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    • D
      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
        Matty123
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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
              Matty123
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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
                mclaincausey
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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
                  Giles
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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
                    louisbosco
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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
                      mclaincausey
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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
                        manufc10
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                        @gaseousclay:

                        @Matty123:

                        Fanny Pack Attack  😎

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

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                        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
                              mclaincausey
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                              @UnTucked:

                              @Giles:

                              Fanny - good, grooming - bad 🙂

                              What about "fanny grooming"???

                              Think it, be it.

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

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                                • seawolfS
                                  seawolf
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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
                                    mclaincausey
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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
                                      Chris
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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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                                          • AppfaffA
                                            Appfaff
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                                            I always figured the Vests were designed to wear over leathers, so the lack of a bulky leather tag was so it wouldn’t add any bulk around a jacket collar or scratch up the leather after the patch dried a bit.

                                            Obviously I completely made that narrative up haha [emoji38]

                                            Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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