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    • mclaincauseyM
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      IMO no.

      But I do see people trying to recast these as cross-body bags to look less ridiculous. No offense to the geriatrics who wear them around their hips though 🤣[emoji23]@gaseousclay:

      @Matty123:

      Fanny Pack Attack  😎

      Wait, it’s socially acceptable for men to wear fanny packs again? [emoji848]

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      Think it, be it.

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        DrPat
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        @browniemcghee:

        I’m kind of feeling that fanny pack…

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        A gentle reminder to North American posters, "fanny" has an entirely different meaning in the UK  ;).

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        • Matty123M
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          Oh man…. I just did an internet search and I see the difference. It’s a big difference. It’s a hip pack from now on

          Maybe so. Maybe not

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          • AlexA
            Alex
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            Bum bag as we call it

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            • GilesG
              Giles
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              I happy with fanny…...

              "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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              • Matty123M
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                @Giles:

                I happy with fanny…...

                That goes without saying I would think.

                Maybe so. Maybe not

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                • mclaincauseyM
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                  Another one is "grooming," as in "backlog grooming," the process of reviewing, refining, and eliminating planned future features in software development. Or grooming, as in shoring up your personal appearance.

                  Apparently this has a disgusting and sinister meaning in England and perhaps the UK at large. We started calling it "backlog refinement" to appease our colleagues across the pond.

                  Think it, be it.

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                  • GilesG
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                    Fanny - good, grooming - bad 🙂

                    "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                    • louisboscoL
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                      i can probably think of 100 other meanings to backlog refinement…  :-\ 😃

                      "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

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                      • mclaincauseyM
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                        Lol. "Fanny pack" or as we call them in the States "p***y pack"

                        Think it, be it.

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                        • manufc10M
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                          @gaseousclay:

                          @Matty123:

                          Fanny Pack Attack  😎

                          Wait, it’s socially acceptable for men to wear fanny packs again? [emoji848]

                          Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

                          No it's really not.  I see it's trying to make a comeback with women and then there's Joe Rogan…but yeah I'm with ya on this one dude.

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                          • UnTuckedU
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                            @Giles:

                            Fanny - good, grooming - bad 🙂

                            What about "fanny grooming"???

                            In search of:
                            IHV-04, med.
                            IHSH-185, large
                            IHSH-186, large (khaki, and green)

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                            • GilesG
                              Giles
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                              Brazilian?

                              "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                              • mclaincauseyM
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                                @UnTucked:

                                @Giles:

                                Fanny - good, grooming - bad 🙂

                                What about "fanny grooming"???

                                Think it, be it.

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                                • gaseousclayG
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                                  WTB:
                                  IHSH-129 size L (blue)
                                  IHSH-19

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                                  • seawolfS
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                                    @Chris:

                                    Pretty sure @Clint_D wears Wesco boots on an oil rig, and I think @seawolf wears them for military and commercial kitchen use.  They could probably give some additional insight into durability under hard use.

                                    There are few things harder on your feet and your boots than living on a ship, and my Wesco Jobmasters are one of my greatest assets. I’m not really supposed to be wearing them due to some poorly written uniform regulations, but they’re loosely written enough that I can argue my case whenever challenged. Sometimes I have to wear the standard Navy issued boots, and they’re uncomfortable from the minute I put them on my feet. My Wescos actually bring me joy when my feet first snap into them and I lace them up. I’ve beat the steel toes up pretty badly, but that’s why they’re there. The sole held up reasonable well, but that’s Vibram, and not really Wesco. One thing I did notice, and something that I’ll change when I have them rebuilt, is that the back stay needs to be stitched with Kevlar next time around. Going up and down steep ladders forces the back of the legs to rub constantly against rungs and caused some excessive wear to the stitching in the back stays. Other than that, I’m in love, and there is nothing like a custom pair of Wesco boots for people that have to wear boots for extended periods of time.

                                    “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                                    @zeebeeleather

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                                    • mclaincauseyM
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                                      Conversely, I have some Chaco river shoes that I absolutely loved as approach shoes until I went sockless in them this past weekend. The slightest contact with my right little toe over several miles and lots of elevation became a nasty blister. Footwear fit is a game of millimeters, so a custom fit is more valuable there than anywhere.

                                      Think it, be it.

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                                      • ChrisC
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                                        I knew the Chief would have solid input. 🙂

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                                        • UnTuckedU
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                                          Any reason why the IH-526SV doesn't come with a leather patch?

                                          I never noticed that until I was hot soaking mine last night. Killed my plans of transplanting the patch to the outside of the vest.
                                          😢 😢 😢

                                          In search of:
                                          IHV-04, med.
                                          IHSH-185, large
                                          IHSH-186, large (khaki, and green)

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                                          • GilesG
                                            Giles
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                                            No reason that I know of…...

                                            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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