Ok, so we have all enjoyed chewing a stick of gum at some point in our lives. Personally, the only time I chew gum these days is when I am flying on a plane. The gum chewing process helps relieve the pressure in my ears. But with chewing gum comes responsibility.

I have cleaned chewing gum off of more shoes than I care to remember. Not only mine, but my children’s shoes as well. I try to look where I am walking, however, a piece will sneak up on me from time to time. It happened to me just last week. What I do not understand is….WHO is going around spitting gum all over the place to begin with! This is why gum comes with a wrapper. One is supposed to put the wrapper in their pocket to save for when the are done with the stale gum. One then takes the wrapper out of their pocket and wraps the gum up and disposes of it in a trash can. What could be easier?

Cleaning gum off of shoes is GROSS! Who knows what kind of germs are now on my shoe! Some people say to put the shoe in a baggie and put it in the freezer. The gum is then supposed to be easy to remove. Sorry, baggie or no baggie, I do not want a dirty old shoe in my freezer! My method for cleaning gum from shoes is to go out to the yard and find a stick. I then use the stick to dig into the crevices of the shoe tread, getting out as much of the gum as possible. The stick is then thrown out with the yard waste. Next, I put on the disposable gloves and get the rubbing alcohol and a toothbrush and start scrubbing. While doing this I am “praying” for the person who spit their gum into my path by humming to a little tune. Let me give you the lyrics…

Pray For You Lyrics – Jaron

I haven’t been to church since I don’t remember when
Things were going great til they fell apart again
So I listened to the preacher as he told me what to do
He said you can’t go hatin’ others who have done wrong to you
Sometimes we get angry but we must not condemn
Let the good Lord do his job, you just pray for them

I pray your brakes go out runnin’ down a hill
I pray a flower pot falls from a window sill
And knocks you in the head like I’d like to
I pray your birthday comes and nobody calls
I pray you’re flyin’ high when your engine stalls
I pray all your dreams never come true
Just know wherever you are, honey, I pray for you

I’m really glad I found my way to church
Cause I’m already feelin’ better and I thank God for the words
Yeah, I’m gonna take the high road and do what the preacher told me to do
You keep messin’ up, and I’ll keep prayin’ for you

I pray your tire goes out at 110
I pray you pass out drunk with your best friend
And wake up with his and her tattoos

I pray your brakes go out runnin’ down a hill
I pray a flower pot falls from a window sill
And knocks you in the head like I’d like to
I pray your birthday comes and nobody calls
I pray you’re flyin’ high when your engine stalls
I pray all your dreams never come true
Just know wherever you are, near or far
In your house or in your car
Wherever you are, honey, I pray for you
I pray for you  

But seriously, what I really pray for is that people will pick up after themselves and not use the world as their garbage can. Do you have any great ways to get gum off of shoes?