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Tassierob wrote:
The thing that I really noticed though was all the fashion clones...male and female all in their blue jeans, dark tops and black puffer jackets as it is mid winter down here. Hardly any colour except black to be seen.
Winter clothing is starting to appear in the shops in the northern hemisphere. My wife commented how drab winter clothing is. We both think that winter clothes should be bright and colourful to make up for the lack of sun and generally make people feel happier.
Charlie
Tassierob wrote:
The thing that I really noticed though was all the fashion clones...male and female all in their blue jeans, dark tops and black puffer jackets as it is mid winter down here. Hardly any colour except black to be seen.
Winter clothing is starting to appear in the shops in the northern hemisphere. My wife commented how drab winter clothing is. We both think that winter clothes should be bright and colourful to make up for the lack of sun and generally make people feel happier.
Charlie
There are the occasional little flashes though, my favorite outdoor store ( MEC ) has announced some of their Winter stuff, and I have my eye on a sweet waterproof breathable shell, nice details, and one version is this gorgeous sunny yellow! The shoulders/hood are brown, but that seems to work. Will have to try one on.
It has been quite a while since I noticed any reaction at all. But yesterday the wife and I stopped at a large chain grocery store (Ingle's) on our way back from a day of crusing around Lake Chatuge in my restored 1965 Starcraft runabout. I happened to be wearing a black Spartan Utilikilt (which I have worn to that store many times before). As we were walking out the door we passed a man with a tiny man-child in tow. My wife laughed, and when I asked what was funny she said the kid said, "that man is wearing a dress!" So I guess the little ones really do pay attention.
Ordained Deacon and Ruling Elder, Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church.
Was complimented on my black "swirl" tweed skirt today by an elderly woman getting off a tour bus. I think she tried to grope me, but my keys on my waist blocked her. "Feral women" annoy me, but I usually don't encounter them in mundania.
Yesterday I had a day out with some friends, all of whom were used to seeing me in a kilt. This time it was a black&white checquered wrap skirt --what's the difference? (!)
We joined a group of some 20 people in the 10 - 40 age range and enjoyed being shown around a nature reserve full of pink flamingos, some 40,000, so we were told by the knowledgeable and friendly guide. Of course neither the humans no the birds paid any attention to my attire.
This lack of interest was made up for when we went on to refresh ourselves at the village café, where a very friendly waitress insisted on having her photo taken with this unusual customer. "What will you do with the photo?" I asked.
"Put it up on the wall in the café beside pictures of the other famous people !!!"
In the mid 19th Century a famous noted British explorer, member of the Royal Society returned from deepest Africa and reported having found herds of a previously unknown species of bison with no noses. This was before the advent of photography and sketches done by himself were all the illustrations available.
One of his learned listeners got up and asked the question: Good Gracious, but however did they smell?.......to which our explorer replied: 'Terrible!'
crfriend wrote:
But 40,000 flamingoes -- wasn't the smell just a wee bit bad?
They spread themselves across and around a shallow lake, and from the viewing places on the shore, I did not notice any bird smell. We weren't allowed to get near the birds, as they are very easily frightened.
More noticeable was the sulfurous emanations from the lake itself, which reminded me of the smell from the lake in Tunis. There, however, we used to block out the smell of lake mud by buying bunches of jasmin flowers -- delicious! None were available in the flamingo reserve, unfortunately.
In the West End of Glasgow today, I overheard a comment "That's a one-legged trooser"! Gave me a wee smile. However as the remark came from behind me and the place was busy, I had no way of telling who had said it, so no chance of a wee bit of banter about my skirt.
It was going home time at a local school, and my choice of attire gave a lot of schoolgirls a surprise!
In Rothesay this morning, I went into a "wee cafe" called Zaveroni's on the front, opposite the ferry port. The woman working there cooked me a breakfast, then just as I was about to start eating, she said "Are you wearing a skirt?" I said yes, she said "Stand up and let me have a look." I did, spilling some coffee as I did so. She said "It's a man skirt isn't it" I said, "Well spotted". The skirt was my Midas Jeans Skirt. Apparently she is a seamstress, hence her noticing the different cut of the skirt. I was quite impressed at her spotting the difference, that was the only comment I had in a very full week of voyaging, without a pair of trousers on the boat at all. Once I find the Before the Wind thread I will add more detail of the voyage.
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Big and Bashful wrote:"It's a man skirt isn't it" I said, "Well spotted". The skirt was my Midas Jeans Skirt. Apparently she is a seamstress, hence her noticing the different cut of the skirt. I was quite impressed at her spotting the difference, that was the only comment I had in a very full week of voyaging, without a pair of trousers on the boat at all. Once I find the Before the Wind thread I will add more detail of the voyage.
But what about the small amount of coffee spilt?!
That's a very good observation, sir, quite obviously made by a highly competent seamstress. I hope you got her 'phone number!
By the by, well done on ya lad for not taking a pair of the ruddy trousers with ye. You've got my hand in congratulation for that!
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Hi B&B,
great result, never having worn a "manskirt" I've never had that particular comment. Even better that you didn't have to resort to "breeks".
I'd wonder, perhaps, if that lady could have a business opportunity, making skirts for guys. It does seem a wasted talent for her to be waiting table.
On my own behalf, I was talking to a couple of builders who were doing some maintenance work around our new improved "smoking area", yesterday and they seemed not to notice my skirt at all.
Steve.
It was hot yesterday in the Midwest. I had a couple hundred of miles to drive and my AC wasn't working. I wore a light khaki colored skirt and no shirt driving, putting a shirt on for rest areas, the gas station, and an Aldi grocery. No evidence anyone noticed the skirt.
