those logger boots are mine, betch

I have a strange request. Would any of you out there in the blogosphere happen to have, or know someone who might have a pair of logger boots that are 8" high at the ankle, Vibram-soled, steel-toed and are water- and heat-resistant that I could borrow? Something like this. I have to get a pair for work-related training in the field shadowing a firefighting crew. OMG boots.

I could buy a pair but they're quite expensive, and I'll probably only be using them for a week. I figured somebody might know a boot fetishist who would get off on a pair of boots that have been put to use in a real firefighting situation. I'm size 9 1/2 wide, or 10 will do. I promise I won't let my basement mold eat them or spiders get into them.

In other footwear news, I just got a new pair of running shoes (these shoes rule) at Fleet Feet that were the same price as the same brand over a year ago. Despite the outrageous rise in prices for food, shoes remain the same. OMG shoes.