Yes, I was actually wearing them for ten years. Bought them the day before my 40th birtday, and yesterday I finally invested in a new pair. Was sitting there this morning, thinking about putting them into the trash bin. Remembered what they saw during the last ten years. Have been on four continents, carried me through snow, the sands of the Sahara, over Bens and through Glens, walked with me through german woods, along the canadian coast, the 5th Ave., carried me over Luke-Kelly-Bridge... it was a long time, and, after all, we did pretty well. Think, their time has come. On the other hand - with some new soles... Congrats to Renderosity - your will be 10 in December - so I think we will have another 2 or 3 quiet years until puberty start and you will become a teenie... Lang may y'er loom reek! *** The image: just a quickie with my Fuji Finepix S9600, natural light on the veranda, no cropping, just a resizing in CDR X3.