Well, frell

[neadods]

I had an image in my mind of exactly what would constitute good cold-weather gear for hanging around a clinic parking lot for hours in the winter. An image that derailed a moment ago when I discovered that LL Bean stops making flannel-lined jeans *one size below mine.*

The hell, Bean? I've been this size for a long time now, and it's the first year I *couldn't* shop from your catalog. Reducing your customer pool in a bad economy is a really bright idea, there. (Well done Winter Silks, because I can get the long underwear I wanted from you. Also glove and sock liners; at least one merchant is giving me one-stop shopping.)

Now the question is, do I want to start from scratch or will it be easier to get a pair of jeans and add the lining to them? And shall I go ahead and make/adapt a denim jacket while I'm at it?

Comments

[neadods.livejournal.com]

Anything that suggests we're there to fight is right out. We are not there to fight or to counter protest. We are there to get clients into the clinic with the minimum of harassment. If we had to, we'd get between counter protesters and the protesters, because we're there to keep the peace as much as can be kept.

[ladyfox7oaks.livejournal.com]

ahh... OK. Sorry.

skirts, stereotypes, etc

[fabricdragon.livejournal.com]

i will make a suggestion that may or may not work for your area.....

you know there is a ton of propaganda on both sides about who/what the other side is...
anything that breaks that pre conceived notion down is generally a good thing.

therefore i would suggest you consider a skirt, a long skirt, even if worn over flannel pants or whatever..... for many of the more religious groups skirts are the thinsg worn by women they know... and pants are things worn by women who are different.

this wouldnt mean anything here, all the women i know on both sides wear jeans..... but in some areas its a pretty clear marker
skirt=pro life pants= pro abortion

(and no, i dont think thats true, but it is a stereotype in some areas, especially if the protest groups are primarily the born again churches)

IF thats the kind of environment you are in, wearing a visible skirt would throw people a bit.. you would be breaking the "uniform" and making it easier to see you as a "person like us"

like i said, wouldnt work here.... i think jeans are the uniform on both sides