On Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:21:52 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

> On 4/18/2013 4:17 PM, sf wrote:
> >> Every time we have a hurricane, you will see female TV reporters, on
> >> >camera, wearing baseball caps. I just can't stand it.
> >> >
> > I haven't seen that, but if I did... I'd assume it was because either
> > they haven't washed their hair in a few days and it's a mess, there's
> > no hair stylist available or maybe their industrial strength hair
> > spray can't withstand hurricane force wind.
>
> True enough, if they need a hat an adjustable ball cap would likely stay
> on their head better than some big floppy brimmed hat. (Or as Cheri
> pointed out, they could stick their pony tail through the back.) Why
> they don't just wear a slicker with a hood is beyond me.
>
I must be watching the wrong channels because I just see women
reporters in rain gear, not baseball caps.

--
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On Thu, 18 Apr 2013 07:00:32 -0500, George Leppla
> wrote:

>On 4/17/2013 9:04 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>> I don't need to wear a hat otherwise, I
>> have a full head of thick wavy hair, I don't need to wear a hat to
>> hide baldness.
>
>
>FWIW... I think some bald guys wear hats to keep their head from getting
>sunburned. I remember getting a very short crew-cut on a Saturday
>morning when I was a kid and by that night, my head was so red that you
>could read a book by the glow.
>
>I only have a couple of hats..... a wide brim Tilley that I wear when I
>am on vacation in the tropics and a Dodgers baseball cap that I wear
>when I am mowing the lawn to keep the dust out of my hair.
>
>George L


I had a revelation some years ago after being out in the cook of April
with a strong sun and found my hair is not as thick as it once was.
Hats are protection from sun and keep the dome warm.

Personally, if find that baldness is kind of nice. Easy to maintain,
never gets mussed in the wind, no time to comb and style it. Nor do I
see any reason to hide it. Life happens and my wife still loves me
sans hair.

On 18 Apr 2013 13:06:59 GMT, notbob > wrote:



>
>Sure, Tilley makes good Summer hats, but to damned pricey for a cotton
>rag. I gotta Tilley clone bush hat last Summer from WW for $10.
>Mostly, I wear bucket hats in warm weather. The last 3-4 were a
>measly $6.
>
>nb

In winter, I wear a couple of Borsalino from Delmonico. This is a
real old fashioned hatter. I do need something new for the summer.
http://www.delmonicohatter.com/

On 2013-04-19, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

> In winter, I wear a couple of Borsalino from Delmonico. This is a
> real old fashioned hatter. I do need something new for the summer.
> http://www.delmonicohatter.com/

Nice hats, but a bit outta my league at this point in time. OTOH, I
could see myself in that Borsalino Downbrim Panama. Very chic.

nb

On 18/04/2013 11:27 PM, notbob wrote:
> On 2013-04-19, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>> In winter, I wear a couple of Borsalino from Delmonico. This is a
>> real old fashioned hatter. I do need something new for the summer.
>> http://www.delmonicohatter.com/
>
> Nice hats, but a bit outta my league at this point in time. OTOH, I
> could see myself in that Borsalino Downbrim Panama. Very chic.
>
>


I wear a a number of different clothes. They are expensive but they are
durable, and they are great for travel. I get years of constant wear
out of a pair of Tilley pants. Last year someone complimented me on a
Tilley short I was wearing. I had bought that shirt in the spring of
1999 and took it with me on a trip to Europe. It was great for travel
because it cold be hand washed in a sink with a bit of detergent,
rinsed, wrung out and hung on a hanger and be wrinkle free and ready to
wear in about an hour.

On 2013-04-24, Dave Smith > wrote:

> Marty Marty If you're able
> Get your elbows off the table
> This is not a horse's stable
> But a public eating table.

heh heh.... good one, Dave.

If it's at home and everyone is tired from stuffing their face and
gulping wine, I don't see why one can't rest elbows on the table.
That's at home where no one gives a rat's ass. In public, would it
kill to show a little class and refrain from acting the backwoods
hillbilly? Jay-sus! It's like: I don't wipe my ass at yer table!
I'd appreciate some manners at mine.

nb

On Apr 16, 11:58*am, "Pete C." > wrote:
> Metspitzer wrote:
>
> > I was taught not too put my elbows on the table in a restaurant. Since
> > it is a very comfortable position, I ignore my manners. *When that
> > happens, I always look around and find, at least, half of the room
> > doing the same.
>
> That bit of dining etiquette seems to have gone the way of the dodo,
> even in some pretty high end restaurants. Times change, people change...

And not always for the better.

N.