Gladrags

[clarkete]

2 hours ago, Yoghurt on a Stick said:

I rarely make attire purchases now, but if I do it's charity shops. They are and always were lovely places to be. That said, I do like lovely design, and sometimes that can only be found in contemporary fashions. I don't buy such things, I look at them. I even had a bash at constructing a Romany Gipsy type piece for a woman - see photo. 

I can definitely see that photo, you've fixed yerself 😊

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

42 minutes ago, clarkete said:

Iyou've fixed yerself 😊

I'm a little hazy right now, and can't get a grip on what that would mean. Any chance of further information / data? I may have to declare myself unfit for command soon.  lol

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

45 minutes ago, clarkete said:

I can definitely see that photo, you've fixed yerself 😊

Don't worry. The penny has dropped. I'm not firing on all cylinders.

 

[clarkete]

9 hours ago, Yoghurt on a Stick said:

Don't worry. The penny has dropped. I'm not firing on all cylinders.

 

My first car was like that 😊

Badly hand painted marina palmed off on me by a geezer at work. 

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

1 hour ago, clarkete said:

My first car was like that 😊

Badly hand painted marina palmed off on me by a geezer at work. 

My kind of first car was a company car. There were two surveyors positions and they came with a car - to get around surveying. Anyway,. it was an insane situation as the only other two company cars were the CEO's and her right wing man's. So we (the two surveyors) kind of stood out as having a big perk that nobody else got. They even bought me a brand new car once. I was a little naughty with that car. I once found myself driving on a sea road in it when the tide was already more in that would have been liked. I was getting off Shell Island. Anyway, to cut a long story short, I didn't wash down the underside of that car. I suspect that the salt water won't have done the underside much good. I mean, the whole floor etc could fall out away from the body of the car. Then you;'d have this Flintstones type car arrangement going on! And yes,I have had a smoke, so am now rambling.

[clarkete]

4 hours ago, Yoghurt on a Stick said:

My kind of first car was a company car. There were two surveyors positions and they came with a car - to get around surveying. Anyway,. it was an insane situation as the only other two company cars were the CEO's and her right wing man's. So we (the two surveyors) kind of stood out as having a big perk that nobody else got. They even bought me a brand new car once. I was a little naughty with that car. I once found myself driving on a sea road in it when the tide was already more in that would have been liked. I was getting off Shell Island. Anyway, to cut a long story short, I didn't wash down the underside of that car. I suspect that the salt water won't have done the underside much good. I mean, the whole floor etc could fall out away from the body of the car. Then you;'d have this Flintstones type car arrangement going on! And yes,I have had a smoke, so am now rambling.

He he, I'm assuming those days before everything was galvanised?

I like the expression "right wing man", he he. 

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

4 hours ago, clarkete said:

He he, I'm assuming those days before everything was galvanised?

I like the expression "right wing man", he he. 

Hello clarkete,

Fuck knows. I mean on the galvanising front. Maybe it was galvanised and didn't suffer any harm. Oh my good God, maybe I could get to tick that one off as a non runner. That would assuage the Roman Catholic guilt some. Actually, about that last bit - just because I said it, it doesn't mean that i still suffer from it. Glad we've all got that one sorted - natch! 

[giantkatestacks]

I really like those trainers, thank god you haven't added a link.

[Tom White]

Pondering some croc cowboy boots. Wasn’t brave enough last year….

[stuie]

32 minutes ago, Tom White said:

Pondering some croc cowboy boots. Wasn’t brave enough last year….

They look fabulous, but I’m not sure they are suitable for a muddy year

[tarw]

33 minutes ago, Tom White said:

Pondering some croc cowboy boots. Wasn’t brave enough last year….

🤮

[marathonsteve]

23 hours ago, clarkete said:

I can definitely see that photo, you've fixed yerself 😊

Charity shops are the way forward

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

8 hours ago, marathonsteve said:

Charity shops are the way forward

It wouldn't always be a wise thing to source your footwear only from charity shops. In addition, do even the most ardent of 'green' supporters source their underwear from charity shops, or do they buy new? 

[marathonsteve]

On 2/2/2023 at 8:13 AM, Yoghurt on a Stick said:

It wouldn't always be a wise thing to source your footwear only from charity shops. In addition, do even the most ardent of 'green' supporters source their underwear from charity shops, or do they buy new? 

I always source my foot ware from Charity shops the last 25 years why wouldn’t you.

[Franky]

On 1/28/2023 at 2:40 PM, CaledonianGonzo said:

Anyone got any leads on bargain threads or otherwise nifty Glastonbury couture?

My own personal vibe is getting incrementally more depraved year on year and 2023 feels like the year to step it up.

I started theming my Glastonbury's a few years ago, I've done Super Heroes, Star Wars, I'm thinking mad loud Hawaiian shirts this year :)  

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

13 hours ago, marathonsteve said:

I always source my foot ware from Charity shops the last 25 years why wouldn’t you.

Because you're great Steve, and I'm not. Happy now?

Oh, and I have a very real phobia about second hand footwear. Please don't try to do 'the science' on this one, as it'll not work. It would be an extraordinarily odd situation for me to buy something new other than footwear, pants and socks.

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

Actually, thinking about it further, maybe there is an onus on me to get therapy to overcome my phobias. Not a Reiki Master are you by any chance steve?

[marathonsteve]

9 hours ago, Yoghurt on a Stick said:

Actually, thinking about it further, maybe there is an onus on me to get therapy to overcome my phobias. Not a Reiki Master are you by any chance steve?

Charity Shops are your Reiki 

[LeeHC]

On 2/6/2023 at 11:42 AM, Yoghurt on a Stick said:

Because you're great Steve, and I'm not. Happy now?

Oh, and I have a very real phobia about second hand footwear. Please don't try to do 'the science' on this one, as it'll not work. It would be an extraordinarily odd situation for me to buy something new other than footwear, pants and socks.

 

On 2/5/2023 at 9:28 PM, marathonsteve said:

I always source my foot ware from Charity shops the last 25 years why wouldn’t you.

I'm all for maximising the lifespan of things- but someone has the buy them new initially. Clothes and shoes have a finite lifespan so without new clothing entering the marketplace even charity shops would have nothing to sell in the end....

[2019]

I may stick to random stuff printed on the back of old t-shirts. Last year it was 'I think I'm alone now'/Tiffany, and 'No man can escape'/Rango.

Just got to come up with something a little more left-field. 

[marathonsteve]

6 hours ago, LeeHC said:

 

I'm all for maximising the lifespan of things- but someone has the buy them new initially. Clothes and shoes have a finite lifespan so without new clothing entering the marketplace even charity shops would have nothing to sell in the end....

My Mum brought me up on Jumble Sales when I was much younger. I progressed much much later on to Carboots, then Discoverd Charity shops. However Car boots are a gold mine. 

[marathonsteve]

car Boot Sales are much much cheaper than Charity Shops in my experience 

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

On 2/6/2023 at 9:20 PM, marathonsteve said:

Charity Shops are your Reiki 

They are indeed. I love them. I happened to be 'the driver' at a funeral just before Christmas. When I say 'the driver' I mean that I had to stay sober to be in the position of whisking a mate off from a wake if it all kicked off - and believe me the potential was there. Anyway, to cut a long story shorter, it meant that I had to stay sober while a load of plastic paddy's got pissed out of their minds in front of a sober me (I had taken a few pharmaceuticals though).

Anyway, bored out of my skull, I decided to leave the wake and go to a charity shop nearby. I hadn't got any jeans that are not covered in glue and paint. So I walk into the first charity shop on that road, and bingo - two pairs of decent jeans at £4.50 a pair. 

No need to talk to me about charity shops, really. You'd be preaching to the converted. I just don't do footwear, underwear and socks.

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

9 hours ago, 2019 said:

I may stick to random stuff printed on the back of old t-shirts. Last year it was 'I think I'm alone now'/Tiffany, and 'No man can escape'/Rango.

Just got to come up with something a little more left-field. 

I

Tiffany

 

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

9 hours ago, LeeHC said:

 

I'm all for maximising the lifespan of things- but someone has the buy them new initially. Clothes and shoes have a finite lifespan so without new clothing entering the marketplace even charity shops would have nothing to sell in the end....

Can't argue with that.