Mindful Doodles #455 – Creepy squelch
A shoe can be padded with air cushion at its inner sole. Consequently, with each step of added pressure on the sole, air may be squeezed out. Squelch, squish, squelch, squish …
This can be creepy when you are unaware of the source of the sound.
Writing prompt – squelch, Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie, Saturday Mix, #SoundBite
Meditate on noisy shoes
Once upon a time, many years ago, I used to visit a place where a worker wore squeaky shoes. I could hear him walking from like half a mile off.
Recently, people have been talking about squeaky shoes from Adidas, Nike, On and other no-brand footwear. The loud shoes create embarrassment for the wearers so much so that owner have given up on them. Shoes are personal items that can’t be really sanitised and resold. Some models can be repaired with silencers.
This post was first made on March 17, 2019. Now its Nov 9, 2025. Its been 6 1/2 years and noisy shoes are trending again.