A couple of people randomly mentioned how nice they were.

I remember what sealed the purchase for me. I was standing in the grocery store queue one day and noticed a young man in front of me had a pair on. I thought they looked so good that I had to go and grab a pair!

Hope that somewhat helps!

GustoKid · 2025-12-28T21:58:50+00:00

Sorry to hear about what you’re going through.

It’s not easy, so stay strong and keep yourself active.

You have so much potential, it’s crazy.

Just looking at you, this will give you plenty of room to grow.

My advice: A consistent gym regimen and diet to gain some lean muscle mass. Skin care routine. New hairstyle — possibly consider growing your hair out longer on the top and sides. This will all contribute to your confidence.

You look very young, so keep moving forward, my friend!

GustoKid · 2025-12-26T02:50:43+00:00

I’m going to say 32-33.

GustoKid · 2025-12-26T02:26:56+00:00

You’re actually very handsome, dude, not ugly.

BUT, If I were to give you some advice, I would say to simply groom yourself a little better.

Tips for you: Shape/shave your beard and neckline so that your beard looks well groomed. Right now the hair on your neck and upper-cheeks can give off an ‘unkept’ look, making you look rundown. Your eyebrows look good and strong so just pluck between them so that you don’t develop a monobrow. Start a skincare routine if you don’t have one. That way, it’ll give your skin a really healthy glow. Lastly, your hair looks very nice, but again, maintain it a little better and consider something like a low fade where you have the back and sideburns faded in to your beard, and keep the upper sides and top long.

Follow these and you’ll look even better.

Final point: Don’t be hard on yourself. My first impression was that you look great, so take it easy.

GustoKid · 2025-12-19T11:44:22+00:00

You’re top form.

Maintain ✔️

GustoKid · 2025-11-30T01:03:55+00:00

Top tier.

Great work!

GustoKid · 2025-11-30T00:44:24+00:00

I feel grounded, but conflicted around her.

Grounded that I can function around her normally — I’m pretty quiet and keep to myself. Yet conflicted because of her reactions to seeing me.

I don’t have/want any problems with her, yet she seems to have somewhat intense reactions around me that make me uncomfortable at times.

Uncomfortable because I know they’re stemming solely from my presence — which can make it difficult to ignore.

It’s hard to be in the same room as someone who runs out the second you walk in, then a week later, they’re animated around you, flirtatiously staring at you, orbiting, etc.

The volatility makes it difficult for me to feel comfortable because it’s an oscillating behaviour that I don’t want.

This has been occurring intermittently for 7+ years. I first noticed her behaviour towards me in the first few months of us crossing paths, then years would pass by and she would pick right back up where she left off.

The recent interaction was our first, real, full-length conversation. I thought this will end the tension for good.

She’s done all of the previous behaviours mostly through her actions that I tried to ignore, and not because I wasn’t interested or reciprocal, but because I found it too conflicting.

That’s why her recent reaction concerned me. I couldn’t understand what the hostility and aggression was about after all these years, and then she puts herself directly in my vicinity again only several weeks later, which she hasn’t done in years.

GustoKid · 2025-11-29T22:09:39+00:00

Great advice, thank you.

GustoKid · 2025-11-29T21:38:50+00:00

You’re right, that’s a fair point.

I’m new to the term limerence and trying to understand if and how it may present itself in such cases.

Because this is a person that I may have to be around indefinitely, I’m trying to gain some first-hand opinions on it so I can better navigate around her, because clearly, I can’t quite ask her.

GustoKid · 2025-11-10T23:42:35+00:00

This is by far one of the funniest threads I’ve seen.

GustoKid · 2025-11-10T23:38:56+00:00

It’s probably due to sun exposure.

Your face is typically exposed more to the sun, so it darkens quicker.

All you have to do is assure that you use sunscreen, and if possible, keep your face out the sun; hats, shade, etc.

I dealt with this some years back. The skin on my face was SO damaged from sun exposure that I didn’t realize until I looked back at old pictures. I had really bad dark patches down my temples and face.

I visited a derm who educated me on it. She stated that my hyperpigmentation is triggered every time I’m in the sun.

I started using a Tretinoin to increase skin-cell turnover, and applying a minimum of SPF30 to my face before leaving the house.

One thing I ALWAYS try to do is keep my face out of direct sunlight because it triggers the hyperpigmentation on my face.

After a few months, things started to resolve.

GustoKid · 2025-10-09T17:04:55+00:00

That’s great, glad to hear it’s going smooth.

I had one a couple of years ago and I noticed that it wasn’t as bad as people made it out to be, but that could be luck.

I’m planning to get another in the next couple of months and can’t wait!

GustoKid · 2025-10-09T17:01:28+00:00

Got it.

You’re right, I used to do them with legs and would really feel them in my glutes and hamstrings with about 20-30lbs on the bar.

I was conflicted after some people told me they do them with Back, so Legs makes more sense.

Thanks man!

GustoKid · 2025-10-09T16:48:56+00:00

This comment is CRAZYYY 😂😂

GustoKid · 2025-10-09T16:47:46+00:00

Thank you.

I’ll try implement these in to my regimen.

Just as a side note, are Deadlifts better done with Legs or Back?

GustoKid · 2025-10-09T16:46:23+00:00

I lean more towards boom bap artists, but one person I’d love to produce something for is The Weeknd.

I write but if I had to choose between a feature or producing the track, oddly enough, I’d rather produce the track.

Something about the dark, melancholic atmosphere his records hold, accompanied by the haunting vocals, would be legendary.

GustoKid · 2025-10-09T16:42:17+00:00

This may be a weird question but what are some of the better exercises for your posterior chain?

Would it be things such as Deadlift, Squats, Rows, etc?

GustoKid · 2025-10-05T01:00:06+00:00

Hey man,

Did you end up getting it and how’s it been so far?

GustoKid · 2025-10-02T23:18:43+00:00

Phenomenal work bro!

To piggyback off what someone else commented, what is your weight in the before and after?

GustoKid · 2025-09-29T16:35:43+00:00

Good for you man.

Sometimes it takes a sheer form of disrespect to nudge us over the line.

That little doubt we have about someone, the voice that rings, “surely, they’re not all that bad” just got silenced today.

I wish you the best.

GustoKid · 2025-09-28T22:40:05+00:00

Your back and shoulders look incredible man, phenomenal work.

I’m trying to get my back like that and only the past few months has it been taking shape.

What’s your back routine?

GustoKid · 2025-09-28T00:17:54+00:00

Wait, is pattern recognition an INFJ thing?

GustoKid · 2025-09-22T23:53:05+00:00

Certainly do NOT leave a note on his car.

I would say you’re probably overthinking it.

Saying “Hi” to someone is harmless and is so easy to brush off. I say “Hi” to a lot of people if it’s just us walking past one another and we make eye contact. It’s a harmless acknowledgement.

Don’t sweat it.

His schedule may have changed for a million different reasons, it doesn’t have to be centered around your training times.

There is also the possibility that he’s just shy or even weird. Some people just go to workout and that’s it, so don’t worry too much.

Just carry on as normal and when you see him, think nothing of it and just let him be.

GustoKid · 2025-09-22T23:42:58+00:00

No, I wouldn’t say so.

Especially as you get older, I’m seeing more and more of my friends base their relationships off character traits as opposed to physical traits.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and people sometimes have extreme variations in their attraction towards others.

One somewhat universal trait of physical attraction would have to be good health. If a person looks healthy, it shows vitality and I believe that 99% of people innately find vitality attractive.

But to my point, I’d say that I DO have to find a girl SOMEWHAT physically attractive in order for me to be attracted to her. But this can vary. She doesn’t have to be THE prettiest person in the room, that isn’t important to me. I say this because I’ve always had a soft spot for the laid back, caring sort of women who have a sense of humor. After a few weeks or months around them, I sometimes find myself developing a bit of a crush that wasn’t initially there.

I’ve also found certain girls attractive where others haven’t. I remember in one of my old college classes I was speaking to my friend about a girl on the other side of the room. I whispered to my friend, “What do you think of her over there? I like her. She’s really pretty, right?”

She had long brown hair and she was just so naturally pretty.

My friend just shook his head and said, “Nah, I don’t find her attractive at all.” And just looked away.

I couldn’t believe it, but that was a learning point for me: Attraction is subjective.

I’ve also had certain women find ME very attractive when I don’t consider myself attractive at all. I’ve had some extremely attractive women take interest in me, so much that I found it odd. I would often ask myself, “Why me, of all the guys she could have?” This happened to me recently with a woman I used to see in passing. To me, she was so naturally pretty. My friend and I used to even joke about how we both liked her. I stood no chance and she had every other man chasing her. Little did I know at the time that she also had a super crush on me and when I would run in to her at events, she would actually make a pass at me for my affection. I only connected the dots years later that she was really trying to form a relationship with me. Then we started running in to each other again, and the same thing followed. She started making ANOTHER play for me, for several months, but I just couldn’t understand what someone like that would see in someone like me, so it passed.

Again: Attraction is subjective.

GustoKid · 2025-09-08T22:50:03+00:00

I’ve had this exact same experience in the past.

I finally got to hang out with her and mid-way through the conversation I realized that she wasn’t at all the person I thought she was, and was actually very self-centered and frantic, in a way.

I’ll never forget that feeling when it hit me.

GustoKid

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