LH

"Lew Hodgett"

16/02/2011 6:08 PM

O/T: A Sign Of The Times

There are 5 for $10 T-Shirt stores all over SoCal announced with
blazing signs across their building facades, "5 for $10".

Haven't been in one for a couple of years and my supply of T-Shirts is
beginning to get a little low, so made a stop today.

Welcome to the real world.

There are still 5 for $10 T-Shirts; however, the shirts I like, 100%
cotton, solid color, shirts W/O a pocket.

My shirts are now 3 for $11.

Oh well, 3 for $11 still doesn't require a tie.

I'm still ahead of the game.

Lew


This topic has 8 replies

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Matt

in reply to "Lew Hodgett" on 16/02/2011 6:08 PM

16/02/2011 7:58 PM

On 2/16/2011 7:08 PM, Lew Hodgett wrote:
> There are 5 for $10 T-Shirt stores all over SoCal announced with
> blazing signs across their building facades, "5 for $10".
>
> Haven't been in one for a couple of years and my supply of T-Shirts is
> beginning to get a little low, so made a stop today.
>
> Welcome to the real world.
>
> There are still 5 for $10 T-Shirts; however, the shirts I like, 100%
> cotton, solid color, shirts W/O a pocket.
>
> My shirts are now 3 for $11.
>
> Oh well, 3 for $11 still doesn't require a tie.
>
> I'm still ahead of the game.
>
> Lew
>
>
Reminds me I need to pick up some new tee-shirts also.

And I understand your sentiment. Since I retired a couple of years ago,
tee-shirts and shorts are the "uniform of the day"... used to stop in at
a Van Huesen outlet store twice a year to get shirts and slacks for the
office; friend told me a few days ago that the store had closed down a
while back.

Matt

LH

"Lew Hodgett"

in reply to "Lew Hodgett" on 16/02/2011 6:08 PM

16/02/2011 8:18 PM


"Bill" wrote:
>
> I got a good quality t-shirt on sale at Menards with their "logo"
> (name) on it for $2.99. I wasn't shopping for a t-shirt that day,
> but hey.
-------------------------------------
You want me to wear a logo on some part of my clothing, there is a fee
involved.

Remember the sign, ass, gas or grass?

Lew

LJ

Larry Jaques

in reply to "Lew Hodgett" on 16/02/2011 6:08 PM

16/02/2011 7:33 PM

On Wed, 16 Feb 2011 18:08:25 -0800, "Lew Hodgett"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>There are 5 for $10 T-Shirt stores all over SoCal announced with
>blazing signs across their building facades, "5 for $10".
>
>Haven't been in one for a couple of years and my supply of T-Shirts is
>beginning to get a little low, so made a stop today.
>
>Welcome to the real world.
>
>There are still 5 for $10 T-Shirts; however, the shirts I like, 100%
>cotton, solid color, shirts W/O a pocket.
>
>My shirts are now 3 for $11.
>
>Oh well, 3 for $11 still doesn't require a tie.
>
>I'm still ahead of the game.

You still wearing those blue and white striped sailor tees, Lew?
http://fourhorsemen.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/SailorShirtWhite.jpg

--
The ultimate result of shielding men from the
effects of folly is to fill the world with fools.
--Herbert Spencer

DD

"DGDevin"

in reply to "Lew Hodgett" on 16/02/2011 6:08 PM

16/02/2011 7:30 PM



"Lew Hodgett" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...

> There are 5 for $10 T-Shirt stores all over SoCal announced with blazing
> signs across their building facades, "5 for $10".

> Haven't been in one for a couple of years and my supply of T-Shirts is
> beginning to get a little low, so made a stop today.

I used to work for a company where vendors handed out as many corporate logo
t-shirts and polo shirts etc. as you could stagger away with, so I still
have a ton of those. And unfortunately my wife and I are both addicted to
t-shirts from musicians we enjoy, so we have a closetful or two of shirts
from our favorite bands. About the only way I'll buy a plain t-shirt again
is if it comes with a free six pack of decent beer.

Hh

"HeyBub"

in reply to "Lew Hodgett" on 16/02/2011 6:08 PM

16/02/2011 11:27 PM

Lew Hodgett wrote:
> There are 5 for $10 T-Shirt stores all over SoCal announced with
> blazing signs across their building facades, "5 for $10".
>
> Haven't been in one for a couple of years and my supply of T-Shirts is
> beginning to get a little low, so made a stop today.
>
> Welcome to the real world.
>
> There are still 5 for $10 T-Shirts; however, the shirts I like, 100%
> cotton, solid color, shirts W/O a pocket.
>
> My shirts are now 3 for $11.
>
> Oh well, 3 for $11 still doesn't require a tie.
>
> I'm still ahead of the game.

The cotton futures market has gone nuts. Cotton is now priced at $1.90/lb.
The last time it was this high ($1.89/lb) was during the Recent
Unplesantness when cotton from the Confederacy was interrupted by northern
aggressors.

Synthetics, too, have had their prices increase 50% in the past year.


BB

Bill

in reply to "Lew Hodgett" on 16/02/2011 6:08 PM

16/02/2011 11:05 PM

Josepi wrote:
> I used to have to have a top pocket, no matter what but being a
> non-smoker I can wear the cheap ones again.
>
> How about somebody silk screen rec.woodworking on them and sell them for
> $10 each?
>
>
>
> "Lew Hodgett" wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> There are 5 for $10 T-Shirt stores all over SoCal announced with
> blazing signs across their building facades, "5 for $10".
> Haven't been in one for a couple of years and my supply of T-Shirts is
> beginning to get a little low, so made a stop today.
> Welcome to the real world.
> There are still 5 for $10 T-Shirts; however, the shirts I like, 100%
> cotton, solid color, shirts W/O a pocket.
> My shirts are now 3 for $11.
> Oh well, 3 for $11 still doesn't require a tie.
> I'm still ahead of the game.
>
> Lew
>
>

I got a good quality t-shirt on sale at Menards with their "logo" (name)
on it for $2.99. I wasn't shopping for a t-shirt that day, but hey.

Bill

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willshak

in reply to "Lew Hodgett" on 16/02/2011 6:08 PM

17/02/2011 10:44 AM

Lew Hodgett wrote the following:
> There are 5 for $10 T-Shirt stores all over SoCal announced with
> blazing signs across their building facades, "5 for $10".
>
> Haven't been in one for a couple of years and my supply of T-Shirts is
> beginning to get a little low, so made a stop today.
>
> Welcome to the real world.
>
> There are still 5 for $10 T-Shirts; however, the shirts I like, 100%
> cotton, solid color, shirts W/O a pocket.
>
> My shirts are now 3 for $11.
>
> Oh well, 3 for $11 still doesn't require a tie.
>
> I'm still ahead of the game.
>
> Lew
>
>
>

Since I don't have to wear white tee shirts anymore, I buy my colored
tee shirts at A.C. Moore, the arts and crafts store.
They have them for people who want to print stuff on. They have a wide
variety of colors and are heavy duty Hanes shirts.
Last time I bought some they were less than $3 apiece.

--

Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
To email, remove the double zeroes after @

JJ

"Josepi"

in reply to "Lew Hodgett" on 16/02/2011 6:08 PM

16/02/2011 10:47 PM

I used to have to have a top pocket, no matter what but being a non-smoker I
can wear the cheap ones again.

How about somebody silk screen rec.woodworking on them and sell them for $10
each?



"Lew Hodgett" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
There are 5 for $10 T-Shirt stores all over SoCal announced with
blazing signs across their building facades, "5 for $10".
Haven't been in one for a couple of years and my supply of T-Shirts is
beginning to get a little low, so made a stop today.
Welcome to the real world.
There are still 5 for $10 T-Shirts; however, the shirts I like, 100%
cotton, solid color, shirts W/O a pocket.
My shirts are now 3 for $11.
Oh well, 3 for $11 still doesn't require a tie.
I'm still ahead of the game.

Lew


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