Don and I were getting ready to walk Mr. Darcy yesterday morning. Don pulled his coat off the coat rack and remarked, "Hmm. My coat seems awfully heavy. What's in the pockets?"
And then, dear readers, he started emptying his pockets ... and Oh. My. Goodness.
He had:
• A tape measure
• A pair of reading glasses
• A battery pack from a cordless drill
• A box of screws
• A bandana
• A second tape measure
• A wrench
• A screwdriver
• A knife
• A pair of pliers
• A third tape measure
By the time I thought to take a photo, everything had been redistributed to parts unknown since, of course, these items are always in use ... which is why they were in his pockets to begin with.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is the coat of a real working man.
If you were a "sewing" woman you could make loops all around and ways to fasten tools to his "working " jacket"! For a joke if nothing else!
ReplyDeletewhen i was an early teen, many years ago, my grand father listed for me the three things a man needed to carry with him in his jeans. first, his wallet. there is no excuse for being out and about with out it. second, a pocket comb. there is no excuse for being disheveled and unkempt. third, a sharp pocket knife. you never know when you will need a knife, and there is no excuse for that knife being dull. he then listed the fout things a mans wallet should carry. one, your identification/drivers license. you need to be able to prove who you are. two, money. you need to have some for small purchases, or to help out the needy. three, a band aid or two. men work with their hands, and hands get "band aid boo boos", and you can't stop work to run to the bathroom every time you get one. four, a dollar bill with a serial number that will win a poker hand. grand dad wasn't above a little betting amoungst friends, but he didn't like losing. he carried a dollar with 5 ones in the serial number for years, if it's a sure thing, it isn't gambling
ReplyDeletemiss that generation and their attitude, I could hear my Paps voice in that post! thank for the smile
DeleteI love this! I play that game with myself from time to time. More often than not I have been known to find an egg or two that I forgot I dropped in there "for just a moment" to free up a hand. KinCa
ReplyDeleteWhen I forget the egg, it usually gets broken and I have to wash the pants and my leg.
DeleteThis is why men don't carry purses, the have pockets, big pockets and many pockets!
ReplyDeleteA man's coat is where tape measures go to die...
ReplyDeleteI live in a warmer climate (Oklahoma) than does Don, so instead of a coat, it's cargo pants and their multitude of pockets. The one forgotten item come laundry time is a butane lighter that has gone through a multitude of washes. Still works first time, every time, too!
ReplyDeleteThose batteries are seriously heavy!! And yes, the coat of a “real” working man - but I might add a working man of a certain age… (reading glasses???) 😁
ReplyDeleteI was gonna say make sure to empty the pockets before going through the wash. I always find hankies (of course we never go w/o one). But one day I found his cell phone.
ReplyDeleteDebbie in MA
Let Don know, I have a similar issue with tape measures. I can find all of them in the pocket of my chore coat usually at one. Then it gets warm and I can’t find a single one, so I buy a few.
ReplyDeleteFall comes again and I throw on my coat…. Oh yeah now I remember…
Always have to have a back up tape measure. Plus a back up to the back up when your better half needs for "just a minute" and forgets to bring it back.
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