NEW TOGS

Preface: I am cheap. I have learned from my parents and grandparents that frugality is not necessarily a bad thing. I own a 1994 Ford Ranger pickup that averages about 20MPG. My little truck runs great and has just over 100K miles on it and with the state of the economy, there is no new vehicle in my near future. So, my current commuter vehicle is a 50cc, two stroke, Kymco scooter. I get between 60-80MPG and am currently spending about $12 a week on gas. My top speed on said scooter is 40mph. I am not sure how to figure wind chill, but I will say that it gets cold when I am out in the early morning. The temperatures have been averaging in the upper 30s this week. Yea, DAMN cold.

I am also one of those people who are always warm. I will wear shorts through December. I like wearing shorts because my place of employment keeps things far too warm for someone like me.

I went to Farm and Fleet last night. My goal was to come out of there with a pair of insulated bib overalls. I checked the site online and was looking to see what they had. I could not find anything that would really fit with what I wanted.

When I got in the store, there were coveralls galore. I started at the front of the store. I tried on several pair of F&F’s Work and Sport brand. They were nice and not priced too high, $60. I had picked out a pair that I wanted and then wandered further back into the store. I found the Carhart aisle. All I needed to do was look at the price of those bad boys to know that I wasn’t getting any Carhart brand. They were over $80 for pretty much the same piece of clothing.

Then I went down another aisle where I saw all the RealTree coveralls and thought I might find something there. Voila! I did. I found the Walls brand. Same bibs, same quality, same warmth. Different price. These were only $40. I tried them on and they fit. I went to the front of the store, and paid for my goods and put them on in the parking lot. I am on my scooter. I ride home with my new bibs on. I have shorts on and I am nice and toasty warm.

The whole point to this post is this: WHY THE HELL DID I NOT BUY THESE BEFORE NOW?!?!?!?! I used to work for my parents in northern Wisconsin where the actual winter temperature can hover around -20 for a week at a time. I used to freeze my ass off. I used to try and make due with jeans and long johns. Oh the humanity!!!