HWDC Event 1 - Gosport Chain Stitch Massacre

[Madame Buttonfly]

Huge thanks to everyone who joined us on Saturday - and especially Junior and Simon, the chief chain stitchers!

Was really great to see lots of old friends and meet some new ones.  Thanks to the Trons for all their organisation, help, hard work and lovely company (and to Tommy for spending most of his 7th birthday travelling to Gosport and entertaining us all weekend).

Ruedi, as always, was a warm ray of sunshine (on a cold, grey day)  Thanks for all the chocolate and photos!

I could go on and on saying thank you to everyone, but the office beckons - I'm on a mission to get as many pairs of MBBs as possible out of the door tomorrow (although will depend on how much hemming G is able to get through!)

[swiss-jeansfreak]

@Finn666:

first pic of Beatle I'm seeing!…

I can proove it. She was there and we really had fun:

@Finn666:

great pics Gav…though I wonder what you guys did to that giant egg!?
and ruedi's beach slippers...priceless

And Rafa:
What's wrong with my beach slippers?
Those are my winter sandals even resisting the hard Swiss winter!!! hahaha

All my pics under:
https://picasaweb.google.com/116118427799433045500/20130330IronHeartChainStitchMassacreGosport?authkey=Gv1sRgCNeR363S96fYjAE#

[Nerkg]

^where do you live? It's cool you flew in for that..

[Giles]

And the next batch for Chopping n Chaining get wheeled over to the new office…..

[Finn666]

@swiss-jeansfreak:

I can proove it. She was there and we really had fun:

And Rafa:
What's wrong with my beach slippers?
Those are my winter sandals even resisting the hard Swiss winter!!! hahaha

thanks for sharing the pics mate and i was just kidding with the "beach slippers"…nothing wrong with them mate.
iirc those are the same ones you wore to the VMC party back then...you without those slippers is the same with swiss without making chocolate, those are you signature

[swiss-jeansfreak]

@Nerkg:

^where do you live? It's cool you flew in for that..

In Zurich Switzerland. It was a 1 hour 20 min. flight to London and then a nice train ride down to Gosport, which I really like

@Finn666:

@swiss-jeansfreak:

I can proove it. She was there and we really had fun:

And Rafa:
What's wrong with my beach slippers?
Those are my winter sandals even resisting the hard Swiss winter!!! hahaha

thanks for sharing the pics mate and i was just kidding with the "beach slippers"…nothing wrong with them mate.
iirc those are the same ones you wore to the VMC party back then...you without those slippers is the same with swiss without making chocolate, those are you signature

I was kidding about my sandals as well. I know that all fashion people would kill me for that but yeah, it's a part of me to walk around the comfy way

[davito]

I can witness that Ruedi wears his sandals all year, he sticks to his principles.

great pix gals and guys, thanks for sharing

[Megatron1505]

That pic of B and Ruedi is frikkin great !!!!

[Seul]

Kickass pics. So much delicious looking denim.

I guess it's useless though to try and have you soak those 25 oz bastards, Rüdi… You'll wear 'm out way too soon if you don't...  :-\

[Giles]

Yet more go over for Chopping & Chaining…..

[tmg]

^Sterling effort there sir, thank you!

[daynym]

Great fun to follow this thread.

Iron Heart, where customers are beyond kings

[FurattoHeddo]

I'd bet you could prepare for a Goruck Challenge carrying around 25oz like that

[Giles]

Apart from walking a mile on the beach carrying a 1KG chocolate egg (does that count?), this is all I have managed to do thus far…...

[Finn666]

damn G.! you know how much you chopped and chained so far?

[FurattoHeddo]

Should be 100+ by the end of the day?

[Finn666]

that is if they all have been chopped and chained…at least one pair i know off isn´t getting any treatment prior to shipping!

[Giles]

I'm not counting.  But there are 49 parcels waiting to be picked up and we hope to double that before MrUPSMan comes tomorrow.  I have help arriving at 09:00, the 25ozers take a lot of time, so if I get someone to measure, chop and hammer, my throughput doubles…

[Simon]

I really wish I could give you a hand with those Giles, but I've got family commitments  :-\

[1moarlap]

Damn you guys are amazing.  I just received a notification informing me that a shipping label has been created - you guys are machines!  100+ pairs of 25oz denim armor hemmed and chainstitched over the course of just a short, bloody fingered, bleary-eyed and hung over weekend, and you're still on schedule.  Super impressive.  I don't think I need to mention that I'm pretty stoked….