Work clothing

mickg · Post: # 106002Post **mickg** Mon Sep 07, 2015 10:53 pm

wow over Â£300 for a work coat is a lot of money, I wear hi viz bomber jackets every day cost Â£23 including branding on the back

Tue Sep 08, 2015 4:26 am

now your talking mick :;):
no matter what I wear to work at some point your sleeve or trouser leg gets caught on a nail or such and its ripped
plus cement rots boots double quick,and most of us come into some contact with cement on a daily basis
LLL

Forestboy1978 · Wed Sep 09, 2015 8:08 pm

lemoncurd1702 wrote:A fleece jacket is as good as anything, it takes a couple of hours before the wet gets through then change into another one. Much more comfortable and no restriction of movement like those stiff waterproofs.

I've got to bring 4 fleeces to work with me then if it rains all day? And where do I put the wet ones to dry?

Forestboy1978 · Wed Sep 09, 2015 8:10 pm

mickg wrote:wow over Â£300 for a work coat is a lot of money, I wear hi viz bomber jackets every day cost Â£23 including branding on the back

Yeah I have one myself. OK for bits and bobs. No good for hedge work etc. I am drenched in sweat in half an hour and I get dehydrated quickly and go home with a banging headache.

michaelthegardener · Thu Sep 10, 2015 8:19 pm

I just take plenty of drink with me :laugh: dear god I started my business with less than the cost of your coat

Forestboy1978 · Fri Sep 11, 2015 7:09 am

I started mine with about Â£400 so a little bit more but I hear ya.

mickg · Post: # 106052Post **mickg** Fri Sep 11, 2015 5:35 pm

I started mine with an ex post office marina van and a bask full of tools

Forestboy1978 · Fri Sep 11, 2015 5:49 pm

mickg wrote:I started mine with an ex post office marina van and a bask full of tools

I've got you beat!

Peaugout 206 and a roof rack. It was so embarassing turning up to jobs and people sometimes looked scared lol. But once I did a good job they took pity on me and were really supportive haha

That little car took **** cos I put a tow bar on it and pulled a trailer loaded up ridiculously for 18 months. Non bracked too. It was ultra reliable.

michaelthegardener · Fri Sep 11, 2015 8:17 pm

well ive got you beat

I walked :p yes really :laugh:

Forestboy1978 · Fri Sep 11, 2015 10:04 pm

michaelthegardener wrote:well ive got you beat I walked :p yes really :laugh:

I don't doubt it!

Turning up at work on foot has more dignity than turning up with a 206 loaded with ryobi tools though in a way lol.

Forestboy1978 · Wed Sep 16, 2015 9:37 pm

I am loving this coat!!

Got pissed on today. Did hedges in the morning and repaired a gutter in the afternoon. Bone dry in the driving rain!

Wed Sep 16, 2015 11:05 pm

demolition all day
rained got wet
got home had a bath
got dry
:;):
LLL
we're not made of salt you know

mickg · Post: # 106109Post **mickg** Wed Sep 16, 2015 11:10 pm

it was cracking the flags in gods country today but on a wet day my Â£23 hi viz bomber jacket with company branding also keeps me dry just like your Â£300 special coat does

cookiewales · Post: # 106110Post **cookiewales** Thu Sep 17, 2015 9:00 am

mickg wrote:it was cracking the flags in gods country today but on a wet day my Â£23 hi viz bomber jacket with company branding also keeps me dry just like your Â£300 special coat does

what you doing in wales boyo :p :p

mickg · Post: # 106111Post **mickg** Thu Sep 17, 2015 11:47 am

Ha ha nice one Cookie