The coat that fell through the Rift...
Jan. 15th, 2008 08:46 amA few weeks ago I acquired a new coat from the laundry room. There's a place in the laundry room in my apartment building where people leave things they don't need or want any more - sometimes junk, sometimes wonderful and useful stuff. I've left many books and magazines down there.
So one day a few weeks ago someone left a coat, which I picked up. (The same thing had happened for
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So I've been wearing this new coat and was happy with it until today. In fact, I'd been wondering why someone got rid of it - it's comfortable, light, inelegant but not ugly - I concluded that they'd just got another, better coat, and didn't need it any more.
I realize today that they jettisoned it after a spell of cold, dry weather. Then we got a lot of damp weather, in which it was fine. (Waterproof, too.) Then today was cold and dry, and I discovered that the manmade material of the lining has a serious cling problem in cold, dry weather. A serious problem. I kept expecting some kid to say, "Mummy, why is that lady's coat trying to climb up her body and strangle her?"
Maybe spray-on anti-static stuff will help, but I suspect this is too much for any spray to cope with.
I do have another coat in my closest somewhere. Down-filled, safe, and it fits.
Pity, though. I liked the blue one.
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1 Which really I'm not - honest!