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93 degrees: the only place you'll find me is sitting in my office next to the A/C. I definitely prefer winter.
93 degrees f, that’s almost exactly 34 degrees c, we’ve been on centigrade so long now over here now, that I automatically think in centigrade.
Whereas for years, I’d hear X degrees c, and double it, then add 30, to get a close approximation of the Fahrenheit temperature.
Once, I’d read, or hear 77, 80, or more in Fahrenheit, and know that that was hot, or hotter, now, I see 25, 28, or 30 centigrade, and think, must be in Tampa FL.
I have a Columbia coat and layer underneath it. I work in arctic Alaska. Most of the residents still use North Face, but I chose this coast because I have heard North Face coats have declined in quality over the years.
Well, it's the same thing as the teenage girls slopping around in Bean Boots unlaced. I have a pair of those, I use them when it's cold and slushy and snowy, and I lace them up because they won't be any good for their actual function if you don't. I assure you that when a teenage girl in Dallas, Texas buys a pair of duck boots and slops around with them unlaced in a group of her identical friends all doing the same thing, it's on the "stupid" side of the line and when I, a 55 year old guy living in New England, put them on and lace them up to go out and shovel the snow off the driveway, it's on the "function" side of the line.
Exactly.
It has it's purpose and for people that really need that, people who spend time outdoors in interior Alaska or northern Canada or go on arctic expeditions, they do make sense. That's not why they're popular. They're popular because of a large marketing budget and paid celebrity endorsements. I mean, you have freak cold waves like what's happening now where it would be nice. The rest of the time an uncomfortably bulky winter parka is rather stupid.
I have a Columbia coat and layer underneath it. I work in arctic Alaska. Most of the residents still use North Face, but I chose this coast because I have heard North Face coats have declined in quality over the years.
Sample size of one, but I had a nice fairly expensive North Face coat (mid weight) that the zipper failed after about 2 years. Clearly undersized for the job, when I compare it to the zippers on my other coats. Probably chosen for the look rather than the function. Nowadays you can't get anyone to replace a long zipper for less than the cost of a new coat, so it's gone. Off to Marshalls for a new coat. (I love that place, you get "out of style" stuff for half the price of essentially the same thing they're selling in the mall. And I don't give a rat's hind end whether my winter coat that's going to get rain, snow, salty slush, etc., on it is the "latest style" or not, especially since I'll probably keep it for 20 or 30 years if it'll last that long.)
Sample size of one, but I had a nice fairly expensive North Face coat (mid weight) that the zipper failed after about 2 years. Clearly undersized for the job, when I compare it to the zippers on my other coats. Probably chosen for the look rather than the function. Nowadays you can't get anyone to replace a long zipper for less than the cost of a new coat, so it's gone. Off to Marshalls for a new coat. (I love that place, you get "out of style" stuff for half the price of essentially the same thing they're selling in the mall. And I don't give a rat's hind end whether my winter coat that's going to get rain, snow, salty slush, etc., on it is the "latest style" or not, especially since I'll probably keep it for 20 or 30 years if it'll last that long.)
I've had the same North Face coat for 6-7 years. Best coat ever.
That's not the worst part. The people that wear them are the type to be like: "OMG it's so cold, let me Uber two blocks instead of walking."
It's like really. You literally bought a coat meant for researchers in Antarctica and you can't walk two blocks outside.
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