DUH...So obvious

[raykos]

OK, I'm on the wrong side of 60, but I'm still discovering & learning new things. I'm building a combination 2 car garage in the front with a tractor garage/workshop in the back. Recently I've been doing some work that requires reaching above my head, and after awhile I'd have to stop and tuck my shirt back into my pants because of the stretching above my head, darn nuciance & chilly!

Since I'm over 60, I'm also a victim of a strange Murphy's type of law dealing with gravity...the older you get the stronger gravity becomes. What used to be my chest has been pulled down by gravity and has become part of my tummy; which at times can make it difficult to tighten a belt proberly; in order to keep one's shirt from pulling out while stretching over head.

But then, I had my Duh moment...suspenders! They work great. Thought I'd pass this along for a chuckle, and in case anybody else(besides me), forgot about old fashioned low tech devices.

 

[Egon]

OK, I'm on the wrong side of 60,

What is the wrong side??

Wear Carharts, coveralls or bib overhauls!

 

[dave1949]

I have come sooo close to buying a pair myself, but I'll have to see how my New Years resolution works out
Dave.

 

[Opti-Mist]

My wife has threatened me with some kind of harm were I to show up with a pair of them.

 

[sodamo]

What is the wrong side??

Wear Carharts, coveralls or bib overhauls!

The wrong side would have to be YOUNGER than 60
I know because I'm on the right side.

David

 

[Deano]

Heck, I'm only 46 and I have moments like that all the time!!!

Deano

 

[Bird]

The wrong side would have to be YOUNGER than 60
I know because I'm on the right side.

David

Me, too, David. As a matter of fact, I'll be 14 this month. Of course that's 14 lustrums, and I probably still wouldn't even know what a lustrum was if Rooster Cogburn hadn't asked the judge, "What's a lustrum?"

And I wear Dickies coveralls almost all the time.

 

[wedge40]

We have hard time finding them around.. The amish buy all up.

Wedge

 

[Ken]

Going on 15 Lustrums myself. Carhart Lee Dicky bib overalls. summer time gives good air conditioning by unsnaping the side snaps. pockets to hold most everything up front easy to get to. back pocket hard to reach in a tractor seat.
Winter time, close the air vents and add sweaters and coats to stay warm.
Think the Amish make there own brand of bib clothing.At least from my travels and viewing. Never asked where they got there clothing.
Wish they held up like used to now material so cheap wears out quickly.
ken

 

[Bird]

Ken, except for church, weddings, and funerals, I never saw my paternal grandfather wear anything but denim bib overalls and a long sleeved blue work shirt. And his job kept him from going to church until he was past 70.

 

[jinman]

When recently we had a deck addition to our house, I learned something about keeping your britches up and shirt tucked in. It's a lot easier to do when your standing back giving directions. That's my favorite method.

 

[Charlesaf3]

lol jinman.

Another vote for carharrts here. Especially the ones you can put permanent knee pads in. I"m only 2/3 of 60, and the knees and things are starting to complain - I figure I better start babying them a bit to make up for some of what I've done.

 

[jayste]

Some folks around here, when they get REAL serious, will wear both suspenders and a belt!

I vote that all plumbers be required to wear both suspenders and belts!!

This time of year my favorite outerwear is INSULATED bib overalls!

Jay

 

[Ken]

White shirt and bow tie for Sundays. Some times had a hard time reconizing friend at funerals the family had dressed the late person in a suit.
This winter is starting to get cold.
ken

 

[deepNdirt]

Funny I'm just on the over the hill side of 50 and when I was in my mid 40's and things started shifting around with my anatomy, I found that my tool belt / nail apron I would wear on the job started pulling down on my clothing reveling parts of me that would rather be left undiscovered, One day while getting some thing from building supply I found a set of suspenders that were designed to clip on the tool belt to assist in holding it up, after trying it out for a couple of days I found when I would reach for thing over my head as you mentioned the tool belt would come up above my gut, so then I found myself pulling down on the belt all the time rather then pulling up as before, so I decided to discard the suspenders and let mother nature take it place,
its a Carpenter thing... Just don't Look

 

[harpoonalt]

For Xmas, I got 3 extra long T-shirts from Duluth trading. They come in a tub marked "Crack spackle" . I wear them when I might be bending over a lot and don't want to frighten children or small animals ....

 

[srs]

What used to be my chest has been pulled down by gravity and has become part of my tummy

I'm 56 and have the same issue. We are going on a cruise this summer and my wife told me I need to lose some weight. She said that she is the only one that should be wearing a two piece bathing suit! OUCH!!!!!

 

[harwill]

My wife has threatened me with some kind of harm were I to show up with a pair of them.

The solution here is TWO pair; one in her sizehttp://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif

 

[rdbrumfield]

I got a chuckle out of this one. Up here in the Northwest suspenders are part of the uniform of the day. Not the clampons, but the 2inch wide button on types. We generally wear pants a size too big for ventalation and makes them a bit more comfortable and the suspenders keep them riding high so you can swing a leg up and over.
The work jeans are made for them.
Just this year I have changed over to bibs and found them to be great for working around the shop as they have a place for a notebook, ph, soapstone and such. As I am over the 60 mark too, these also work well with that gravity problem.

 

[Egon]

I have changed over to bibs

Those Bibs are nice just beware of hot welding or grinding sparks being gathered up!