No, I've never been in the military. Cheers,
frank On November 25, 2015 10:30:36 PM EST, Alan C <c...@lantic.net> wrote: >You were in the army? > >Alan C > >-----Original Message----- >From: knarf >Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2015 10:02 PM >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >Subject: Re: PESO - The Protestor > >I have an army parka made with no animal products that somehow manages >to >not frost up. It has a "tunnel", too. > >Cheers, > >frank > >On November 25, 2015 2:31:45 PM EST, Paul <pentax1...@gmail.com> wrote: >>I have one of those parkas. When the hood is fully zipped there's >>actually a short "tunnel" of more moderate temperature air between >your >> >>face and the outside. Supposedly wolf fur was the only trim that >>wouldn't frost up in those cold temperatures. >> >>-p >> >>On 11/25/2015 12:45 PM, John wrote: >>> Wolf fur used to be the preferred trim for the hoods on heavy >parkas, >>> particularly the ones the Army & Air Force issued to personnel >>stationed >>> near the arctic circle. >>> >>> Frank mentioned that fur trim on parkas and coats was making a >>> resurgence. I don't know if the stores are selling wolf fur or not, >>but >>> that's what the image called to my mind. >>> >>> For all I know it may be an image of coyotes. Whether it's Wolves or >>> Coyotes doesn't make much difference to me, but that particular >image >>> was NOT rodents. >>> >>> Whichever way the political winds are blowing, I know a hawk from a >>> handsaw. >>> >>> >>> On 11/24/2015 11:39 PM, Ken Waller wrote: >>>> It is available from several Alaskan sources. >>>> >>>> I've considered buying a wolf pelt. >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: "Daniel J. Matyola" <danmaty...@gmail.com> >>>>> Subject: Re: PESO - The Protestor >>>>> >>>>> No store sells wolf fur. Pure propaganda. >>>>> >>>>> Dan Matyola >>>>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 9:36 PM, John <sesso...@earthlink.net> >>wrote: >>>>>> I think that's wolf fur. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 11/23/2015 11:47 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Children are dying of malnutrition; they protest about rodents. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Dan Matyola >>>>>>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Mon, Nov 23, 2015 at 7:43 PM, frank theriault >>>>>>> <knarftheria...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> As we walked downtown yesterday we saw a bunch of police cars >in >>>>>>>> front >>>>>>>> of Holt's, a very upscale department store. An animal rights >>group >>>>>>>> was >>>>>>>> protesting fur in general, but also the fact that Holt's sells >>it: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I'll likely have a gallery later in the week, but until then, >>this >>>>>>>> kind of sums it up: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2015/11/the-protestor.html >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Fur trim on parkas and coats is unfortunately seeing a >>resurgence >>>>>>>> around these parts. I'll keep political thoughts to myself. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> cheers, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> frank >>> >>> -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -- Henri Cartier-Bresson Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
