Smooth Shoes or the One Where Jeff's Language Deficiencies Cause the First Confusion

So apparently I didn't make myself clear enough when I was at the cobbler. I got new soles on my shoes. I did request this, I think. But it looks like he purposefully sanded off the tread on the shoes so that they're smooth. I guess I used that word a few too many times when I told them about the problem with my shoes. She said when I picked them up that they'd never worked on shoes like mine or had a request quite like it.

So I guess I asked them to do that… but I didn't realize it. So I might be making a visit back there for some traction - because let's face it, a nose dive is in my future if the soles of my shoes are this smooth.