Word of the Week

Well, it's the final blog of the week, so I thought I would give you a "word of the week" blog post.

And today's word of the week is:

1. korker (noun): the footwear used by a professional roof cleaner; may come with attachable cleats or foam bottoms.

Here is a picture from korkers.com:

I figured I couldn't call them "grippy shoes" forever so I had Johnny explain a little more about them. The bottoms are interchangeable depending on the type of roof you're cleaning, so for say a certain Silverdale cedar shake roof, Johnny uses the cleat bottoms to grip the roof without damaging it. For a slick metal roof, Johnny uses the attachable foam inserts so he doesn't slide around on wet algae. You can also use them for fishing so you don't slide around on slippery rocks or for projects involving ice. Interesting stuff.

Also interesting, the word "corker" with a "c" means "an excellent or astonishing person or thing" according to Wikipedia. So I guess we could say Johnny is a corker in korkers.

And now you've learned two new words to boot. Yes, I just made a shoe pun.