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  1. Tango Yankee

    current dress trends

    I'd not heard this before, but Snopes disagrees. Cheers, Tom
  2. Tango Yankee

    Customer Service in the old days versus now.

    Way back in my AF days I was told that "I don't know" was perfectly acceptable as an honest answer, as long as it was followed by "but I will find out" with immediate action to do so.
  3. Tango Yankee

    Amazing! Fabulous! Awesome!

    I did. ;)
  4. Tango Yankee

    Amazing! Fabulous! Awesome!

    And here I was surprised to see it used in a late '40s trailer for "Miracle on 34th Street"!
  5. Tango Yankee

    Heart attack {Chief000731 Carl}

    Chief and Sandi, I'm a bit late to this party but I'm glad to see it looks like it's going to end on a high note! Chief, you've not been here very long but you've certainly made an impact. We'd hate to lose you now, so follow the doc's advice to the letter and get yourself better! Maj Moore...
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    Vintage Sunglasses

    JanSolo covered it well. I have gone back on forth on the issue, sometimes wearing the expensive, well-made shades and sometimes going with the cheap sunglasses. I've found that the quality sunglasses hold up much better, tend to be more comfortable, and I tend to keep them. I think they look...
  8. Tango Yankee

    The Yoga Pants trend

    The romance is gone from air travel. Has been for a very long time. These days it's something to be endured for the most part. I flew to Minneapolis on Friday and back on Monday, first time since Port Columbus put in the new scanners. They even wanted any tissues or handkerchiefs out of the...
  9. Tango Yankee

    Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

    :arated: I've bought from him before as well. Never any worries there! :eusa_clap Cheers, Tom
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    Save Saville Row!

    Yup, that's the fellow! Roger that!!! :D
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    Save Saville Row!

    I'm sure they would make as high quality a garment as before; but would they still charge the same rates in an attempt to keep the same level of "prestige" as they had when on the Row? As Edward mentioned, the location itself is part of the brand. Now that I've thought of it, I believe I've...
  13. Tango Yankee

    Movies you're stunned that people haven't seen....

    I wasn't stunned but was mildly surprised to realize that I don't think I've seen the entire Godfather movie. With all those clips and references to it out there it feels like I've seen it. As for Star Wars, I sometimes feel sorry for those who've only seen it on their TV screens or in small...
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    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    I've not seen tantrums, but I have seen very perplexed faces on small children when they try to pull my camera around so they can see the photo of them I've just taken and all that's there is the back of the camera. :-)
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    Save Saville Row!

    Times change, yes, but not all change is progress. Progress is generally defined to mean improvement, though there are those who try to claim that any change at all is "progress". Sometimes change is just change. Of course, as with many things, the difference between change and progress may be a...
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    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    One thing I've noticed that I suppose is a response to the lack of public telephones is the re-emergence of police call boxes. In this case they're ones used by the public rather than a beat cop, like the fire call boxes referenced above. I have generally seen them in parking lots. They're...
  17. Tango Yankee

    The Yoga Pants trend

    No, it's not a unique situation--it's a career college, not a state four-year-degree college. You're right, four-year colleges could hardly care less about what their students do--they don't even care if they show up for class. But career colleges are required to maintain and are held to higher...
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    The Yoga Pants trend

    Here's where you've made a big assumption, at least regarding the students at the school I work for. I work for a career college, where the majority of our students are adults ranging from just out of high school (very few of those) to adults in their 50s or older. They tend to be the first in...
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    The Yoga Pants trend

    About 10 years ago my wife worked at a state university in the Financial Aid office. She told me once that she stopped and apologized to a student she was assisting. His face had so many piercings that she was having a very difficult time focusing on anything else as it was so distracting to...
  21. Tango Yankee

    Saving Energy: A Vintage Concept?

    Normally I'd be with you on this one, but in the case of my office I went with the CFs (and yes, I bought good ones) because they are so much cooler than incandescents. (Actual temperature, not color temperature.) The ceiling is low enough that I can touch it when standing flat-footed, with a...
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    Saving Energy: A Vintage Concept?

    lollollol I guess I'm not the only one to ponder on that particular question!!! Buggnkat, I have been looking at the CFs and LEDs but I'm not sure they'd last as long as claimed. For some reason we go through a lot of light bulbs in this house, especially the ones under the fans. I have...
  23. Tango Yankee

    met an old guy that claimed to be a WWII 8th Air Force veteran?

    Sounds about right, Tom. My father was born in 1927 and served in the Korean War. He did talk about serving in the Merchant Marines towards the end of WWII, which would have put him in the 17-18 year-old zone at that point.

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