toad.social is one of the many independent Mastodon servers you can use to participate in the fediverse.
Mastodon server operated by David Troy, a tech pioneer and investigative journalist addressing threats to democracy. Thoughtful participation and discussion welcome.

Administered by:

Server stats:

218
active users

#overalls

1 post1 participant0 posts today
Continued thread

"Nope!" Gilman sparked his pipe, "The sheriff!" Pinching up his face, Gilman spoke without his rustic twang, "Abe, you know anything about this?"
"Back then there was no home-grow and I says 'No sir, and iffen I kitch that varmint I'll frogmarch him to the pokey myself.' Mind y'all I kept my distance since me and my #overalls," He put his thumbs under his straps and pushed out, "and me were rank like Woodstock! Hee hee!"
Joey gave a blank stare. 2/x
#wss366

Continued thread

2. They are super comfortable, particularly for larger-sized people like myself.
3. They are excellent for winter #bicycling, as they are loose enough to not impede movement, but also protect one from having a shirt-tail ride up one's back.
4. The front big pocket is great for storing a cell phone.
5. Durability - these overalls will last for a long time and the brass hardware is replaceable if they break.

I occasionally get funny looks from folks for my wearing of overalls most of the time (except for court --- unfortunately they won't fly there) in the winter, but I'm a fan of them for the following reasons:

1. I wear Round House #overalls, made very close by in #Shawnee, #Oklahoma. Their starting pay in the factory (according to one source I found online) is $12/hour, which is much better than many other garment manufacturers.

Continued...