Femininity, clothing, and dealing with heat- was Re: [TheForge] Watch Rob kill me

Sun Jun 23 05:51:01 2002

I've been using the Carhartt Chore coats in the Winter for twenty plus 
years and they have never been fire proof. I also use the dungaree jackets 
in the Spring and Fall. It takes me about two years to reduce a new coat to 
a large pile of rags and then it might live in the truck as an emergency 
garment in case I get wet and need to change. The advantage is that they 
don't tear to easily and you can smell the cotton burning so you know to 
finish the wire and put yourself out
L Brown
NY

At 11:19 PM 6/22/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>At 03:55 AM 6/22/02, you wrote:
>
>I did, a few years back. They responded by saying the product is the same 
>( it isn't) and putting a label on the pants saying they aren't 
>fireproof.....sigh
>
>
>
>
>>Have you written the company? Sometimes the beancounters talk them into a
>>change that they don't realize makes a real difference to the product, and
>>they're looking for an excuse to go back.
>>
>>Yes, some businesses are just out to make money, but there are still a few
>>who pride themselves on the quality of their products, and generally they
>>tend to be in the working man's sector....
>>
>>Phlip
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Peter Fels and Phoebe Palmer" <[email protected]>
>>To: <[email protected]>
>>Sent: Saturday, June 22, 2002 3:08 AM
>>Subject: Re: Femininity, clothing, and dealing with heat- was Re: [TheForge]
>>Watch Rob kill me
>>
>>
>> > At 05:22 AM 6/21/02, you wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> > >On Fri, 21 Jun 2002 01:29:44 -0700 Peter Fels and Phoebe Palmer
>> > ><[email protected]> writes:
>> > > > At 08:49 AM 6/20/02, you wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > > Phlip;
>> > > >
>> > > > The burning pants in question ( Carharts) are all cotton allegedly
>> > > > and  were the most fire resistant available at one time...no more.
>> > > >
>> > >What if you washed them in a borax solution?
>> >
>> > And not rinsed em?
>> > Shouldn't have to. Something  in the product has changed in the last ten
>> > years or so...Before Carharts, Frisco jeans lasted years of heavy use,
>>then
>> > they were bought out by Lee and that ended that.
>> > I don't mind paying for pants that will last, Carharts used to
>> > but...........Pete
>> >
>> >
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