tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post2719028245769481974..comments2024-03-29T01:32:11.509+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: (What's left of my) Barbour Weather.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-40377283713844086642013-11-26T20:12:00.657+00:002013-11-26T20:12:00.657+00:00I was thinking of how my winter coat is looking sh...I was thinking of how my winter coat is looking shopworn. I bought it from someone who was moving to Dubai for at least 3 years (hubby got a job transfer, and the assignment was at least 3 years), so i'm not sure how old it is. I like everything about it and haven't seen a suitable replacement. I suppose i should start looking in earnest now so when i must replace it, i'll know where to find something else.<br />megan blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04555646904983619596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-33765821508683539212013-11-24T22:14:36.658+00:002013-11-24T22:14:36.658+00:00My Barbour is about the same age and in a similar ...My Barbour is about the same age and in a similar state of collapse They can, however , be returned to Barbour and wonderfully restored. I enquired about this a few years ago but didn't like the price, but this was before I'd discovered what a new one would cost. I look like a tramp much of the time anyway when I'm walking in the woods or working in the garden.Share my Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08817611851604816123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-63951785657072367672013-11-24T05:00:10.568+00:002013-11-24T05:00:10.568+00:00I always wash (washable) clothes before I actually...I always wash (washable) clothes before I actually wear them. Wash the newness out!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-36199136292983188052013-11-24T04:58:34.528+00:002013-11-24T04:58:34.528+00:00Wow; that could almost be mine. I don't rememb...Wow; that could almost be mine. I don't remember lending it to him; but then again...Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-4495445292171928262013-11-23T22:57:00.917+00:002013-11-23T22:57:00.917+00:00I hate having to wear in new clothes. I like the f...I hate having to wear in new clothes. I like the fact that I glue my shoes together - although I keep quite quiet about it or my wife will make me get new ones. So I can see where your coming from with the jacket - Tramp chic maybe!Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-61507318471032538942013-11-23T21:47:39.194+00:002013-11-23T21:47:39.194+00:00Well lived in, bur nice and homely. Should see you...Well lived in, bur nice and homely. Should see you through one winter at least. Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-33179854885427526522013-11-23T21:23:42.594+00:002013-11-23T21:23:42.594+00:00I don't know about Tony Blair wearing one, (hi...I don't know about Tony Blair wearing one, (his teeth scare me, but that is another story). But at the polo in Cirencester I did see Prince Charles wearing a really dirty wax jacket. he was also pictured wearing one with patches<br /><br />http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/culture/harrymount/100069844/theres-nothing-posher-than-patched-up-clothes/<br /><br />Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518631542782309728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-4960091691136701942013-11-23T14:58:47.881+00:002013-11-23T14:58:47.881+00:00She's very diplomatic.She's very diplomatic.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-59135613037127451842013-11-23T14:03:11.089+00:002013-11-23T14:03:11.089+00:00How depressing Cro - your description of the Barbo...How depressing Cro - your description of the Barbour sounds very much like a description of me.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-36536944275692740192013-11-23T13:09:03.762+00:002013-11-23T13:09:03.762+00:00As long as it's still warm and waterproof and ...As long as it's still warm and waterproof and you don't wear it to the opera.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-20656120617230187172013-11-23T12:39:11.879+00:002013-11-23T12:39:11.879+00:00So what does Lady M have to say about this coat?So what does Lady M have to say about this coat?Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-9007363123946087412013-11-23T11:55:06.438+00:002013-11-23T11:55:06.438+00:00Thank you for the very kind offer. If it would cov...Thank you for the very kind offer. If it would cover the entire coat I might accept, but if it's anything like Lady M's repair kit, it would hardly cover the elbows.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-49481818651225010042013-11-23T11:05:43.163+00:002013-11-23T11:05:43.163+00:00That looks exactly like my old Barbour but I have ...That looks exactly like my old Barbour but I have had the courage to discard mine. I do have a lovely Barbour patching kit which I could send you if you're interested.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-63004689603815263512013-11-23T11:00:31.487+00:002013-11-23T11:00:31.487+00:00About 40 years, to be precise!About 40 years, to be precise!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-32588415235393960382013-11-23T10:52:59.049+00:002013-11-23T10:52:59.049+00:00Good for at least another winter I reckon. The tro...Good for at least another winter I reckon. The trouble with new ones is that they seem to take years to break in.Frugal in Derbyshire https://www.blogger.com/profile/10221169113482164565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-78635189639916518012013-11-23T08:55:26.900+00:002013-11-23T08:55:26.900+00:00What is it about men and their reluctance to part ...What is it about men and their reluctance to part with worn out clothes? 'Beginning to show its age'????? Jennytchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13621488409334115930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-42575229538226819012013-11-23T08:20:33.271+00:002013-11-23T08:20:33.271+00:00It's wonderful.It's wonderful.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-19046325519586408692013-11-23T08:06:54.628+00:002013-11-23T08:06:54.628+00:00Nice, isn't it!Nice, isn't it!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-36405036426130677752013-11-23T07:22:54.442+00:002013-11-23T07:22:54.442+00:00Cro, I think you may be safe. I can't imagine ...Cro, I think you may be safe. I can't imagine anyone wearing anything similar to this.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.com