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post #11041 of 31851
3/20/12 at 12:31am
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Originally Posted by Gerry Nelson View Post

Thanks, man, and while we're on the subject of bickering about the small things, another thought occurred to me.

It's not uncommon to get caught up in things - clothes, fitness, playing music, etc. I do it all the time. I sometimes have trouble keeping in mind why I'm doing these things and end up getting sidetracked and obsessed - I'm not going to the gym for the sake of going to the gym and I'm not buying these clothes for the sake of buying them. 

The bottom line is that these all flow through into real life. Enjoy what you do and don't obsess. Wear the hell out of these clothes while you're being awesome in life. 

I've been in guitar forums where people are so obsessed about tiny details that they forget to play the damn thing. 

The main thing is to have fun with it all  - life is too short!

Exactly...could not agree more (and can be guilt of this myself).
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post #11042 of 31851
3/20/12 at 2:28am
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Originally Posted by Gerry Nelson View Post

I've been in guitar forums where people are so obsessed about tiny details that they forget to play the damn thing. 

The main thing is to have fun with it all  - life is too short!

Same things happen in bike forums, or ski forums.

A good phrase I use is 'analysis paralysis'.
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post #11043 of 31851
3/20/12 at 2:45am
Or diving forums wink.gif
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post #11044 of 31851
3/20/12 at 2:48am
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Originally Posted by bhall41 View Post

Or diving forums wink.gif

or car forums, use the wrong wax or polish or oil and they treat you like a mass murderer.
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post #11045 of 31851
3/20/12 at 3:22am
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Originally Posted by Doug11 View Post

Will do - can you direct me to a retailer ?
I assume they are cotton ? Are they soft or scratchy/wrinkly feeling ?
Can they be ironed at home via a steam iron ? My Hilditch and Key Shirts cannot, they have to be dry-cleaned.
thanks

Eh? That's a bit odd. I've got four H&K shirts from several years back, and all of them (even the Sea Island cotton) can be machine-washed and ironed at home without any problems. The cloth is soft and smooth and they've all worn very well with no problems at all. Rather strange to hear that they have to be dry-cleaned.
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post #11046 of 31851
3/20/12 at 5:22am

David Jones has some nice ones.

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post #11047 of 31851
3/20/12 at 6:03am

Gents,

 

Possible bargain?

 

Cheers,

 

Eightace

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post #11048 of 31851
3/20/12 at 2:14pm
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Originally Posted by Doug11 View Post

My Hilditch and Key Shirts cannot, they have to be dry-cleaned.
thanks

This is s a first . Myself and few friends wear H&K shirts and we have never had this problem. I will scrub the collars with Sard soap if required and then just wash them on a normal cycle and air dry, fine every time.

Also what does it cost to have a shirt dry cleaned?
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post #11049 of 31851
3/20/12 at 2:58pm
I don't see why h&k need to be treated any differently, they are all just cotton afterall. Fading and shrinkage are pretty much the only reasons why you wouldn't wash them.

And about SF taking things too seriously, some people in this forum seem to think dressing like a ponce will solve every single one of lifes problems.
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post #11050 of 31851
3/20/12 at 3:22pm
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Originally Posted by Journeyman View Post

Eh? That's a bit odd. I've got four H&K shirts from several years back, and all of them (even the Sea Island cotton) can be machine-washed and ironed at home without any problems. The cloth is soft and smooth and they've all worn very well with no problems at all. Rather strange to hear that they have to be dry-cleaned.

+1

According to Charles Nakhle, good cloth, however luxurious, usually loves to be ironed. For example, my Alumu poplins, a two-ply 80 and a two-ply 120, are easily ironed without much trouble at all.

(However, and this just occurred to me, Charles DID mention that he dislikes Sea Island for this climate, and much prefers Egyptian cotton; something about its propensity for wrinkling.)
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post #11051 of 31851
3/20/12 at 3:24pm
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Originally Posted by blahman View Post

And about SF taking things too seriously, some people in this forum seem to think dressing like a ponce will solve every single one of lifes problems.

Bugger, it won't?
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post #11052 of 31851
3/20/12 at 3:38pm
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Originally Posted by Doug11 View Post

or car forums, use the wrong wax or polish or oil and they treat you like a mass murderer.
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Originally Posted by __PG__ View Post

Same things happen in bike forums, or ski forums.
A good phrase I use is 'analysis paralysis'.

And football forums. My God. I have seen people call others out for a punch up, even designating a time and place, just because they disagree about player signings!

Perhaps the WAYWRN thread should be renamed WAYWRN...That We Can Complain About.
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post #11053 of 31851
3/20/12 at 3:45pm
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Originally Posted by The Ernesto View Post

And football forums. My God. I have seen people call others out for a punch up, even designating a time and place, just because they disagree about player signings!
Perhaps the WAYWRN thread should be renamed WAYWRN...That We Can Complain About.

Wait till you get on the martial arts forums...

Bullshido is expecially 'enjoyable'.
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post #11054 of 31851
3/20/12 at 3:49pm
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Originally Posted by eightace View Post

Gents,

Possible bargain?

Cheers,

Eightace

Hmm, I'm interested to know what they mean by "lightweight". Those are made by C&J, appear to be similar to the Westbourne or Belgrave. They're a good buy at that price. But, shipping may cost you because Brooks Brothers don't ship to us. Also, not sure if the sole is channeled or the welt stitching is exposed as there are no pictures. To me, it looks like a bench grade model on the 337 last. As for using the word "lightweight", I don't think the type of calfskin should make much difference to us in Australia, but in the US, the inclement winter weather means that shell cordovan and other similarly "heavy" shoes are favoured.
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post #11055 of 31851
3/20/12 at 4:02pm
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Originally Posted by The Ernesto View Post

And football forums. My God. I have seen people call others out for a punch up, even designating a time and place, just because they disagree about player signings!
Perhaps the WAYWRN thread should be renamed WAYWRN...That We Can Complain About.
Tell me about it, I'm off sick with tonsillitis this week so haven't posted a fit since last week, but have had the time while camped on the couch to watch the silly arguments and basically non existent fits on there. No one fro MC is going to agree with the Sw&d blokes so I don't know why it's taken about 300 posts in 2 days to realize that. All it's doing is scaring people off from posting fits, which is the purpose of the thread.
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