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  1. Brinybay

    What do you do for Living?

    Most of the time, yes. I love the work. Although there are times I may not show it because I'm one of those types who scowl when I'm trying to concentrate. And when the bus is in motion, believe you me, I am CONCENTRATING on maneuvering a behemoth of a vehicle filled with a couple dozen...
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    What do you do for Living?

    I drive a city bus.
  3. Brinybay

    Ancestor hat pics

    You're probably correct about that. In the group photo that Russ posted, the men all have their hats pushed back. I wouldn't be surprised if the photographer instructed them to do that for the pic.
  4. Brinybay

    Ancestor hat pics

    I just assumed an ancestor is an ancestor, male or female. With that said, here's my maternal Grandmother in her "sombrero", holding Mom when she was a baby, 1922.
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    Ancestor hat pics

    Mom in 1937, age 16, in a hat she made herself: Dad, c1942, age 22: His Dad (my Grandfather), c1957: Apparently the paternal hat line stopped there. Pictures of Great Grandpa all show him w/o a hat. Even Dad stopped wearing one when he got into his 40s, which would have...
  7. Brinybay

    The Long Oval Unfortunate's Club

    Dumb question from a newbie, but what is "Long Oval"? I know my hat size is 7 1/8, but how do I tell if I'm LO? Are there other designations of Oval, e.g. is there a Short Oval? Medium Oval?
  8. Brinybay

    The Dumbest Comment I Ever Heard

    Not anywhere near as disgusting had I continued to take daily verbal abuse from an unkempt loudmouth slob. He got what was coming to him.
  9. Brinybay

    Gun Boats - like them or dislike them?

    "Wingtips" to us Yanks. I love them, although I don't own a pair. Elegant and stylish.
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    The Dumbest Comment I Ever Heard

    When I used to work at a bank, the dress code was business casual, but I always wore a dress shirt, pants, and tie, but w/o a blazer/sport coat or hat. I worked different jobs during my tenure there. In one office, a couple of guys started to emulate me and began wearing a tie also. But in my...
  11. Brinybay

    I'm going clothes shopping, what do you suggest?

    I still have the double-breasted blazer that came with the suit. But it's black. That's ok, it was only $20, so I still have room to get something better down the line. I just really needed to retire my winter jacket for now. What would you suggest for a warmer-weather jacket? Just...
  13. Brinybay

    I'm going clothes shopping, what do you suggest?

    Blazers and a tie, hoo-boy, I dunno. There was another FL person here who said something about wanting to dress nicely for his very casual office, but if he did, his co-workers would go bezerk. Same with my friends. On the other hand, I liked the look of someone's avatar where the gentleman...
  14. Brinybay

    1930s Israel

    French for "correctamundo", lol
  15. Brinybay

    I'm going clothes shopping, what do you suggest?

    Good info, thanks. I'm 5'8", 200lbs, but working on the weight, have lost 12 lbs so far since the first of the year. My goal is to get to 170-180, and stay there (I've done this before, then went back to old habits and, well, the result is as I am now.) I looked up some of the stuff Marty...
  16. Brinybay

    1930s Israel

    I cheated and used AltaVista: "The more something changes, the more it stays the same."
  17. Brinybay

    Lunar Eclipse Feb. 20th

    It stayed clear here for most of the start of it. I was scuba diving in Elliot Bay at it's peak. The sea lions were particularly noisy before we got in the water. While at depth, two large harbor seals kept buzzing us through much of the dive. But none of that can really be attributed to...
  19. Brinybay

    What is your biggest vice?

    Do you mean girls with no backbone, or that you have no backbone? Oh, wait, that's invertebrate. Never mind! [huh]
  20. Brinybay

    I'm going clothes shopping, what do you suggest?

    Hey Marty I'm totally clueless to clothes and also terms. When browsing FL, I have a second tab open to a dictionary to look up some of the terms youse guys use. That's a good thing. T-shirts I know, sweatshirts I know, golf shirts I know, but what's a "blazer"? "Dresser outer jacket"...
  21. Brinybay

    I'm going clothes shopping, what do you suggest?

    I realize that, but I'm looking for stylish, but casual. I would feel silly and uncomfortable wearing a suit all the time. My everyday activities simply do not allow for that formal of attire. My employer prescribes a uniform - shirt, pants, shoes, that they pay for, I can wear only that to...
  22. Brinybay

    I'm going clothes shopping, what do you suggest?

    I'm a blue-collar guy, the only opportunities for me to wear a suit are at weddings and funerals.
  23. Brinybay

    Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds

    It pays to take a hike. One of my NY resolves is more exercise, so I go for a walk in the morning. Today I went a little farther to see if there were any breakfast places other than McD's. I spotted a second-hand store that I never noticed before, even though I've driven through that...

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