Chit Chat
Welcome to Live View – Take the tour to learn more
Start Tour
There is currently 1 person viewing this thread.
or have they done away with them.in the old days a person would say to themselves"oh,its raining ,i better get my mac."
Show More
i think people who go for walks up mountains wear them.
yes,the mackintosh,rain hat,and a pair of water boots.
it was a bit like gambling,you look at the clouds passing over head,you ask yourself if it rained yesterday(sort of studying the form).what did the forecast say,how long will my journey last (and all that sort of stuff)and then you make a decision after weighing up all the data ,and you decide to take a chance that it won't rain.
"well how was your day?"..................""ah,don't ask,i got soaked!"
yes,the mackintosh,rain hat,and a pair of water boots.
it was a bit like gambling,you look at the clouds passing over head,you ask yourself if it rained yesterday(sort of studying the form).what did the forecast say,how long will my journey last (and all that sort of stuff)and then you make a decision after weighing up all the data ,and you decide to take a chance that it won't rain.
"well how was your day?"..................""ah,don't ask,i got soaked!"
And then someone invented the BIKE mackintosh,this was sort of like a table cloth with a hole in the middle,the idea being that you put your head into the hole and spread the rest of it out like a tent covering the handlebars and saddle of the bike,and you get a dry ride home.
it was like driving a car with only your head stuck through the roof of it.And of course it you had the rain hat you were made up to get home dry as a bone.
it was like driving a car with only your head stuck through the roof of it.And of course it you had the rain hat you were made up to get home dry as a bone.
A gentleman isn't properly dressed without an umbrella!
Men used to be defined by their raincoats at the racetrack.
Dave Pipe (Martin's father) must have been the wealthiest and most successful bookmaker in the West Country, but I don't think I ever once saw him without the same ancient, dark, shapeless mac, even on sunlit August afternoons at Newton Abbot. He lived in a house at Martin's yard, and he was still wearing that mac when I saw him on the gallops.
Dodger McCartney was the great survivor among the propunters, and as a man who only followed the winter game, he made sure he always had his raincoat on him - in his case a beige trench coat, collar turned up, belt loose. And a way of wearing it that enabled him to appear smart and confident when telling some titled owner his horse was a certainty, yet suitably just a bit down-at-heel when talking to the likes of me.
Tick-Up Stan was no propunter, but he somehow managed to be a permanent fixture at the London tracks and southern gaffs - always with a raincoat folded over his left arm, a half-filled pint glass in his right hand, and a story about how he was this jockey's uncle, and if you bought this racecard off him ...
Dave Pipe (Martin's father) must have been the wealthiest and most successful bookmaker in the West Country, but I don't think I ever once saw him without the same ancient, dark, shapeless mac, even on sunlit August afternoons at Newton Abbot. He lived in a house at Martin's yard, and he was still wearing that mac when I saw him on the gallops.
Dodger McCartney was the great survivor among the propunters, and as a man who only followed the winter game, he made sure he always had his raincoat on him - in his case a beige trench coat, collar turned up, belt loose. And a way of wearing it that enabled him to appear smart and confident when telling some titled owner his horse was a certainty, yet suitably just a bit down-at-heel when talking to the likes of me.
Tick-Up Stan was no propunter, but he somehow managed to be a permanent fixture at the London tracks and southern gaffs - always with a raincoat folded over his left arm, a half-filled pint glass in his right hand, and a story about how he was this jockey's uncle, and if you bought this racecard off him ...
Statistical analysis shows that the demise of raincoats has coincided with a decrease in 'flashing'.
In the 60's and 70's the local papers were filled with stories of ladies being upset by flashers. Now it is very rare.
Research has been unable to determine causation. Has the decline of the raincoat caused flashing to diminish -
or has the decline in flashing hit raincoat sales?
Researchers describe it as a chicken and egg situation. Which came first?
I reckon its the bloke in the raincoat.
In the 60's and 70's the local papers were filled with stories of ladies being upset by flashers. Now it is very rare.
Research has been unable to determine causation. Has the decline of the raincoat caused flashing to diminish -
or has the decline in flashing hit raincoat sales?
Researchers describe it as a chicken and egg situation. Which came first?
I reckon its the bloke in the raincoat.
They were very good for a trip to the cinema to watch a risque film.
I recently bought a Mackintosh. Its made from a rubberised cotton, patented by General Mackintosh in 1824. They have a shop in London.
Post Your Reply
Please login to post a reply.
Wonder
Instance ID: 13539