Health and Softy twatt

[Uncle Peter]

I just saw someone mowing their own lawn wearing a hi vis jacket. So he can see himself?

[charles]

probably cheaper than a former next-door neighbour, newly moved to the area, found that people were wearing sports jackets (in the 1960s) with leather patches on the elbows. So he went out and bought a new sports jacket and had leather patches added.

[Mr Pounder]

Maybe he had just got home from work and decided to spend sometime making his home look nice. You would not know about such things.

[Uncle Peter]

That means they won't wear through. In a decade he can remove the patches and he's still got a brand new jacket.

[Uncle Peter]

Why would he be wearing a hi vis jacket when he got home? He would have removed that as he got into his car.

[spuorgelgoog]

Perhaps it's his only jacket suitable for mucky tasks and he didn't want to get grass clippings on anything from Aquascutum?

Owain

[spuorgelgoog]

Weren't elbow patches compulsory issue from teacher training colleges?

Owain

[charles]

no - he would have a worn jacket with unworn elbows. Most people added leather patches to hide then fact the elbowshad worn out beofre the rest of teh jacket.

[charles]

but -- if he cycled home?

[Uncle Peter]

Then he would have been wearing 50 other stupid things.

[Uncle Peter]

Tis the elbows that wear.

I've seen plenty new ones on sale with the patches, for fashion.

[Uncle Peter]

Aqua who?

[Uncle Peter]

Like most hi vis things, it was sleeveless, going over what you wear, or not:

[Richard Tobin]

Why does this upset you?

-- Richard

[Bod]

A fear of yellow jackets?

[Brian Gaff]

No its for the birds who are all wearing goggles in all this rain?

Brian

[John Rumm]

You could get a dispensation if you had the right kind of beard and loafers...

[Dave Liquorice]

didn't

[Mr Pounder]

Why remove it?

[Uncle Peter]

Why would puzzle grass mind grass clippings on it?