CK90
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Also, without not minding my own business too much - your place looks beautiful. Quiet, wide, open - that’s my kinda place!Thanks . Jacket and car performed flawlessly
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My last A-2 (hopefully) - Good Wear
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Pa12
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I grew up in the country. Took me over 30 years to get back to it. My wife was a city girl, born and raised in Toronto. She had some apprehension when I suggested we buy land and build in the country. She’s never even tasted well water. Now she couldn’t live anywhere else. Loves it.
CK90
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That’s fantastic and what I like to hear. Same story here, grew up in London but visited the country every holiday at the family farm.
Was living on the edge of a small town most of my twenties, then bought a spot out in the countryside when Covid rolled in. Wouldn’t be anywhere else.
Truth be told, I got lucky. I got my hands on much more house than a man of my standing could/should afford. Was just fortunate timing with the buying/moving regulations around Covid.
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Pa12
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Same here. Bought the property in 2013. Lucky timing. A year later properties half the size were twice the price.
Pa12
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For some reason I thought you were in Ireland
CK90
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Nice, that’s how it’s done.
CK90
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You are correct sir, I am indeed. Well, Northern Ireland, mum’s from here and spent half my time as a young pup back and forward between here and London.
Moved out here permanently when I was 14 or so.
Pa12
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Ok. We’ve got to get over there. Wife and I both have Irish ancestry and we’ve never been there.
CK90
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Oh man, soon as you make that happen give me a shout right away. Regardless where you decide to stay, this Island’s small enough I can be anywhere with a drive, I’d make an adventure out of it.
Truth be told, Canada is somewhere high on my list as well, few places I’d love to visit.
Pa12
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Well, same here if you come over.
CK90
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Welcome at my place anytime as well obviously, would be a pleasure.
And if neither of us get either way for a while, we have the next meet-up in the next year or two at one of the museums, state side.
Here’s a random one, you ever been to the Pacific Rim? Man, that is one beautiful corner of the world very high on my list.
Pa12
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No I haven’t. I have a brother who spent 18 months in the Philippines working for a an aerial survey company. Said it was paradise. My other brother goes to Japan at least twice a year. His wife is Japanese and he’s the president of a Buddhist outfit here. All my travel has been within North America with exception of a month in France on course. Going to change that soon I hope.
CK90
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Both beautiful spots too, neither am I really though. Definitely sounds like your bros know how to surf the world, I like it.Oh I forgot. Been to Hawaii and cuba. Both disappointing. I’m not a beach guy
entertainment
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Okay, back to Good Wear:
I found this discussion of the Crown zip from the recent Bronco by JC on the sales page very interesting.
"We always caution people to use Crown zippers as carefully as possible. They are wonderful to have on a reproduction jacket, and to ensure they last as long as humanly possible, we encourage the very careful use of opening and closing these zippers. The teeth were cast onto the tape, unlike the technique of Talon and others pinching the teeth onto the tape. The waves in the cotton tape of Crown zippers comes from the expansion of the edge of the cotton and gimp threads under the teeth, from the heat of casting those teeth. Zippers with pinched-on teeth do not expand in this manner."
I found this discussion of the Crown zip from the recent Bronco by JC on the sales page very interesting.
"We always caution people to use Crown zippers as carefully as possible. They are wonderful to have on a reproduction jacket, and to ensure they last as long as humanly possible, we encourage the very careful use of opening and closing these zippers. The teeth were cast onto the tape, unlike the technique of Talon and others pinching the teeth onto the tape. The waves in the cotton tape of Crown zippers comes from the expansion of the edge of the cotton and gimp threads under the teeth, from the heat of casting those teeth. Zippers with pinched-on teeth do not expand in this manner."
CK90
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Please forgive the digression, Entertainment. Nice way to bring things back too!
I also found this interesting reading earlier, I wonder how much more effort is required to cast the teeth and does this lead to a more or less robust zipper than the, seemingly, more straight forward route of pinching the teeth?
Abyss
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I really like this! I didn't know John made this model. I wonder if it could be made with the light russet hide and golden knits like the Werbers had.
Another jacket to add to the list for consideration...
B-Man2
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Sweet !!
What make is it ?
coolhandluke
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Aero / Acme 16160?
