Murph Posted November 26, 2015 Author Share Posted November 26, 2015 Hey! Sam Elliott is a tough guy! Haven't you seen Tombstone or Roadhouse? lol......... That's NOT Sam Elliott. Sam does the Ram commercials. He's a REAL bada$$.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L8_4thesh0w Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 I used to wear Levis's 517s until they changed the pattern and now there's room for a couple squirrels and all their nuts in the seat. I had never heard of Carrhart when I first got my Walls Blizzard Pruf coveralls. Still got 'em. Anybody remember DeeCee? That was quality stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Re; the irritating TV commercials. I stopped watching network television about six or seven years ago. I keep the TV off and unplugged all week, and then plug it in on the weekends to watch football. And when there is a lull in the football action, I get up and get another beer, rather than watch the commercials that come on during the breaks. In January, when all the football is over, I unplug it again, and the TV stays dormant until the next September. Life is so much better now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matiac Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 The ol' carhartts. I wore that stuff for over 30 years. Bib overalls and coats from my Railroading days. Most all of the guys working there wore them. Then welding and burning took a toll on them sooner or later but we had to wear thick stuff with burning jackets, leathers, chaps. Ever have a enormously hot piece of slag go down your color and end up in your boot? Yep, we had a thing called the Railroad dance. If you saw a guy all of a sudden jumping and dancing around you knew he caught a hot piece of slag. Lol All too familiar with that 'dance'. Been away from welding for almost 30 years, and was rudely reminded Thursday night whilst carbon arc gouging. No matter how well you think you're 'covered up', that damned stuff always manages to find a 'chink-in-yer-armor'... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karloff Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Re; the irritating TV commercials. I stopped watching network television about six or seven years ago. I keep the TV off and unplugged all week, and then plug it in on the weekends to watch football. And when there is a lull in the football action, I get up and get another beer, rather than watch the commercials that come on during the breaks. In January, when all the football is over, I unplug it again, and the TV stays dormant until the next September. Life is so much better now. Excellent plan ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretplay Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Well I'm in the UK and I haven't a clue either Sometimes I think you Yanks talk a different language....Grin~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 I pretty much gave up watching tv in the 70's. I hate the commercials except for the Super Bowl. They have some funny ones. If I turn on the TV I stick a DVD in and watch without commercials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Well, for our overseas Forumites: Carhart is a brand of work clothing. The winter versions are quite warm and are designed to take the rigors of outdoor work. Heavy cotton weave shell, various sorts of lining. Duluth Trading is another firm emphasizing clothing for work purposes - longer-tailed shirts, gussets in some shirts to allow more arm movement, etc. Some of their cartoon-style adverts (we just call 'em "ads") have folks in supposedly humorous situations to emphasize their clothing is made to move and work in. Here's one example: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 It must be a regional thing. Here in Maryland, I've never seen a commercial or even heard of Duluth. Plenty of Carhart though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karloff Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Here on the Eastern Shore of Maryland it's mainly agriculture and livestock Alot of farms. I've seen the Duluth commercials. But Carhardts while cost more than the others,last forever. Heavy duty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 i saw the same shirts at my local TSC. i shop there alot. yea, if it's "fashionable", i avoid it. my wife has a closet full of Under Armor clothes. she asks me from time to time when am I going to get something by Under Armor. I say "never". The Under Armor factory is 15 minutes from my house and there's an outlet store 5 minutes away. Half of my family's wardrobe is UA. I should just get a job there. My drummer's wife works for Plank, the owner. We're supposed to take some promo photos on his estate called Sagamore Farms. He's buying up everything in an area of South Baltimore called Locust Point. He will also be putting out his own brand of whiskey soon, called Sagamore Rye. I think the guy is taking over the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markini Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Duluth Trading is another firm emphasizing clothing for work purposes - longer-tailed shirts, gussets in some shirts to allow more arm movement, etc. Some of their cartoon-style adverts (we just call 'em "ads") have folks in supposedly humorous situations to emphasize their clothing is made to move and work in. I am currently reading a book titled Brules by Harry Combs about the American west after the civil war. Carhart is mentioned a few times and I believe something called the Minnesota coat. Apparently used by many ranchers and mountain men in the 4 corners of the country. Big in Utah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 I saw my first Duluth commercial today during an NFL game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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