[Gremlin]

I remember a new man starting at Gilbraith Tankers in the early 70's and he wore clogs with irons on the bottom.
The first time he went to Stanlow refinery he was turned away because there was a chance his irons would cause a spark on blow the whole place up.
He waited until another one of our drivers got loaded and borrowed his boots, they swopped back afterwards but he still wore his clogs when he delivered the flammable liquid to a customer. After that he had to wear boots.
Shell was very keen on safety and wouldn't let another of our chaps in because he had a beard, they told him that if he needed to use his breathing apparatus it wouldn't make a proper seal.

First day at Todmorden Grammar School I was wearing clogs with irons and when we marched into the big hall for our first assembly I was told to take them off and go in stocking feet. Imagine how I felt, a new boy clattering along the corridor with all eyes on me and then all the giggles when I walked out again carrying my clogs and me with big hole in my sock with the big toe poking out. Great days.