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    “THESE SHOES/BOOTS WERE MADE FOR WALKIN – By Des kelly & Got Noisy Shoes? This Guide Will Stop the Squeaking   My dear dad, Carlo Kelly (God rest his soul), always made it quite clear to all of us, and everyone, in fact, that it did not matter a hoot, if one was dressed “to the hilt”, but our shoes were not polished & shiny, it was totally a wasted effort. He was a senior Cadet at Royal College, Colombo, and his boots and shoes always had that “mirror-finish” that none of the other Cadets could seem to accomplish, and, until he passed on, his favourite pastime was polishing and making comfortable, the shoes of his entire family. He absolutely loved doing this, and we did not make any serious efforts to stop him, after all, he was “Dad” & he always did it, his way.      So, ...