One of the dangers of commuting...
11-11-03 | 12:18 PM
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One of the dangers of commuting...
You might forget to pack your belt and have to walk around all day holding your pants up!
11-11-03 | 12:28 PM
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At least you remembered the pants/trousers! You would've looked even stranger walking around just wearing a belt... 
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11-11-03 | 12:38 PM
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You could always wear your cycling shorts/pants!!!
I did that for halloween, but then I'm an engineer, I can probably get away with wearing cycling attire cause all I do is sit in front of a PC all day..
Jay
I did that for halloween, but then I'm an engineer, I can probably get away with wearing cycling attire cause all I do is sit in front of a PC all day..
Jay
11-11-03 | 01:24 PM
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That happened to me once; I tied an audio patch cable through my belt loops.
Nowadays I keep a belt, shoes, street outerware, and a complete extra change of clothes in my office. So all I have to transport are underwear, socks, shirt, and pants as needed.
RichC
Nowadays I keep a belt, shoes, street outerware, and a complete extra change of clothes in my office. So all I have to transport are underwear, socks, shirt, and pants as needed.
RichC
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11-11-03 | 01:36 PM
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Oh, yes. No belt, no tie, no socks (white gym socks an interesting style choice with a suit). How about this -- no towel. Try drying off with your sweaty t shirt. That was a fun day. Or, how about this -- first chilly day, so wore my skull cap but, oops, no helmet. So, now I follow Rich Clark's advice -- works for all except the helmet. 
11-11-03 | 04:07 PM
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I forgot a belt and underwear once. Went to the nearby Banana Republic & bought one of each. The perky young sales clerk commented. "Oh, stocking up on accessories today?" I spared her the detail that I was going Commando at that very moment and waould soon be putting on what she was bagging.
11-11-03 | 05:59 PM
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I forgot my pants one day and had to sprint home to get 'em, and then get back by the time class started. Just did. I now keep pants, shoes, socks, and a shirt at work.
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11-11-03 | 06:46 PM
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I've forgotten just about every article of clothing there is at least once or twice. The strangest thing for me was when I mistakenly picked up my wife's biking shorts and packed them instead of my own!!
11-11-03 | 10:05 PM
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I accidentally packed a pair of my wifes pants once. They looked just like mine except were a little wider in the hips and had the zipper open on the other side. Couldn't figure out why the zipper was backwards, then it hit me what I had done. Luckily nobody noticed it.
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11-12-03 | 02:18 AM
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Good timing from whoever started this thread. I forgot my change of underwear this morning. I'm also terrible when it comes to forgetting my tie.
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11-12-03 | 08:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Andy Dreisch
The strangest thing for me was when I mistakenly picked up my wife's biking shorts and packed them instead of my own!!
11-12-03 | 09:13 AM
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I once packed one of my black T - shirts only to find later it was my wife's. The bra tucked inside it kind of gave it away.
I don't forget things. What happens is that I pack my stuff and then our Hungarian Vizsla pup (now 1 y.o) raids the bag and steals one sock or my underwear and i don't notice when I close up.
I don't forget things. What happens is that I pack my stuff and then our Hungarian Vizsla pup (now 1 y.o) raids the bag and steals one sock or my underwear and i don't notice when I close up.
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plus je vois les hommes, plus j'admire les chiens
1985 Sandy Gilchrist-Colin Laing built 531c Audax/fast tourer.
1964 Flying Scot Continental (531)
1995 Cinelli Supercorsa (Columbus SLX)
1980s Holdsworth Mistral fixed (531)
2005 Dahon Speed 6 (folder)
(YES I LIKE STEEL)
2008 Viking Saratoga tandem
2008 Micmo Sirocco Hybrid (aluminium!)
2012 BTwin Rockrider 8.1
11-12-03 | 11:41 AM
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i ne er fo get an thing! I ju t don t reme ber som tim s.
I forgot my belt once, too. Bad part was that I had also chosen a pair of pants that was missing the button, which is fine, if you're wearing a belt...
luckily, I had a strap from a reflective triangle that I used instead.
I forgot my belt once, too. Bad part was that I had also chosen a pair of pants that was missing the button, which is fine, if you're wearing a belt...
luckily, I had a strap from a reflective triangle that I used instead.
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11-12-03 | 01:00 PM
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ROFLOL, this stuff is good! I get caught wearing my defeet all the time, and the clients always ask to see what I am wearing today. They like the coffee cups and the penguins (linux rocks). I learned at my last job I commuted to and fro, to always pack the night before, pack in ziplock bags, double bag, and find a place to store it, if you can, so you don't ever forget.
11-12-03 | 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by MichaelW
I once rode into work and forgot that it was a public holiday.
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11-12-03 | 02:22 PM
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Yeah, I grabbed what I thought was one of my white dress shirts only to dress at work and realize it was one of my daughters blouses. I just rolled up the sleaves, although it was pretty tight and it buttoned the opposite way (I don't think anyone noticed).