THE REAL THING

 COME AND SEE THE REAL THING

Today when I went to town I called into The Tradie Shop. This is the real thing for tradies - not that rubbish that The Warehouse sells. The store is packed with clothing and accessories for every job.

I'd been thinking of getting a pair of bib overalls to wear when I'm doing 'handyman' stuff around the house and property. I do have a pair of full overalls but I get a bit hot when wearing them. I used them the other day when spraying weeds and just about cooked myself.

The store had many offerings of bib overalls. I chose a modest blue pair.

Yesterday when gardening in the front of the house - ripping out massive amounts of weeds and flax and filling the trailer for a tip run (380kgs worth) I was having to kneel on the ground which gets a bit hard on the old knees after a while. This is also the case when I crawl under the house in the crawl space to fix any plumbing problems. With this in mind I also bought a set of knee protectors. These are very comfortable.

When gardening - weeding, digging, mowing the lawn and trimming trees - I wear my Muck Boots which are shorter than gumboots but much more comfortable and durable. The trouble is that these fill with dirt and debris so today I bought a set of puttees. When I asked the young salesman for puttees he looked very perplexed and said that they don't sell those. I described what I was looking for - something to stop crap getting in my boots and he said "Oh, you mean gaiters." I said that gaiters are what old bishops and clergymen wear and we had a bit of a laugh.

Robert's probably got a pair of these

I bought a set of his 'gaiters' and they do the trick. I'm good to go.

Here's a pic of me all kitted up to tackle the outdoors again tomorrow.

The Old Girl laughed which I thought was a bit rude of her.