shoes and carpets

Well, I've never actually gotten shocked at home from static electricity, but I remember all the times it happened in Las Vegas. Pretty much from the time I walked into the hotel I started getting shocked every time I touched someone else or a door knob. I drag my feet a lot so I must have been picking up a lot of electrons from the carpet that wanted to be released because the body naturally wants to be neutral, not charged. Besides dragging my feet, the weather conditions over there probably helped build the static electricity to levels higher than they are in Hawaii. The humidity over here must allow the electrons to leak off at a faster pace than in Vegas. I guess all I have to do is stay away from really dry or cold places.