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  1. Shangas

    Hanging your laundry on a clothesline

    I have a clothesline, but I prefer interior drying-racks. I also have a dryer, but I don't use that, either. *cough* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BuetfQ3xQw
  2. Shangas

    What are you wearing today??

    Aaah. Life! Yes, the best event of all, to be dressed up for...
  3. Shangas

    What are you wearing today??

    That's quite a get-up you got there! What was the occasion? That hat looks like it would blind someone, it's so shiny!
  4. Shangas

    Panama Hat Thread

    I merely ask because the hat will be my mainstay while in Singapore. And Singapore weather can be somewhat unpredictable. Granted, there is a "dry" and "rainy" season (in a manner of speaking), massive monsoonal downpours can happen at the drop of a hat, with next to no warning. So I just want...
  5. Shangas

    Panama Hat Thread

    I'm going to Singapore in less than a month. I'll be taking my Panama hat with me. I'm curious to know, does rain/water harm Panama straw? Like if I'm suddenly caught out in a tropical monsoon without an umbrella (a likely occurrence in a country like Singapore), is my hat likely to be...
  7. Shangas

    My Old-Timey Shaving Odyssey

    True, but dedicated, purpose-built mugs are cool things to have in your bathroom. I have one.
  8. Shangas

    Pocketwatches

    It's a very nice watch, but it ain't railroad nothin'. It's missing too many of the necessary features.
  9. Shangas

    Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds

    Gin has kids. So, no in-house smoking...
  10. Shangas

    Restoring my Grandmother's Singer Sewing Machine

    I have photos and measurements, I reckon I could make one myself.
  11. Shangas

    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    I've seen ushers/usherettes at theatres, but none at cinemas. For a person like me, I think it's a big inconvenience. My eyesight is fine for watching movies, but finding my way to my seat in a cinema is tricky and frustrating. It would be nice to have someone there to show me the way...
  13. Shangas

    Pocketwatches

    Very pretty! What size is that?
  14. Shangas

    My Old-Timey Shaving Odyssey

    There are several ways to lather. 1). Scoop soft soap/cream into a bowl. Add water. Whisk thoroughly until lather is created. I don't like this method. It's really hit-and-miss. If you don't get the cream/water ratio right, you end up with aerated slop that just landslides off your face. 2)...
  15. Shangas

    Cleaning vintage items

    The second-hand stuff I usually buy is either clean (never worn, or worn very sparingly) or dry-cleanable (coats, vests, jackets, trousers). So I just send them off to the drycleaner.
  16. Shangas

    My Old-Timey Shaving Odyssey

    Hi Mike, Adjustable razors have a little dial below the razor-head, as you already know. Turning the dial determines how tightly or loosely the blade is held in the razor-head. This determines the type of shave you're going to get. It allows the blade to flex and bend, or to stay stiffly in...
  17. Shangas

    What are you wearing today??

    Nice blazer!
  19. Shangas

    What are you listening to?

    Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra - "Nagasaki" from 1933...
  20. Shangas

    Advice on which colour hat.

    Summer attire? The traditional hats are a straw boater, or a palm Panama. Personally, I'd pick the Panama. Or if you want a felt hat, then I'd suggest brown. In my experience, brown goes with damn near anything.
  21. Shangas

    How to handle yard/estate sale thugs?

    It's simply the whole "ME ME ME ME ME!!!!!" society we live in these days. It's this sense of entitlement that EVERYONE has. My parents are not the best in the world. And I don't think anyone could truly say that their parents are, or ever were the best in the world. But one thing my dad...
  22. Shangas

    Nice VTG 1940s Brown Fleck 3 Piece Tweed Suit

    Rudie, that won't happen until you convince people that a suit isn't FORMALWEAR. I stand by what I say in any court of the world, when I say that A SUIT IS CASUALWEAR. Ask anyone and see how many people agree with you. If you're like most of the people I know, then a suit is formalwear...
  23. Shangas

    Nice VTG 1940s Brown Fleck 3 Piece Tweed Suit

    Suits these days are very boring. I went into a very well-known high-end clothing shop in town last week. And the suits section is a sea of black, grey, midnight blue, navy blue, black, grey, navy blue, blue pinstripe, black pinstripe, grey pinstripe, black, grey, grey, black, charcoal grey...

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