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- From: keulen@csuvax1.csu.murdoch.edu.au (Splash!)
- Newsgroups: alt.callahans
- Subject: Re: Hats
- Date: 22 Dec 1992 20:52:10 GMT
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- References: <1992Dec17.081407.11568@midway.uchicago.edu>
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- Splash listens to the hat question with interest ... "I personally don't
- wear a hat very often. On the other hand, with all of the UV problems
- down under (the hole in the ozone layer is already _here_), I wear a hat
- whenever I go outdoors for any length of time. Being a sun-hat, I went
- for something that had a wide brim, and because I usually wear it for my
- field work, it had to be sturdy. I eventually found one that suited my
- needs, in the form of an imitation akubra hat ... the great Australian
- hat, but made completely out of leather. I think this is also called an
- Australian bush hat. Basically it's a version of the American cowboy hat.
- Mine has a wire inside the rim, allowing me to set the brim wherever I
- want, which is really handy when driving a boat into the sun, or avoiding
- glare off the water. I've added a chin strap made of medium cord; this
- prevents me losing it in the strong winds we get here (Perth is supposed
- to be the windiest Australian city).
-
- "This hat is really just a work hat ... Lesley and the girls are
- thoroughly embarrassed when I wear it to picnics or whatever, so I may
- well get a new hat for Christmas ... Lesley has been threatening. Still,
- as a work hat, it's excellent. It's quite heavy, being heavy duty leather
- (unlined), and sits firmly on my head ... it does the job it's supposed
- to, but class, well ... ;-)
-
- "I did wear a Dutch fisherman's hat for a while, which I think is somewhat
- similar to the Greek fisherman's hat which Jason wears. Unfortunately
- that got damaged, and I haven't worn it for a while."
-
- Splash!
-
-
- --
- Splash! *To love is to LIVE!*
- (aka Mike van Keulen -- e-mail: keulen@csuvax1.murdoch.edu.au)
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