--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: > > Richard, I guess people just like to belong to a group and having a uniform as it were, indicates what group one belongs to. Unless people really think they need camo in the cities! And would traditional camo be the best camo? What it is?
Good point, Share. I mean, how is outwear designed to make you look like a pile of leaves gonna fit in and fade into the background in the *city*, ferchrissakes? I got curious, so I Google-Imaged "urban camo" and got these: :-) > On Monday, December 23, 2013 9:58 AM, Richard Williams punditster@... wrote: > > You'll see people wearing Duck Dynasty camouflage clothing all over the place around here. Pants, T-shirts, and jackets. They probably get them at Walmart - there is also some Duck merchandise at the Cracker Barrel too. And, at Old Navy. > > I have a pair of camo cargo pants that I got at Old Navy. Sometimes I wear them on hot days at the dog park or when I'm out hiking in the Texas Hill Country. Up where Dad lives, I see people wearing camo out to dinner at the Roadhouse. Camo is very popular these days. I've even seen camo paint themes on a few pickup trucks. Go figure. > > A few days ago we were at Nordstrom's Rack and I saw a pair of camouflage sneakers. I said to Rita: "If I bought these I probably couldn't find both shoes when I need them." LoL! > > > > On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 10:06 AM, Richard J. Williams punditster@... wrote: > > Good point. Around here, all you have to do is bundle up in some warm clothes for a few days. > > > >Just before the cold spell hit here, my AC went on the blink, so I > called Jon Wayne Heating and Air Conditioning. They charge $100.00 > just to show up and the cost goes up from there. And who can trust > those guys anyway? > > > >Since I didn't need the AC for a week or so, I put off calling > until a few days ago. Then, I got Sam Diego to come over and he > found a dead capacitor in the unit. He charged me $29.50 for the > service call. The AC works great now, if I need it. > > > > > >The rent is too damn high! > > > > > > > >On 12/9/2013 8:46 PM, Bhairitu wrote: > > > > > >>And get a big heating bill next month. I have a space heater if I really need it. My furnace needs a tune up but no one around here seems to know anyone honest about those things and it needs to be done in the fall as right now they're busy fixing ones that have broken down. As it is the house is set for 65 degrees most of the day and evening. > >> > >>On 12/09/2013 05:57 PM, s3raphita@... wrote: > >> > >> > >>>Re "Today, I wore a leather jacket, black; and a sweater underneath, blue; and boots, brown; and a wooly cap, navy, pulled down over my ears. And, that's when I was inside my home office.": > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>Why not turn up the heating? Then you could wear a silk shirt and linen slacks and feel unrestricted. > >> > > >