Getting Maximum Wear from Your Socks?

Pat Lichter is, as documented by his wife Ann and daughters Meghan and Katie in this picture. Pat is evidently doing his part to stop excess energy use and any resultant global warming one pair of socks at a time.

Now I'm the polar opposite of Pat. I can't stand to wear socks with even a little bit of wear. Therefore, I have begun an endowment of my "old" socks to Pat's drawer. I'm looking at it as a type of carbon credits to make up for my wastefullness.