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Trench Coat - the 'Ultimate' Thread!
Thank you for your kind remarks. I agree with you that the trench coat is still quite stylish. During this past Christmas season, at our daughter's family get together, her sister-in-law was wearing a tan colored Burberry trench coat given to her from her grandmother (whose in her mid-80s and...- Retired EE
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- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Trench Coat - the 'Ultimate' Thread!
After reviewing this long thread, I'm reminded of my trench coat buying saga from the late 1980's. The story may offer some insights into the way things were in the 1980s and early 90s. My apologies, in advance, for the length of this post. Prologue: During my teen years in the early 1970s...- Retired EE
- Post #1,752
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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The Decaying Evolution of Education...
I'm still a believer in university/college-level education. Though, a problem I have with contemporary approaches to education is over utilization of online classes and digital textbooks. My personal experience (having taken over 60 undergraduate and graduate classes) is I still believe in a...- Retired EE
- Post #58
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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What is the world coming to!
One might think that after about 70 generations an honoree's monument (and world heritage site) would be safe from damnatio memoriae, and the person would have, by now, been non controversial. I guess not to everyone , though.- Retired EE
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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What is the world coming to!
Re your comment on Woodrow Wilson, chiseling names off buildings and monuments, defacing images, and erasing memories for political reasons ("Damnatio Memoriae" - Condemnation of Memory) has a long history. For a historical discussion and examples see following link...- Retired EE
- Post #94
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Your Most Disturbing Realizations
A disturbing realization is that now being a grandfather of 5 very young grandchildren, and soon to become a great uncle, is that it "ain't about me anymore". That is, my role in life has shifted from "being the generation on stage", to exiting the stage and doing my best to providing the new...- Retired EE
- Post #232
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?
Unfortunately, one of the hobby shops I was thinking of when I posted is now closed. The name of the shop was "Trains, Etc," and was on Backlick Road near the intersection of Backlick and interstate 95. It must have closed recently. I bought a "Carrera"-brand slot car set there. They had...- Retired EE
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?
As a long time lurker, and a new member as of this morning, I've enjoyed reading the responses to this topic. Many have mentioned the disappearance of hobby shops, army navy stores, drive-ins, et al. I've observed the same general decline, as well. However, in the northern Virginia region the...- Retired EE
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
