When should you get new gloves?
07-21-06 | 09:38 PM
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When should you get new gloves?
Hey all. My current crochet back gloves are going on 10 years old. Is it time to replace them
07-21-06 | 09:45 PM
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I have cool gear crochet gloves from 1976 still, but don't wear them much. Only with one special bike. Otherwise, I change them when the leather gets smooth and mashed flat and distorted, or worn through or too worn out to be recognizable.
Maybe your spouse, SO, or self can give you a new pair each New Years Day? New pair each year! Woohoo!
Maybe your spouse, SO, or self can give you a new pair each New Years Day? New pair each year! Woohoo!
07-21-06 | 09:55 PM
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I wear my great grandfather's gloves from 1802. Should I replace them too?
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07-21-06 | 10:33 PM
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Dun'no, Gary. I had a great pair till I lost one glove a week ago. I don't see a whole lot of difference so I guess I'll go with the idea of replacing them when you wear hole in them, or the backs get so stretched out they get kind of floppy.
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07-22-06 | 05:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Nermal
Dun'no, Gary. I had a great pair till I lost one glove a week ago.
07-22-06 | 06:58 AM
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I'm checking the 'net for a one handed cycling club right now. We could do some trading now.
I want to buy a new pair. I want to buy many other things. Oh, the choices!
I want to buy a new pair. I want to buy many other things. Oh, the choices!
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Some people are like a Slinky ... not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you shove them down the stairs.
Some people are like a Slinky ... not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you shove them down the stairs.
07-22-06 | 07:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Nermal
I'm checking the 'net for a one handed cycling club right now. We could do some trading now.
I want to buy a new pair. I want to buy many other things. Oh, the choices!
I want to buy a new pair. I want to buy many other things. Oh, the choices!
07-22-06 | 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Nermal
Dun'no, Gary. I had a great pair till I lost one glove a week ago. I don't see a whole lot of difference so I guess I'll go with the idea of replacing them when you wear hole in them, or the backs get so stretched out they get kind of floppy.
07-22-06 | 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by smellygary
Your grandpa was alive in 1802? Mine wasn't even BORN til 1889!
Weird how far back in history some of our relatives go. If he had gloves, I'm not sure what happened to them.
07-22-06 | 07:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Artkansas
My ex-wifes grandpa was driving the supply wagon for Custer at the Little Big Horn. Rains and mud delayed him a few hours. He was the first soldier to arrive there after the battle.
Weird how far back in history some of our relatives go. If he had gloves, I'm not sure what happened to them.
Weird how far back in history some of our relatives go. If he had gloves, I'm not sure what happened to them.
