I need it to get warmer SOON
I’m not really worried because of my heating bill. That’s all paid for by the HOA at my condo. I do turn down the heat to 50 when I leave the house and crank it up to 70 when I get home. (Usually around 10pm. It still feels really cold and I’m wearing three layers, socks and a wool shawl.)
I tend to check over my clothes before I throw them into the hamper. This week I noticed that my beloved silk thermal tights have runs in them. I guess I haven’t been checking my clothes frequently enough. The runs have been in there for a while and they’re destroying my tights to the point they can’t be repaired.
What does this mean? I think this means I have to take a trip to REI to buy a new pair. CRUD. I need it to get warmer so I can wait till next winter to get a pair. Or I could wait till some relatives visit from Korea and bring me a new set. When I was a kid, they’d always bring me long johns printed with Hello Kitty or flowers. I remember those really well because they were super thick, but not fuzzy on the inside the way sweatpants are. And they’d make me walk stiffly because they would change the fit of my pants and I would waddle outside to sled with my warm clothes.
UPDATE: I drafted this post a few days ago. While I was out on Saturday night, it was bitter cold again. I passed up ice skating at Pentagon City, and my friend and I ducked into Hudson Trading Outfitters so he could pick up his new hiking boots. I used the opportunity to buy a pair of Patagonia Capilene thermals. The wool pair were double in price, but Patagonia recycles the capilene stuff, so I figured I was ok to buy them. I really have an aversion to buying synthetic non-biodegradable fabrics, but the price point was so much better and the recycling angle appeals to the tree hugger in me. So $44 over $82. (But I wish my Lands’ End silk thermals had lasted longer. They had a good run for 10 years. Get it?)
Debt Hater wrote:
Ten years! I love it when a good piece of clothing lasts forever… I have some pieces that are begging to be retired, but I may have to stretch them a little longer.
Posted on 12-Feb-07 at 11:03 pm | Permalink
Bro wrote:
It’s been so cold, I try not to leave the house except for work and food. Snowing right now, but it will get better spring is around the corner.
10 years, wow that’s a long time. I have some thermals I scored at HTO a few years back. Mid weight, which I only wear in the extreme cold (snow boarding, sub 10 degree hikes, etc.) I hope these last 10 years, especially since they get worn maybe five times a year.
Posted on 13-Feb-07 at 7:48 am | Permalink