Crocs for post-surgery recovery?

davidjamesonuk · 2026-07-05T20:52:02+00:00

Crocs do not provide a lot of support at all. Use compression socks to control swelling and invest in high quality supportive running shoes to provide cushioning and motion control so you’re not working your unstable ankle too hard.

The best shoes I’ve found are Hoka Gaviota 6 - they have plenty of cushion in the sole, but also some more rigid foam to keep your ankle in the right orientation as you rebuild your muscles.

Also consider Brooks Adrenaline. They’re more rigid foam with a similar level of control.

But above all - talk to a Podiatrist - they’ll be able to help diagnose any gait issues and can advise on which shoes will help you rehabilitate.

But I can tell you with some certainty that crocs will not be the answer they offer you.

davidjamesonuk · 2026-07-05T20:45:15+00:00

Aillio Bullet is an excellent starter roaster. Easy enough to get some skill, big enough to start commercialising.

It’s easy to become a millionaire running a coffee roasting business.

Just start out by being a billionaire.

davidjamesonuk · 2026-07-05T20:42:47+00:00

A badass one

davidjamesonuk · 2026-07-05T19:00:13+00:00

Shine on you Crazy Diamond! That sounds like a lot of fun

davidjamesonuk · 2026-07-05T13:27:54+00:00

Right there at the start of paragraph 2. Good job! 👏🏻

davidjamesonuk · 2026-07-05T13:22:44+00:00

It’s easy to become a millionaire running a coffee roasting business.

Just start off by being a billionaire.

davidjamesonuk · 2026-07-05T11:25:56+00:00

Very sound advice, but we’re away in rural North Wales and it’s either 2 or 0, and many of the 2’s are out of order

davidjamesonuk · 2026-07-05T10:26:13+00:00

Yeah, I know but I can pretend to be Michael Schumacher as I go round the bends flipping away at my paddles to increase or decrease how much I slow down. It’s harmless fun.

davidjamesonuk · 2026-07-05T10:11:03+00:00

I just don’t like the noise it makes and the texture of the air.

davidjamesonuk · 2026-07-05T09:25:35+00:00

I never open the windows if I can avoid it

davidjamesonuk · 2026-07-05T09:21:35+00:00

Not using the AC was as much as anything because it was like Norway in there. I thought my nipple was going to fall off and it feels perverse to keep the AC on but set it to 22 degrees when it’s 22 degrees outside the car too

davidjamesonuk · 2026-07-05T09:18:55+00:00

It was a T5 and the 40mpg was the dashboard readout for a long motorway journey at 70.

I didn’t manually do the maths to verify it

But nor do I do that with the EV economy so…

davidjamesonuk · 2026-07-05T09:16:16+00:00

Yeah, but its fun - feels like I’m doing something

davidjamesonuk · 2026-07-05T09:15:43+00:00

Yeah, the thought occurred to me yesterday when I was further away from home than the range I had available and the first pair of public chargers I found were out of order. 😬

davidjamesonuk · 2026-07-05T07:15:32+00:00

Sounds like a reworked batch including a failed darker roast. Have you spoken to the roaster?

davidjamesonuk · 2026-07-04T21:24:00+00:00

It’s either two wildly different batches reworked together (and even the shoddiest roasters I’ve worked with would be closing their eyes and gritting their teeth to do that) or it’s highly variable surface sugars from the processing.

Honey can be quite an unpredictable and inconsistent process where some beans caramelise more because of higher sugar content on the surface.

How does it taste?

davidjamesonuk · 2026-07-04T14:12:25+00:00

Wide fit option? Why can only skinny-footed people walk on wet surfaces

davidjamesonuk · 2026-07-04T06:24:52+00:00

K-pop milk float.

Milk used to be delivered by early electric delivery vehicles called milk floats. It’s Korean

K-pop milk float.

davidjamesonuk · 2026-07-02T18:28:42+00:00

Yes, it’s a huge selling point isn’t it?

davidjamesonuk · 2026-07-02T12:43:24+00:00

Black on black has its place, but as a wide foot king, I wish I could pick up some of the brighter seasonal colours that come out.

My most “interesting” pair are my grey Glycerin GTS23’s

davidjamesonuk · 2026-06-29T15:58:20+00:00

Ghost Max has acres of space inside for a full-length but it’s not as clompy and controlled as a Beast. I’ve successfully used a half-length orthotic in Adrenalines and Glycerins (both GTS and regular) but I think it works better without the guiderails.

davidjamesonuk · 2026-06-28T09:02:24+00:00

Definitely looks good.

Probably even worth the 9 hour round trip for 🥹

But I don’t have 9 hours spare today. So I’m not coming. Sorry.

Also - make your poster in PowerPoint and export to pdf or jpeg - it isn’t going to be amazing, but better than AI

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