What jacket(s) are you wearing at the moment?

[Jorgeenriqueaguilera]

thanks a lot for that table.
my WEP is a Satellite Outerwear in 46R btw...

Yes, buying one as a wearer is like playing lottery. You need waaaaay to many attempts to get a decent fit . That's the table from my jackets. Although it might help someone to have a vague idea of the measurements, I wouldn't suggest anyone to use it as a guide, every jacket has different measurements (especially the Wep's).

 

[Griffon_301]

It seems I (or better Bryce, who searched for a WEP for me) got it right in the first try with mine.
I knew in advance that she will be rather short and I would have preferred a 46L but the fit of the Satellite WEP is very good and as said, it's a very comfortable jacket overall...

 

[Lord Flashheart]

When you only have a Wannabee-A2 then that's what you wear
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That looks like a good jacket. And as Burt and Thomas have said we all started with somewhere like this. Mine was a Transair A-2 complete with hand warmer pockets.

 

[mulceber]

Another day of rotten jacket weather, so out comes another original. Monarch A-2 that originally belonged to M.L. Hyman of the 15th AF.

 

[YoungMedic]

We're in it too Jan, 90's from here on out!

 

[B-Man2]

We're in it too Jan, 90's from here on out!

Another day of rotten jacket weather, so out comes another original. Monarch A-2 that originally belonged to M.L. Hyman of the 15th AF.

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[CombatWombat]

My "Stargate" WEP jacket
bloody Antarctic cold snap means its cold enough for crsck my favourite jacket out for a walk

 

[John Luder]

I went to quite a few Dday reunions in my jeep from the '70s up to the 50th in '94 and it always poured down with rain (just like the original '44 weather) so definitely a waterproof and a Sou'wester if you can find oneView attachment 149209

I've checked the weather for 10 days out. It's going to be So. Calif weather at Normany. Low to mid 70s, with a 22% chance of rain. Har de har

 

[John Luder]

I may be going a bit "country" but you could do worse than a flat cap from Cordings

I've been looking for a proper flat cap. Cordings is going on my list.
Do we say, "Ta very much" anymore, or is it common to use "cheers". I say, old Chap; You're a brick. Zat outta date also?

 

[D97x7]

We have moved on since Mary Poppins

 

[Micawber]

Cor blimey ain’t that so me old mucka.

 

[daw]

This talk reminds me of Winston Churchill: Americans and British are one people separated by a common language...

 

[John Luder]

This talk reminds me of Winston Churchill: Americans and British are one people separated by a common language...

We had a nanny for our girls 30 years ago (we lived in Santa Monica, which was full of Brits). She was from York, and said things like 'it were' instead of 'it was'.
Her boyfriend always said, "Ta ra, chookie", when he left the house, and 'not a right crackin' day' . When I was in London in 1971, you lot were, indeed, saying, "Ta very much". and a character in one of the Brit copper shows we watch, also said it, and the show was done about 5 years ago.
I can see why Churchill was confused.

 

[Pa12]

We had a nanny for our girls 30 years ago (we lived in Santa Monica, which was full of Brits). She was from York, and said things like 'it were' instead of 'it was'.
Her boyfriend always said, "Ta ra, chookie", when he left the house, and 'not a right crackin' day' . When I was in London in 1971, you lot were, indeed, saying, "Ta very much". and a character in one of the Brit copper shows we watch, also said it, and the show was done about 5 years ago.
I can see why Churchill was confused.

My mum always said “ta” her whole life. But never once said “brilliant “. When did that start?

 

[Lord Flashheart]

This talk reminds me of Winston Churchill: Americans and British are one people separated by a common language...

But clearly united by an enthusiasm for flying jackets ...

 

[Lord Flashheart]

Where it all began.

My Transair (edit - actually Sportys Pilot shop but sold over here by Transair) A-2 complete with hand warmer pockets and bi-weave knitted cuffs. It is a great jacket. Goat. It still fits too. Mind you there were a few years when it didn't ... and the desire to get a proper repro helped get that under control.

 

[Micawber]

We had a nanny for our girls 30 years ago (we lived in Santa Monica, which was full of Brits). She was from York, and said things like 'it were' instead of 'it was'.
Her boyfriend always said, "Ta ra, chookie", when he left the house, and 'not a right crackin' day' . When I was in London in 1971, you lot were, indeed, saying, "Ta very much". and a character in one of the Brit copper shows we watch, also said it, and the show was done about 5 years ago.
I can see why Churchill was confused.

One deplores being referred to as a 'Brit'! British if you don't mind, there's a good chap

 

[Micawber]

My mum always said “ta” her whole life. But never once said “brilliant “. When did that start?

Search YewTube for 'Fast Show - Brilliant'. I think that helped make overuse of the word more common, not as common as kids injecting the word 'like' several times in a sentence. It's like, kind of, like, annoying.

 

[Pa12]

Search YewTube for 'Fast Show - Brilliant'. I think that helped make overuse of the word more common, not as common as kids injecting the word 'like' several times in a sentence. It's like, kind of, like, annoying.

Definitely. That absolutely kills me.

 

[Pa12]

Search YewTube for 'Fast Show - Brilliant'. I think that helped make overuse of the word more common, not as common as kids injecting the word 'like' several times in a sentence. It's like, kind of, like, annoying.

That and every sentence sounds like a question