Re: How many cubic meters of clothes does your wife have?

[Owain]

"The Natural Philosopher" wrote | I am tempted to suggest that a better use of the couple of | thousand quids worth of materials and labour to house them | would be better spent on half a dozen outfits only, that do | fit and would actually be worn...and the rest sold off or | scrapped? | What do you think?

I do not understand why women spend so much money on completely unsuitable clothes. I was taken out clothes-shopping by a woman, once. She picked this top off the rail and asked me what I thought. Twenty pounds for a flimsy synthetic thing that'll melt at the first sight of a boil-wash and last about six weeks is a waste of money is what I thought, and pointed out that the same amount of money will buy nearly a week's worth of cotton shirts from the ex-army shop.

Owain Primark Man

[Anna Kettle]

I'm puzzled cos this is a DIY group. Are you asking for assistance in calculating when the house extension will be needed?

Anna

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[Lobster]

Nah, I reckon it's totally on-topic, cos the size of the new extension will need to be directly proportional to the cubic meterage aof SWMBO's attire, won't it?

David

[dmc]

*sigh*

didn't see *her* again

That'll teach me for posting pre-coffee

Darren

[Mary Fisher]

"nightjar .uk.com>"

That's an interesting drift. I leave various clothing in our caravan on daughter's frm in Wales. It means I don't have to think about what to take, in theory. The practice is that they have to come home for washing sometimes, I got round that by having everything there blue so it's easily identifiable and packed after laundering so it's ready to go at any time - without thinking.

Mary

[Mary Fisher]

I doubt that mine would be £100.

No-one would give me that for them!

That's one reason why we don't have house insurance any more.

Mary

[nightjar]

One of the first purchases for the house was a washing machine. I keep meaning to add a tumble dryer, as sometimes I have to leave the place with washing hanging all around inside to dry. Birds can get into the garage, otherwise I would hang a line in there. However, it means that when I travel now, my luggage is usually nothing more than a few DVDs and books.

Colin Bignell

[Mary Fisher]

"nightjar .uk.com>"

That's a house. Our caravan is 10', foot-pumped cold water, two gas burners, gas lighting, a bed, table and bucket. Oh, and a 'wardrobe' for all the clothes :-)

We love it.

Mary

[Owain]

"Mary Fisher" wrote | "Cuprager" wrote | > ... she estimated in all seriousness that her clothes etc were | > valued to the sum of about 5k !!! | I doubt that mine would be £100. | No-one would give me that for them!

It's not what people would give you that matters, it's what it would cost to replace them, from new, in a hurry. The chances of BHF[1] having a collection of Daks, Austin Reed and Hardy Amies suits in my size when I need them urgently is small.

| That's one reason why we don't have house insurance any more.

That's okay if you can either afford to replace anything lost (self-insurance) or do without. Many people would need reasonably good new clothes quickly to go to work.

Owain

[1] I do mean British Heart Foundation, not British Home Stores.

[Mary Fisher]

I wouldn't want to replace any of my clothes exactly! I have no interest in clothes as long as they fit, they're comfortable, they protect me from cold and the horses from being frightened, they're in natural fabrics and aren't frightfully ugly they'll do. Tenofus or its equivalent can usually come up with something :-)

Do without is the thing. I'd quite like to lose some things but would feel guilty about dumping them. Very little of what we have is essential. The things we really value are irreplaceable anyway.

Oh I'm not advocating that everyone should have such a philosophy! We don't go to work so don't have to keep up appearances.

Mary

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[Owain]

"Mary Fisher" wrote | I wouldn't want to replace any of my clothes exactly! I have no interest | in clothes as long as they fit,

I've almost given up on that. People my shape don't die very often.

| ... Tenofus or its equivalent can usually come up | with something :-)

There is a much more limited selection in menswear.

| I'd quite like to lose some things but would feel guilty about | dumping them.

ebay is thataway ...

Or designate one of the outbuildings as a Museum and get a grant.

Owain

[The Natural Philosopher]

You are a diddy and I claim my Robert Kilroy Silk shirt.

[Mary Fisher]

People my shape die frequently. That's why I'm trying to change it ...

I wouldn't know. I don't look in womenswear! All my trousers and shirts are men's. Were.

Can't work it out. And can't be bothered.

This house is already enough like a museum ... never thought about a grant. Nah, they wouldn't allow planning permission for change of use even though it wasn't :-(

Mary

[Lurch]

On Mon, 7 Feb 2005 11:51:07 -0000, "Mary Fisher" strung together this:

People my shape die frequently too. I think people of all shapes and sizes die, it's a fact of life.