Hat articles vintage or new

[Moviehats]

Waco has always been known for hats. Standard Hat Works in Waco has a great selection of hats and can make whatever you want. This might have been where the photo was taken. Nice people too.
http://standardhatworks.com/index.html

 

[rclark]

Waco has always been known for hats. Standard Hat Works in Waco has a great selection of hats and can make whatever you want. This might have been where the photo was taken. Nice people too.
http://standardhatworks.com/index.html

You very well may be correct. They used to have a shop near the courthouse in the CBD, so it could have been that my dad just happened by at the right time for some free publicity!

 

[Tiki Tom]

Holy smokes!
Man jumps overboard after his hat. Is missing at sea.
Not a joking matter. I hope he turns up o.k.
I can see how a blown off hat could lead to some risky situations, as when my hat was blown into traffic and I had to restrain myself from running into traffic after it.
That’s the down side of hat wearing (that and looking ridiculous chasing after a hat that is tumbling down the street.)
Be safe out there, everyone.

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Search-suspended-for-man-who-jump-off-boat-to-11179919.php

 

[Willebe]

Holy smokes!
Man jumps overboard after his hat. Is missing at sea.
Not a joking matter. I hope he turns up o.k.
I can see how a blown off hat could lead to some risky situations, as when my hat was blown into traffic and I had to restrain myself from running into traffic after it.
That’s the down side of hat wearing (that and looking ridiculous chasing after a hat that is tumbling down the street.)
Be safe out there, everyone.

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Search-suspended-for-man-who-jump-off-boat-to-11179919.php

I hope he is safe. It begs the question, which hat did he have on his head? Was it very expensive or just irreplaceable due to sentimental value?

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[Tonio]

Wind trolley!

Seriously I don't use them as intended, but it is so embarrassing to be seen chasing a hat flailing down the road.

 

[Frunobulax]

Maybe he had the wind trolley attached and that's what pulled him in!

 

[Willebe]

Maybe he had the wind trolley attached and that's what pulled him in!

If he is anything like me, it took him so long to save up to buy the one hat that he just had to have it back at all cost.

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[-30-]

Up here, it's known as "thinning the herd"; more people should be wearing hats.

Regards,
J T

 

[Michael R.]

I've heard of being attached to your Hats , but ... WHOA ! Sounds like a Lounger . Hope he made it . Yeah , either he wished he had a wind trolly or he had one and it took him over . Several guys live in the bay area on here .

 

[Short Balding Guy]

Up here, it's known as "thinning the herd"; more people should be wearing hats.Regards,J T

Agreed. Thin ice, in my neighborhood culls those who might be tempted to marry their cousin or sister. The decision to jump in could only be the tip of the iceberg of bad decisions that led up to that episode IMO.

Watching for thin ice, Eric -

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Up here, it's known as "thinning the herd";

For those that would jump we call that "strengthening the gene pool".

Agreed. Thin ice, in my neighborhood culls those who might be tempted to marry their cousin or sister.

For those marrying their cousin or sister we call that "diluting the gene pool".

 

[Redfokker]

Maybe wearing a nice hat in that environment was a bad life choice to begin with. There are times when a crappy baseball cap you don't care about are appropriate, even for a lounger!

 

[rogerstg]

We're assuming it was a proper hat, but chances are that it was just a baseball cap. The story seems to be missing significant information, but one article speaks of the occupants raising the anchor, indicating the boat was at anchor. People jump off of anchored boats all the time to swim, etc. and it's no problem.

I suspect that the victim may have been caught in a current and became exhausted or had a heart attack swimming against it. Sadly, the operator may have been ignorant of basic boating safety practices to save the man. Very sad for the victim, his family and friends.