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Friday, May 28, 2010
"Like ANTS Crawling on Your SKIN": Clothing Pet Peeves
I truly hate to be judgmental of what others are wearing because it really just breeds more negative thoughts. And I certainly have my days when I'm not feeling or looking my best. But seriously, what else am I going to do on my commute other than nit-pick everyone's outfits? And there are so many ill-fitting and poorly chosen clothes everywhere! It makes sense that as we become more proficient fitters and sewers, we'll become more observant of the garments all around us. (Unfortunately, we might also become more annoying, petty people in the process!)
Just yesterday morning, on the subway into work, I saw: 1) a woman wearing a button-down that was so small it was gaping apart about an inch between the buttons, 2) a lady shuffling along in a dumpy blazer about three sizes too big, and 3) a girl in a black sequined miniskirt paired with a sheer blouse and cruddy flip flops - before nine in the morning! (Hmm, perhaps that was her outfit from the night before?)
Of all these things, I think the button-down was most like ANTS crawling on my SKIN. Don't we all know how uncomfortable it is to wear something that's gaping apart at the buttons? And for busty women, it's near impossible to find a good fit in a button-down. I think it's good to take these critical thoughts and turn them into a positive: how can these observations help me improve the fit and construction of the garments I sew? Note to self: Button down blouses need ease! A muslin is a good idea. And probably an FBA if you're over a B cup.
Okay, how about you? What fit and construction issues are like ANTS crawling on your SKIN? How do your pet peeves make you a better fitter and seamstress?
[Image above from Forbes]
98 comments:
- AnonymousMay 28, 2010 at 7:09 AM
Yes yes yes! I have been thinking about this a lot recently, and I also find myself walking along the street and thinking 'that person's jacket is too big', 'oh, and so is that person's' etc etc. I think that it's just unavoidable in RTW to have a good fit if you have a cup size larger than the 'average' (whatever that is!) - if you have a large bust and go by your full bust, the shoulders are too big, but if you get the size that fits your shoulders, you have button gape. Ever since I found out about FBAs, 'ants on your skin' is the right term - I just can't avoid noticing it! My other pet peeve is a baggy seat in trousers or skirts (though to some extent the trousers are a fashion thing) - I have this urge to go and pinch out the excess fabric, but I think that kind of thing can get you arrested..
ReplyDelete Since I learned how to draft patterns, I spend my entire time in the outside world, looking at the cut of people's clothes and trying to make mental notes of this detail or that - and even those that look horrid. Yesterday I even managed to sneak a photo of a skirt I liked with my phone! the girl was so far down the street that I can't get any detail, but I was shocked at myself - I could get beaten up or arrested or anything!!!! When I get to a convenient place (normally), I quickly scribble down any ideas I've gleaned - seam shapes, dart positions, interesting shapes etc.,
ReplyDeleteEver since I got properly fitted for a bra, I have been shamelessly mentally noting how poorly fitting most other women's bras are. Shortly after that, on the subway, I saw a young woman in a white knit top wearing a black bra underneath whose cups runneth over. Way over. And the poorly supported women at the gym make me cringe in sympathetic pain.
Otherwise, my biggest "oh dear" is when I see someone whose suit jacket hangs off the shoulders so the full-busted woman wearing has some prayer of buttoning it in front.
And jeans that look like they were painted on. How does anyone wear those in the summer? Denim is not comfortable in very warm weather.
I try not to stare, but I do notice and shake my head. And I notice poorly fitting clothes on men, too.The thing that really kills me is when someone wears pants that are very obviously too small. When you have a humongous muffin top, your stomach rolls over your button in the front and your crack is peaking out, I mean seriously, buy some new pants and don't be in denial of what size you wear people!!!
ReplyDeleteMost of my pet peeves are fitting issues having to do with the fact that clothing manufacturers for the UK lean way too heavily on knits and lycra because it's cheaper and easier to use stretch to make garments "fit" than to tailor them. So a lot of women seem to have no concept of what makes good fit, resulting in a lot of the embarrassing sausage-in-a-casing effect. Skin-tight fit does almost nobody any favors. Especially in garments that aren't supposed to LOOK stretchy, like button-down shirts.
I guess those RTW issues go hand in hand with the "poor concept of your own body shape and size" problem. My bf reads my blog and the people who comment on it, and has remarked on how astonishingly in touch with their body sizes, proportions and fitting issues sewing bloggers seem to be.
This isn't as true for a lot of women, possibly because of body angst -- the most toned, nubile woman I know STILL struggles with poor fit because she can't stand to read the numbers on a tape measure.You know the lines of stay stitching manufacturers put at the bottom of a pleated skirt to keep the pleats sharp during shipping/selling the garment?
Well, occasionally, you'll see someone walking around on the street with those stitches still in. I wonder whether I should say something...- AnonymousMay 28, 2010 at 7:46 AM
Susannah - I completely agree re stretch fabric; it's ubiquitous and isn't always flattering! I was actually reading your blog today - and I thought your quote about how when you wear something that fits 'people admire it without knowing why', was a very good point. It's not until I started taking sewing and fit seriously that I started understanding why it's so hard to buy flattering clothing off the shelf, and now my standards for RTW are impossibly high (such that I probably will rarely buy RTW again!)
ReplyDelete Bad cheap fabric...especially with childish prints. Cheap synthetics are the worst. I live in Colombia, a place where if it isn't skin tight it's considered too large. So everywhere I turn I see spandex shirts with sparkles, and low cut, and off the shoulder, and mid riff.....seriously.
So my second pet peeve is every trend in one outfit.I have to agree with Susannah. Most women I know won't even let a tape measure near them in the fear that they might know their real measurements, even when they don't know what the average measurements for women are. I once offered to quickly make up a dress for a friend of mine similar to one that she had seen on someone on the street that day and she almost broke out in tears when I brought out the tape measure. I was flabbergasted that she thought I could make a dress that was flattering on her without taking all of her measurements!
I think that is causes a lot of fit issues in the clothes that people wear. If you can't face the numbers then you can't get an accurate fit. As seamstresses we spend a lot of time working the fit issues out of our garments. I suppose when you put the time and effort into making something you think that you might as well spend the extra time to get it to fit perfectly. On the other end of the scale are a lot of women I know who won't even go into a change room to test a garment's fit before they by it.- purplesewsMay 28, 2010 at 8:03 AM
I am an extremely beginner seamstress, and I've already started to notice that no one is wearing clothing that fits them and it all looks super-uncomfortable. Of course, I discovered this about my own wardrobe at the same time - which means that about half my shirts are now sitting in the Goodwill pile! Tragedy! And I really don't sew fast enough to replace them at any speed!
My biggest pet peeve is how ill fit causes people poor body image (I personally always figured the problem was that I needed to lose weight or something, when the problem was my high bust point making things pull weirdly) and my second biggest pet peeve is how even "nice" clothing is made of tissue-thin rayon-spandex blend. I support women's right to girdle, but I think a lot of the market for Spanx was created by the unnecessary use of rayon-spandex blend. Even before I started sewing I couldn't stop myself noticing things like this. Gaping blouses also upset me, mostly because it's something I suffer from myself, being a bit booby. I've just stopped wearing anything that buttons at the front, because I'm not accomplished enough to make my own. My biggest pet peeve however, is trousers that are too short.
ReplyDelete- AnonymousMay 28, 2010 at 8:13 AM
@SophieMiriam - of course you're right - I didn't mean to exclude small bust fit issues too - the shoulder/bust fitting conundrum is difficult to resolve for anyone who deviates from the standard, which I would guess includes most people!
ReplyDelete - elizabethMay 28, 2010 at 8:18 AM
It might have as well have been me modeling the button-front shirt used in your post, because my desire for clothes that actually fit inspired my return to sewing.
My bite-my-tongue moments come when I see similarly endowed women in too-large black clothing. Ladies: those clothes are making you look bigger! I agree with Susannah too. People who think just because an item will physically stretch round them it fits! Someone at work wears a sort of sheath dress that covers her from neck to knee but you can see literally every ripple, bulge and dimple through it it's so tight - even her belly button! Not a pretty sight.
ReplyDeleteI don't get the skin-tight thing; if clothes are too tight, they actually make my waist and back hurt, maybe from self-conscious moves, I don't know. Not to mention they can be too hot, itchy, etc. I don't sew fast enough to replace everything, but my ill-fit is from buying larger, not smaller, to accomodate larger shoulders/back and rounded tummy. But the pet peeve is pants cut too low in the back, showing yourself, sorry, but that is so unattractive, especially if you are heavier.
ReplyDeleteI can't help but notice poor construction everywhere since I started sewing again. A few weeks ago, I tried on some pants that obviously had incorrect construction of the groin area. I see this a lot, especially in more high end brands.
A lot of younger men also seem to have no idea how a suit is supposed to fit. This comes to show when you look at the jacket; the fabric is all stretched out across the back and some even look like they're a grown person wearing a child's jacket, you know, with the shoulders all squeezed and raised.
Susannah nailed it with the "sausage-in-a-casing"-description. A lot of especially younger women wear low-waist jeans and long stretchy t-shirts to cover their bellies, but due to the fit of the jeans (or lack thereof) and the top having a lot of stretch (and therefore often being bought several sizes too small), healthy women end up looking like they have massive fat deposits in the belly area, because the pants create a muffin top and the t-shirt just emphasizes it with the fit being too tight. I know if I wear that, I look a good 20 pounds heavier than I am. To me, it seems like people think that as long as they can squeeze into something, then it must be their size and I think the fashion world's constant glorification of the ultra-skinny look is the cause of people focusing on the size tag rather than the actual fit of a garment.I work at a campus university and keep seeing leggings worn with nothing covering the girls' bums. Only really lean / toned people can carry off that look but everyone seems to be going for it. But the real problem is the cheap and nasty stretch fabrics used for these leggings, coupled with the fact that some girls are choosing sizes which are clearly too small for them. Result is totally see-through leggings - really, really not a good look but no one seems to care.
ReplyDeleteI recently attended an employment open house at a medical practice, and I was shocked at what people were wearing to what was essentially the first phase of a job interview. One woman was wearing a very wrinkled white button up blouse...with a bright royal blue bra underneath. Ask me how I know what her bra looked like. Another was wearing black trousers and a colored knit long sleeve shirt (very H&M trendy, not interview attire) with WHITE 4inch stilletos. And there was one man who was wearing pants that he had to leave unbuttoned because they did not fit over his gut. I was in shock that people actually showed up for an employment screening dressed that way.
ReplyDeleteI have a lot of clothing pet peeves and most of them I am totally guilty of wearing myself! I have an extremely difficult body to fit(really tall so everything is too short;sleeves, pant length, midriff, and I have a really large chest; 3D, and very small rib cage) and because of my total lack of summer wardrobe planning I am sitting here in what has to be my greatest clothing pet peeve at the moment, an empire waste line that hits mid-bust. This look makes anyone look 10 times bigger than they are because it offers no waist definition at all. The fabric just hangs off of the largest part of the chest. I went RTW shopping yesterday in utter desperation and came home, once again(surprise surprise)empty handed. It reminded me that I need to have a sewing plan and really work at beefing up my staple wardrobe.
ReplyDeleteI hate the overtight lycra because it makes everyone look fat unless you are the size of my five year old daughter. Over the past few years it has seemed as if fashion design has purposely put forth styles that do not flatter the natural bust, hips, bellies and thighs.
I don't like too short pants hems but nowadays I am more likely to see hems dragging the ground. Since I figure the woman cannot sew herself I have some forgiveness for this.
I also deplore baggy shoulders and shapeless side seams on plus size women, myself included. I don't blame the women for this, they can't help it because many manufacturers offer poorly executed plus size designs. And at certain income ranges that is all that is available to them. When I see this I want to grab the women and tell her, "Yes, you can buy a t-shirt for ten dollars, but if you make your own it will actually fit you and look good and you will feel better about yourself when you see how sleek you really can look!"
I agree with other commenters that a lot of women's body image issues can be traced to poorly fitting garments because a good bra and a well-fitting garment that skims your body without bags or creases makes any size body look better and pleasing to the eye.- BrendaMay 28, 2010 at 9:31 AM
Hi Gertie, I am a home sewer from Singapore. Love your blog and this post just hit the right note for me to leave a comment. :) I guess besides having the right fit, its about acceptance of your body type. I am not someone with skinny legs, so I will not try to squeeze into tapered skinny jeans just to look hop (glad boy friend jeans are here). I have a colleague who dresses in sleeveless sheath dresses - 2 sizes too small, even the zips were screaming for release... that's what i call "denial".
Brenda This is where I know I need to expand my knowledge base. I can make clothes for myself, and sometimes they are flattering and sometimes they are not. I need to learn how to fit a garment better but I think I'm stuck for the moment until I get a body double. Trying to fit things inside out in my bathroom mirror just isn't working!
Yet another reason I love your blog! I learn so much from you!
~Kelli @ SmidgensTo me there is nothing more tragic than a larger busted woman with a seam that SHOULD go under her bust cutting straight across it or bust darts that are so high on her they go across her chest from her armpit. It's really just painful to see such bad fit. I just want to run up to her and say, "it's not you! It's mass produced clothing that's failed you!"
I love sewing but since I've learned about good fit half my clothes have gone on eBay or to Goodwill and I can't look at people without evaluating the fit of their clothes. I can't go shopping without flipping the dress skirt up and scowling because there's no lining. On the bright side when I see a fashion magazine I'm not distracted by the skeleton-like model and her photoshopped hair; instead I'm focusing on how unflattering the design of the dress often is and how the stylist should have altered it because doesn't fit the model correctly either.
Take a look at our mother's and grandmother's generation, so many of those ladies look elegant simply because their clothes fit properly. Hmm, maybe that's why I'm so wild about retro . . .My biggest pet peeve is definitely the inappropriate use of stretch fabrics, as I like to call it. Far too many women are prancing around with stretchy shirts so snug that not only can you see they're belly button indentation, but that the shirt keeps riding up on them. You definitely are wearing the wrong size if you have to keep pulling down your shirt. Although, worse than that are the women that do NOT pull it down & let the muffin top hang all out there. That is not a cute look...ever.
ReplyDelete- AnonymousMay 28, 2010 at 9:56 AM
Purplesews said: "My biggest pet peeve is how ill fit causes people poor body image"
*mount soapbox*
Yes!! Yes!! yes!! I can't believe how much time I've spent telling people that when clothes look bad on them it's not their fault, it's a problem with the clothes. It amazes me that we will blame our body for not fitting into clothes rather than blame clothes for not fitting our bodies. Which one is more changeable?
Clothes can be badly designed and poorly fitted. People cannot.
*step down from soapbox*
That being said, I maintain a certain degree of sympathy when it comes to poorly fitting clothes. In the past, financial and time constraints have caused me to buy what I can when I can to cover my body and sometimes the fit isn't perfect.
Heck, my fitting when I sew still needs work, especially my FBAs - and I need them.
Love your blog btw :) I'm with all the others who mentioned the 'fit issue', I get the idea most women under about 40 (and I'm 29, so that means: anyone of about my own age) seem to agree that the smallest thing they squeeze in, is their size. Tragic on any shape.
On an unrelated issue, maybe more important to us, those who sew: the importance of a good fit at the shoulder. Whatever your bust- or bodysize, shoulder width can vary wildly. I think the importance of a good fit at the shoulder is vastly underrated. Pattern companies never mention it on sizing charts and most seamstresses follow their lead, worrying only about bust and waist sizes. Just bear in mind: almost all tops and dresses essentially hang from your shoulders. A really good fit starts there.Ariel, its like you read my mind!!! That is my worst pet peeve!!! The seam going over the bust and not under it! I also hate gaping buttons on a shirt and destroyed hems on jeans. Honestly, it doesn't cost a lot, just get them hemmed!!!
The shirt button issue can be a problem for me as I'm extra busty so I'm careful with it and don't buy shirts if they don't shut. What that means is that I end up with shirts made out of stretch fabrics that show every lump, bump and wrinkle. Not a good look and makes me feel fatter than ever. I haven't bought a new shirt in a very long time!
Something that I have had done recently is a colour and style consult. I did it so that I could make better clothing style choices and start feeling better about myself in what I wear. I also wanted to learn how to chose colours that would suit me for my future sewing projects.
I am happy to say that I now know what styles to stay away from and what colours make me look my best. I can also happily say that I will NEVER buy another shirt again because they don't suit my body shape. No more gaping buttons for me!!!! YAY!Something that I've begun to notice as I have sewn more (and more complex things) is how shoddy my hemming and zipper insertion skills were just months ago. I still wear the clothes I created before this summer, but thank heavens that my zippers are out of my sight and that I'm usually too busy to check out my hem. Another fitting issue that really peeves me is when people stuff themselves into jeans that are at least two full sizes too small. I have nothing against anyone of any body type wearing jeans (skinny or otherwise) but sheesh, ladies, go up that size (or two) - you'll look better, feel more comfortable, and no one's the wiser about your size.
ReplyDeleteI feel sorry for these people who can't sew. Some of them KNOW their clothing doesn't fit, but they can't figure out how to alter them (because they don't know how to sew) or the clothing is too cheap to take to a tailor..
I'm aggravated by poorly fitting blouses, too small for a curvy woman, so the neckline is pulled down, so she wears a camisole (an nice fix) or has gaping buttons (very tragic that you can't buy clothing that fits!). I've noticed so many drag lines on the back of shirts, that I want to draft my own block for these poor people! I think that people who have to wear poorly fitting clothing, because they can't locate well-made, well-fitting clothing in decent fabrics are the TRUE VICTIMS OF FASHION!!! AARRGH!
I'm sorry for yelling, but this aspect of the clothing industry is makes me angry. I can't change the industry, so I sew for myself. And I look with sympathy at the people who haven't found a solution that works.
Rose in SVI have been sewing all my clothes for about a year now because of fit issues. With a 34 DD chest, it was actually impossible for me to wear a shirt that buttons up the front until I started sewing for myself. Major gaposis all the time.
Now that I've learned the FBA, I can sew something that actually fits me in the shoulders AND across the girls.
It's also been a god send for the empire waist stuff, which in RTW always seems to have the seam cut right across the middle of my boobs instead of sitting underneath them.
The only thing I haven't totally mastered yet is pants but I prefer skirts and dresses anyhow...My absolute worst pet-peeve that over shadows all others (and seems to be an especially wide-spread affliction in my city) are too-short pants!!! What are people thinking??? I used to be irrationally reluctant to wash my pants before hemming them... that, needless to say, lead to a closet full of pants that I never wore because after a few washes they were too short. So now I'm very picky about pre-washing and re-pre-washing before I hem. Even then I hem a tad too long because pants tend to keep shortening. In my office building there are so many people (men and women) I desperately want to take aside and have a serious talking-to about pant length. I shouldn't be able to see your socks under your dress pants!
I also agree with someone who mentioned ill-fitting bras. I think a lot of women have a mental block about being bigger than a certain size and won't even try things on. I'm like that about pants. I also got fitted properly for bras a while ago and was shocked and appalled to discover that I am a 32DD and not a 32C. It's almost impossible to find my size except in the ugliest styles. It also makes the blouse-gapping problem unavoidable. I don't wear blouses anymore for that reason.I feel for buxom women. I work with a woman who is in desperate need of architectural bras. Seriously. She's lost quite a bit of weight lately but none of it off her chest, which was large for her even when she was bigger. Her blouses are too big but there's nothing to be done about it short of her making everything she ever wears.
I'm tired of not being able to find anything, anywhere, that is made for pear-shaped women. Even the full-skirt thing a couple of years ago failed me: They all had waist yokes that didn't fit the [much more drastic] curve between my waist and my hips/backside. Seriously, if you can't get a peasant skirt that fits you, there is no hope.
I haven't bought new clothes in ages now. I don't have that much time to sew, but I'd rather have less to wear than more that didn't fit.Ditto for me regarding having a large bust and then getting things to fit at the shoulder. That IS the reason I started to sew. Another problem, not really fitting related, is that older women (50+) sometimes where clothing that is too young for them. We go on wearing what we are familiar with instead of branching out and taking a critical look at our form and what type of clothing enhances it (e.g. hems too short). Sewing articles, pattern reviews and blogs have really helped me here.
ReplyDeleteInterestingly enough, I was in a clothing store the other day, trying a few items on and thought, "Gosh, these have such poor fit." I found a fitting problem with every single thing I tried. It's interesting how your view of fit really changes after you fit and sew clothing for yourself. A serious pet peeve: I'm such a snob about bagginess in clothing. Far too often I see a pencil skirt that actually makes a woman look fat because it's far too big. Bagginess in the crotch and derrierre of trousers is another indecent offender and a relatively easy fix once you know how. Oh the madness of it all! Great post!
ReplyDeleteRTW Pet Peeve: when someone does not snip the threads tacking coat vents closed. In fact, I even once saw it on a very narrow pencil skirt! I can't imagine how the girl could walk. Is it sheer inattention to detail? Or do they actually think that the carefully constructed vent is supposed to then be tacked closed with a couple large and visible stitches?!
ReplyDeleteAnts crawling on your skin?? What a weird coincidence! I came into work today to find tiny ants crawling all over my desk and ON ME, TOO! haha!
I see that empire line across the bust thing all the time. I've seen that on models in catalogs, even. What gives? So many of my pet peeves have already been aired: too-long pants, sausage-casing clothes, muffin-top syndrome. One pet peeve of mine is when someone who is quite overweight tucks in her shirt. Jeez, man! I, too, feel sorry for people who can't sew. I can't imagine not being able to do so.
I have broad shoulders, a broad back and a small bust. This is, needless to say, a big pain when it comes time to fit. I wish pattern companies would indicate where on the pattern the natural shoulder joint should be.People not removing the stay-stitching on pleats, slits and vents bothers me to tears as well. I sometimes consider whether or not I should carry a small pair of scissors and sneak up on them and cut those threads, but I would probably get arrested. I honestly think some people do not know that you are supposed to remove that stay-stitching as a lot of things like that are not a given for people who do not sew themselves.
ReplyDeleteAlthough it is not a sewing related problem, it drives me bonkers to see a woman try to walk in shoes that she just can not walk comfortably in. No matter how good the rest of the outfit looks or how cute the shoes are when sitting down, if the heels are too high or the shoes are so uncomfortable that it makes the wearer hobble, they should not be worn. It just ruins the whole outfit.
That said, I have a high level of paranoia about my own clothing. My office is near the garment district - so there is a large concentration of skilled sewists in the area - and lots of great outfits and garments to observe on the street. It definitely makes me more aware of what I am wearing when I am tempted to be snarky about others!Well, extra-tight jersey tops that show exactly how many extra muffins you've had are unpleasant.
On the button-ups: you don't have to have a large bust, a huge rib-cage will do just fine. I have a underbust measurement of about 90cm and only a B cup. Finding a proper bra isn't exactly a fun pastime:D Button-ups that look half-decent are also a problem.The things I always notice are :
- clothes that are too tight overall (especially jean - being plagued by muffin tops myself, I pity fellow sufferers more than I blame them. Muffin tops can be sneaky and only appear during the day, darn!)
- pants too short. Honestly, it really makes my eyes bleed. How many charming women did I met that had an outfit completely thrown out of balance by 1" too short pants ?
Now, I also try to watch for wrinkles in order to practice my fitting skills, but I know that RTW can't fit everyone so I don't blame anyone for lack of bust ease or anything similar. Sometimes you just don't have much choice.- thatgrrlMay 28, 2010 at 2:33 PM
One peeve that has affected me personally is the apparent inability of anyone to make a women's pant suit that has a decent fitting crotch area! Why is this so hard for you, suit makers? Have you never actually fitted one of your suits to a live female human? And while we're on the topic, is it really that hard to put pockets in women's clothing? C'mon now.
ReplyDelete Some of my pet peeves are about a nice look that is ruined by a detail -a girl looking lovely in a pretty dress but her ratty bra straps are showing, light trousers you can see the wearer's neon skivvies through, pin stripe pants that are much too tight and the stripes become warped, a nice outfit with falling apart flip flops or gross sneakers, etc.
ReplyDeleteA pet peeve of mine on RTW clothing is torquing - you know, when the seams of your knit top start working their way around your body? Or shoddy sewing, like when the bust gathers are off centre, making me look lopsided. Everyone is so right though, about how trying to buy well-fitting clothing can get you down. Either your body image and confidence suffer because you're not a perfect 6/10/14, or you're unimpressed with the quality of clothing in your price range. I know I can get well-tailored, better fitting clothes if I'm willing to pay more for them, which is frustrating. Is it so hard to have the seams line up on a $20 top?
And that's why we sew! I'll never fit a dress straight off the rack (small chest, wide hips) and I'll never be impressed with the quality of sewing & fabric in my price range...but if I sew for myself I can get a much better fit in way nicer fabrics. If you don't sew, you just walk around thinking something's wrong with your body or that you need more money to afford nicer clothes.
Great post!!- AnonymousMay 28, 2010 at 4:44 PM
I have to agree with several of the posts: MUFFIN TOP or worse (I'm not sure if I can say this) let's just say "C-TOE" bleck.
ReplyDelete ohh sometimes I walk along avoiding looking at anyone because their outfits are so DEPRESSING. Badly fitting bras (or none) and low slug jeans on men are pet peeves that has me averting my penetrating glare.
Have you seen young guys having to run for the bus while holding their jeans up otherwise they would either fall down or they couldn't lift their leg in them? I struggle not to laugh :-)
And like Rachel - that stay stiching thing - (also on the back of jackets) I have actually told a couple of people and they have been pleased to know it (thank heavens)I can't blame people for being victims of bad clothing construction and sizing by the fashion industry; it isn't their fault. I think RTW must be made to fit dress forms and not actual women because it generally fits everyone badly in one way or another. I take a size 2 in RTW if I require something that isn't so large it'll fall off and I still get to fight with the gaping buttondown shirt, giant shoulders vs. shoulders that fit when nothing else does, muffin top, baggy behind and other highlights of bad fitting. It's ridiculous.
It's no wonder I have so many vintage dresses and sewing patterns.When I sit in church I notice all the men that are wearing shirts that are too narrow in the shoulders and they're pulling their pleats open.
Ditto for the pants-falling-off, never attractive.
I'm going to venture into children's clothing and say I hate it when little girls are dressed to, ahem, mature for their age.
What else? Hate the empire seam across the girls, gaping buttons, shirts that show off bra-band-floobie.
One reason I'm starting to draft patterns for myself more is I'm a 34F and RTW AND commercial patterns don't fit.- TailypoMay 28, 2010 at 5:44 PM
I have to confess, I really honestly tell total strangers to cut the tacks on their pleats. I try to be nice about it, like: "I'm sorry to bother you, but that is such a beautiful suit/skirt/jacket/coat! By the way, this little thread right here? If you snip it off it will hang so much more nicely. They should have done it for you at the store." Once on the bus I went so far as to pull out my sewing kit scissors and cut the string on a woman's jacket (with her permission, of course). I am not proud of this bizarre and impudent behavior.
ReplyDelete I love shirtdresses, but with my boobs (32F) they always gape. I can usually solve this by sewing in some invisible snaps in between the buttons. I once bought a button-down shirt that had invisible snaps and it was such a dream! My favourite shirtdress is actually one that has snaps instead of buttons, and it has so many that there's no gaping at all. Cute and fits great!
ReplyDelete- RebeccaSMay 28, 2010 at 6:21 PM
I have to say, skirts that sit on that "shelf" that is neither hip nor bottom bother me. The side effect of this is that the rear hem appears a lot shorter than the front and everthing is off balance.
It seems to happen mostly on with full skirts in light fabrics.
Also, big heavy buttons on nice lightweight cardigans. There's a pun about "such a drag" in there somewhere. I have started changing out buttons on purchased garments if they just don't look right. I was a teenager in the late 70s when I first started taking sewing seriously. Clothing was more expensive than it is now, and I wanted a wardrobe that fit well and didn't look cheap. For a while plaid a-line skirts you wore with a blazer were in and it set my teeth on edge to see mismatched plaids. It still bothers me to see plaids and stripes that are unmatched at major seams.
Another pet peeve of mine is seeing overweight women with their shirts/t-shirts tucked into their high-waisted pants, especially when the waist is elasticized. I want to pull their shirts out and say "There, that's better!'It's not exactly a fitting issue, rather than poor management of a fitting issue, but I can't STAND it when people whose trousers or jeans are too long 'hem' them just at the back with some safety pins! It looks SOOOOOOOOO rubbish, like they've been in a school play and had to wear someone elses costume at the last minute for the performance!
Oh, and when you see someone (usually a larger lady) who is wearing an ill-fitting bra and the back strap has risen way too high at the back. It just looks so uncomfortable. Get. Yourself. Fitted.
Thanks for the opoortunity to off-load Gertie!i don't really have any specialist knowledge when it comes to garment sewing (yet!) but i am a trained maternity bra fitter. what i notice mostly is when people have the band too loose (which is most people) and it rides up at the back - it should go straight across. i hate to think of the unnecessary strain it puts on their shoulders. and on a side note - if i can see the band their top is probably too tight!
ReplyDeletehaha... this post cracks me up! The more I learned about fit (and continue to), the more attuned I am to noticing how other people's garments fit. While I hate the thought of being "that snarky seamstress", I find in some ways observing others has been a good learning tool that I can then apply to my own sewing!
I'm going to chime in with the other commenters who have already mentioned the improperly high empire line--it irks me to no end! Especially since it means that manufacturers aren't making clothes to fit over gals with larger busts (and even I have tried on tops that have that problem--and I'm pretty small compared to most ladies!). Augh!
♥ Casey
blog | elegantmusings.comSorry for a "me too" comment, but I can't help myself. The too tight clothes thing bugs me. GO UP A SIZE PEOPLE! There's no shame in it and you'll look a zillion times better. We do ourselves a real disservice when we refuse to acknowledge that we've gained/lost weight and adjust our clothing accordingly.
And could we please stop with the dark bras under light colored shirts? Please?- Linda WolfMay 29, 2010 at 1:53 PM
Mismatched geometric patterns such as stripes, plaids and checks. Ugh! Also, prints running crooked to the lines of the garment due to the item being poorly cut out.
ReplyDelete Huh, I thought I'd read all comments, but there are too many...
I'm with Lauriana somewhere in there - yes, the shoulder width is important - I saw this when I made a custom pattern for my sister. (I'm still so happy for her - now that she has two custom-fit blouses from me and wears sarees and so on, she looks really good in her clothes.) Her shoulders are wider than usual for her size, and so are her arms - and they're also shorter than usual, plus she's full busted. Naturally, most ready-made clothing doesn't look quite right on her, it either makes her look "squished", or she has to resolve to wearing baggy things. While when she's wearing clothes made to fit her, she glows in it.
So I guess my pet peeve is badly fitting clothes in general...Honestly - enough vanity sizing, it's just a number and one company's medium is one company's petite anyway. If people are looking at your tags, swat 'em! When clothes fit you look better - that's pretty much my major pet peeve, because there's no accounting for personal taste - I've just gotta let that one go. Even in high end RTW you expect to have some tailoring performed.
And if you don't sew, you may get garments that are sewn farmed out by one company, to another, to another who'll do it cheaper in fabrics that weren't shown in the sample line because of cost issues.I'm guilty of critiquing ladies on the commute too.
But to save myself from becoming overly negative I also try to mentally identify something good about every person I run through my fit-meter.
All that negative thinking creates an atmosphere where you're likely to turn it on yourself at the drop of a hat!
So even if it doesn't fit or isn't flattering I look for carefully executed make-up, attractive color combination, great hair.Great post! I've only started to sew, and I have a lot yet to learn when it comes to accurate sizing (I think I'm still afraid of the tape measure :D). But I think a few, well-fitted, tailored clothes are a whole lot better than a wardrobe brimming with cheap, ill-fitting RTW knits.
I've developed quite an aversion to ill-fitting clothes (on myself), I look forward to sewing more for myself.If you have a bit of gape at front of a shirt as you mention, it can be fixed as long as it's made from a stretch fabric (and isn't WAY too small). Sew it up where it gapes! You'll no longer be able to unbutton it, but you should still be able to put it on over your head. Try to sew along a line of topstitching or dipstitch along a seam so it looks the same.
I've worked as a tailoress in a clothing alterations business for the past 8 years and i'm always finding fault with the fit of peoples clothes, i just can't help it!!!!- elizabetheMay 29, 2010 at 10:42 PM
I've actually noticed this one lately so much I was hoping one of the blogs I read would give me an opportunity to complain about it in the comments. Pencil skirts that are too tight in the hips and have those bad horizontal drag lines across the front.
I have not seen ONE well fitting pencil since I started focusing on this issue, not even on women I would consider "average" or even "thin". I suppose people are buying pencil skirts to fit their waists and then settling for a slightly tight fit in the hips instead of getting the right fit in the hips and going to a tailor to have the waist taken in. It drives me NUTS. My problems when trying on commercially made clothes now that I sew (or at least read about sewing and fit) are:
1. Jackets - they have to fit perfectly, which can be tough to find
2. Mismatched prints (if I'm going to mismatch a print, I'll do it myself, not spend money on it. Plaids and stripes are the worst)
3. Uneven hems/strap widths etc. This is usually a problem with cheap fashion.
And yes, I do also study seaming and ask to see construction details on people's clothes when I'm curious about how something was put together.- Miss JayMay 30, 2010 at 6:40 PM
While we're talking about the tailors tacks that keep pleats closed - my pet hate is the labels on jacket or coat sleeves advertising that they are cashmere or... whatever. Unpick it!!
ReplyDelete Today I am wearing pants that are cut like men's pants, with no room for my generous lady behind. So the seam arks back, and the pockets poof out. I am fairly sure that no one but me thinks that this is anything more than a style choice. I know they are a BAD FIT. But I'm only just dipping my toe into sewing, and they are the only work appropriate pants I have, and it's COLD. So weird pocket pants and a long sweater to cover them it is!
Hopefully it will be an incentive to get my blocks done up...
And yes, as a busty, broad shouldered girl, the gaping buttons is definitely like ants on skin. Huge blazers and unfortunate blouses might be style choices that I don't agree with, but gaping buttons? The bane of my existence. I have to keep telling myself that I am not ready to sew tailored shirts because I really need to learn - I just can't put up with the gape any more!- AnonymousMay 31, 2010 at 7:58 AM
I went for years not knowing that the stitching across pockets or pleats was meant to be cut out. I was disappointed that my pockets didn't work, and confused that anyone would make clothes that way. It never crossed my mind that the way I purchased something wasn't the way it was meant to be.
I only found out by accident when I caught coat threads on something and they ripped out. Suddenly I had a working pocket instead of a pointless flap. It was mindblowing.
- Jenny I totally agree with all of you that have said gaping blouses, muffin tops, and empire waists that go across the bust but here's another one for you - why do plus size manufacturers think that plus sized women have monster arms!?! So many of my shirts and shirt patterns have sleeves that go past my knuckles! It's annoying to wear and it's annoying to see because I feel the other girls pain; I can fix mine, they can't :-(
I also think kids should learn about little tailoring fixes in school - vent tacks, hems and invisible snaps should be the first lesson.My current peeve - as I've just fully grasped the importance of them myself - is floppy shoulders.
I'd often heard that "small-framed" women should make sure that tops were fitted enough in the shoulders, but since I'm big all over, I never thought that advice applied to me. I only knew that some shirts made me look unintentionally masculine but couldn't figure out why. The idea of any clothes being "too big" never occurred to me - especially when they still pulled tight across my bust.
Recently I volunteered at an event where all staff had to wear a uniform t-shirt. I put on the men's XL as usual, self-consciously aware all day that it made me look refrigerator-shaped. Then I took the shirt home and tried an experiment. I removed the collar (because crew necks feel strangly on me) and gathered up the shoulder seams so that the sleeves hit at my actual shoulder point.
It was a revelation. My form had gone from "lumbering behemoth" to "large-framed woman whose clothes fit". I doubt most people even consciously noticed the alteration, except maybe the wider neckline. But I'm sure a difference registered subconsciously in the perceived shape of my body.
Just a few days ago during my commute, I glanced at a person across from me and my brain concluded "man". Only after several minutes when I looked at the face did I realize it was a woman, and that she actually had an average womanly figure. But she was wearing a men's sweater with those wide floppy drop shoulders, and that was enough for my subconscious to make the mistake. Considering the rest of her attire I doubt she was intentionally making a "butch" fashion statement - she was just as unaware as I'd been.
Interestingly I know a couple of women who do rock a very stylized butch look on purpose - and they obviously know the importance of tailoring to fit their figures. They always look charmingly androgynous and never like they're "in costume" or wearing clothes that were meant for someone else.- Marjorie P.May 31, 2010 at 9:44 PM
Oh, so those threads on my jacket were meant to be cut out...well, now I know! I was wondering about that, but I wasn't sure. I have been avoiding wearing this jacket 'cause of how oddly it fits, well, now I know why!...thanks y'all for pointing it out! Hahaha...
I also have problems wearing button down blouses (though I love them) 'cause of the gaping holes; but I use small safety pins in between, making sure they don't show, and it seems to work.
Because I am just learning how to sew, there is just no way for me to make my own wardrobe or make adjustments to store-bought clothing (yet!)
Love your blog, Gertie...first time commenter, but I have been following your blog for quite some time :) - AnonymousJune 1, 2010 at 8:13 AM
I work at caring for the elderly, and what I absolutely hate is an ill fitting skirt. A lot of these poor women use a walker and have a bent over posture which means their skirts are longer in front than in the back. It is not their fault, but it makes them look like batty old people, when a proper fitting skirt would make them look more dignified. A lot of these people have the money for alterations, but don't know how their clothes fit.
Also, the widowers hump, it makes their shirts and blouses fit really odd. - AnonymousJune 1, 2010 at 8:31 AM
I just reread my comment and saw how it sounded. Posted it about ten minutes ago. I don't know just how to express myself without sounding ageist or something. I am talking about a group of well functioning old ladies, who have plenty of money, and generally good taste. But age does do things to us, and a lot of the elderly ladies get a hunched over posture, loose a lot of weigh, get a dowagers humpt. I am not saying that the ill fitting clothes are their fault. What I am trying to say, that there really is not a lot of clothes made to fit these fitting challenges. Still these fitting issues gives me the heebe-jeebies.
English is not my first language, so forgive me if it does not come over right.
Tania not going to add to the pet peeves, most of mine have already been mentioned. But I do want to give a tip for those who suffer from blouse gaposis from buttons placed in the wrong place - a hook and thread loop added to the blouse level with the fullest part of the bust works better than safety pins. It doesn't help if the blouse is 2 sizes too small, but it does wonders for shirts that are a *tiny bit* snug, when the buttons aren't lined up with your bust point.
ReplyDeleteI cant stand that nothing fits me at the waist. now i am a pretty small girl, with a short back length and no boobs... meaning only knits (talking store bought) will show off the small curves i do have. the bodice of childrens' clothes usually fit pretty good, especially in jackets but the arms are too short! cant they make petite sizes that aren't also PLUS? maybe i should just move to Asia where i will be a large :)
ReplyDelete- AnonymousJune 3, 2010 at 11:36 AM
hate to point out the speck in another's eye here, but - i believe it is 'nit-picking', from the tedious chore of picking lice egg sacs ('nits') from a person's head hair.
and in this post, wouldn't you know it! ; ) steph I love this topic, especially the gaping buttons. I always have difficulty finding button up shirts that fit properly because of my bust. (I'm a 36 C/D)
My waist is smaller and before I learned about darts or alterations, I had read somewhere that often actresses are sewn into their costumes for the best fit. So I decided that I would sew the buttons closed by stitching an invisible hand stitch on the inside of the garment, essentially creating a pullover shirt with the button-up look.
Although I am better at altering now, I still sometimes use this trick for when I just need a quick fix for a new shirt.
I'm telling you, MAGIC.- Want to Sew for MyselfJune 9, 2010 at 11:36 AM
I've had Kenneth King as a teacher (funny guy). Since starting to learn to sew for myself, I have become obsessed with how badly clothes fit, including my own. In fact I no longer knew what good fit was. I had to look it up.
It does drive me crazy, esp. when I realize that if the waist of dress hit where it should I'd look 10 pounds thinner.
Hope to be sewing and rectifying the problem relatively soon. Yes Yes Yes.
Haven't read all the other comments so this may be a repeat.
Only today, I saw a man who had not clipped the packing stitches holding the double vent to the sides of his suit jacket. He was too far away for me to be able to catch him and quietly suggest he get hold of a pair of scissors quickly.
Yeah, I don't like badly fitting clothes on myself and others, but the problem is finding clothes that fit and at a reasonable price. WHo is standard anymore? Women suffer compared to men, as our suits cost more and aren't as well made.
Plus, the raunch culture thing seems to have encouraged a lot of women to show bust and butt in a way that is not becoming, and not pleasant to see, for me at least.
Always enjoy these posts, Gertie. Wish I could do a class with Kenneth King, and be taught to drape. Jealous :0(- AnonymousJune 14, 2010 at 6:49 PM
A lot of people just don't know any better. And even if they do they may not have the means to deal with the fit issues. Making fun of them, which i'm not sure was your intention, isn't going to change anyting. Until people quit buying these ill fitting garments, they will contiinue to be produced and sold. About the time they decided the way to make a dress fit was to sew ties in the side and have you tie it in to the proper fit was when I quit buying clothes. Not everyone has a sewing machine or knows how to use one. Then if they master that there's fighting with the ill fitting patterns that are in current production. Home Ec needs to get back into schools. wendy
ReplyDelete one of my peeves is a bit more conceptual, in that a lot of people (women and men) think that the single or double D's are the epitome of large busts. let me tell you, there are more letters in the alphabet after D. i am a 32J, so imagine my dilemma in bra searching and bust fitting. i think a lot of women don't realize that bra sizing has a much larger range than 32-38 A-DD. this "cup complex" tells me that we are either listening to retailers telling us that DD is the biggest, or that we are squeezing into too small of cups (and probably too large of band size.)
ReplyDeleteThis blog and subsequent comments have really spoken to me. I think that when I quit sewing, I really developed an even worse body image. Sometimes I think I quit sewing when I gained so much weight (a rough patch several years ago and I have been fighting the weight ever since). But I'm so looking forward to sewing again and having some clothes that fit and feel good (mostly because I made them!).
On another note, I do enjoy reading your blog!Mismatched geometric patterns such as stripes, plaids and checks. Ugh! Also, prints running crooked to the lines of the garment due to the item being poorly cut out.Online Crolom
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The Federal Communications Commission is set to propose new open Internet rules that would allow content companies to pay for faster delivery over the so-called "last mile" connection to people's homes, but enhance scrutiny of such deals so they don't harm competition or limit free speech.
That's according to a senior FCC official familiar with the matter who wasn't authorized to speak publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler is to present the proposed rules to the other commissioners on Thursday.
So-called "net neutrality" rules are hotly debated because without them, consumers' ability to freely access certain types of content could be constrained by giant conglomerates for business, political or other reasons.
The new rules are meant to replace the FCC's open Internet order from 2010, which was struck down by a federal appeals court in January. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit affirmed that the FCC had the authority to create open-access rules but said it failed to establish that its 2010 regulations didn't overreach.
While the older rules technically allowed for paid priority treatment, it was discouraged. The new rules spell out standards that such deals would have to meet to be considered "commercially reasonable" and are designed to survive a court challenge in the future.
Under the proposed rules, if such a deal for priority access were challenged, the commission would look at its impact on competition, on consumers, on free speech and civic engagement, and whether a broadband provider was acting in good faith.
The commission will also ask for comment on how to make such dealings more transparent, but didn't have a recommendation on the matter.
The new rules don't affect the exchange of traffic between networks that form the Internet's backbone. That means they won't have any bearing on Netflix's recent agreement to pay Comcast to improve the hand-off of traffic to its network. Netflix had called for the FCC to expand its definition of "net neutrality" rules to cover such connections and guarantee that they would be free of charge. Internet providers say they should be allowed to charge content companies when they absorb more traffic than they send back, like in the case of Netflix.
The proposed rules would also restore a previous rule that prohibits Internet service providers from blocking access to websites, which is meant to help Internet startups to succeed and foster the growth of the Internet economy.
The commission is also seeking to establish the minimum standard of service and will ask the public to help determine that.
The FCC is not seeking to treat Internet providers as "common carriers" such as telephone companies, which would subject companies like Comcast and Verizon to even stricter rules, although it is keeping the option on the table.
The draft rules kick off a policymaking process that involves commissioner votes and a public comment period before a final vote sometime this summer.
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I've gotten lots of terrific advice about the upcoming Avon Walk. I have heeded exactly some of it. My 39.9 mile adventure is a couple of weeks away and I have taken my new walking shoes out on a few trial runs around the neighborhood. A few means three. Around the neighborhood means around the block a couple of times, but to be fair the blocks are kind of long-ish. Jeff firmly believes that I'm in denial about this whole endeavor. That is a distinct possibility.
The new walking shoes feel great. They are, however, not great looking. They are big white marshmallow shoes that remind me of the white Reeboks Jazzercise-style numbers I wore the summer of 1983 when I worked at The Red Onion in Beverly Hills. The Mexican restaurant had a sports theme. Waiters wore basketball uniforms, waitresses were cheerleaders, busboys wore baseball pants and jerseys. I was a hostess and so was made to wear a referee uniform, which made sense in food chain logic except that it also made me look as if I was moonlighting at Footlocker.
Related: It is impossible to get the smell of cheap salsa out of polyester.
I know these pristine white shoes will be my tell of unpreparedness at the big event. I am contemplating running them over with the car a few times just to make them look a little more worn in. Or I could just walk in them more. Decisions.


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After the Senate failed to pass bipartisan legislation to expand background checks for gun purchases, the superPAC created by shooting victim and former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, onetime astronaut Mark Kelly, vowed to remind voters of which lawmakers voted against the plan.
On Wednesday, made good on that pledge by launching radio ads against two Republican senators: Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Senate minority leader; and New Hampshire's Kelly Ayotte, who is in her first term.
The ad against McConnell starts with fragments of news reports from December of the Newtown, Conn., elementary school shootings. A female narrator says:
"We watched. We listened. We felt it. Newtown. But Sen. McConnell won't listen to us."
The anti-Ayotte ad has two female actors talking in a noisy coffee shop.
FIRST WOMAN: "Remember that ad Kelly Ayotte ran saying she's one of us?"
SECOND WOMAN: "Oh, where she's out for a run?"
FIRST WOMAN: "Yeah. ... Well, it sure didn't take long for her to 'go Washington.' ... Ayotte voted against improving background checks to keep guns out of the hands of criminals."
SECOND WOMAN: "Are you serious? Eighty-nine percent of the people in New Hampshire support universal background checks. She just ignored us?"
The Giffords superPAC said the Kentucky ads are running in Louisville and Lexington, and the New Hampshire ads are running in Concord, Manchester and Keene.
"As Gabby said last week, if we can't keep our communities safer with the Congress we have, we will work to change Congress," Americans for Responsible Solutions Executive Director Pia Carusone said in a statement.
McConnell is up for re-election in 2014. Ayotte doesn't face voters again until 2016.
McConnell campaign manager Jesse Benton said: "Sen. McConnell commends Gabby Giffords for her courage and perseverance but in Kentucky we have a fundamental disagreement with a gun control agenda. President Obama's allies have been attacking Mitch on this issue for months but his support for Kentuckians' Second Amendment rights will not waver."
While four Democratic senators also voted against the measure, it didn't go unnoticed that they were spared the group's negative ads, at least for now. And two of the four — Mark Begich of Alaska and Mark Pryor of Arkansas — face re-election next year. Max Baucus of Montana announced on Tuesday that he would not seek a seventh term in 2014. The fourth Democratic no vote was newly elected Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota.
In an emailed response to why Democrats were not singled out in the ads, ARS spokeswoman Jen Bluestone didn't directly answer the question:
"We're thanking Democrats and Republicans. A solution supported by 90 percent of Americans isn't a partisan issue. We're going to support those who listened to their constituents and make sure that we educate those voters whose elected representatives ignored them."
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Forest By Mother Earth
Accessories By Mother Nature
Something strange is going on. On July 16th, I took 81 photographs. I haven't taken a single one since. At some point during the past 12 days I stopped lugging around my beloved camera and didn't even notice.
I'm blaming summer. I don't function well when it gets above 80 degrees (okay, okay 65). Toss in 90% humidity (yes, that's really what it is, I just checked), and my brain hangs out a giant Do Not Disturb sign, while my body wishes it could do the same. Even the smallest outdoor chores feel monumental.
When I moved from northern California to Missouri back in 1994 it was November. And it was lovely. A big ice storm hit the small town we were staying in a few days after our arrival, and every single thing became encased in ice. While everyone else was huddled indoors staying warm, I bundled up and went for walks, admiring the glistening landscape that had magically appeared overnight. I felt as if I'd moved to Disneyland.
Then people began asking me if I'd been here in the summer yet. Lots of people. People who all said a variation of the exact same thing: "I thought it was humid in [insert nearly any state in the country here], but that was nothing compared to Missouri." I started getting very nervous. And unfortunately my fears did not go unfounded. Summer in southern Missouri must be experienced to be believed, and in a bad year you have from early May until late September to experience it.
I realize, of course, that there are many lizard-type people who think there is nothing better than lying on a burning hot rock in the scorching sun while most of the water in your body pours out of your skin at a medically alarming rate. It's too bad I'm not one of them. In my opinion, if you're not moving, you shouldn't be sweating profusely.
All of this whining is in fact leading to a point.
I know that many of you have come to believe I live a picture perfect life in a picture perfect place, and while I don't like to complain about all the bad stuff (and on a farm we definitely get our share of it), once in a while I think it's only fair to set you straight.
It's beautiful here. Really, really beautiful. Stops-me-in-my-tracks several times a day beautiful. My life is far from perfect, but I do in fact live in a picture perfect place. What you do not want to do, however, is actually climb into some of the pictures. Take the one at the top for example. I could have said nothing about it and simply let you believe that Bear and I were out for a pleasant stroll in the woods, enjoying nature and the crisp, refreshing air.
The reality, though, is that despite the early morning hour, it was already very hot and very muggy, and my clothes were completely soaked with sweat. A small part of my brain was functioning well enough to see the photo opportunity in front of me, but the rest of it was taken up with counting out how many more months until autumn on my fingers, and thinking about how much nicer everything would look if it were covered with several inches of snow. Right now it feels like a jungle. A jungle with pine trees.
I wasn't planning to write this. I was actually in the middle of watering the garden and feeding insect-ravaged turnip greens and Swiss chard to Whitey and her not-so-baby-anymore chicks (yes, I promise a long overdue chick update is coming soon). I only popped inside to jot down a couple of notes before the sun zapped them right out of my mind, which is what's been constantly happening lately.
Originally I was going to post these two photos with nothing but their captions and let you think whatever you like. In retrospect, that may have been the better way to go. You could have stared contently at them, letting out a small sigh and taking in a deep breath of cool woodland air. But as they say, misery loves company, and so I thought it only fair to hit you head-on with a sweat-drenched, furnace-like blast of my summer reality instead. Besides, the longer I sit here and type, the longer I can stay holed up in my little office--the only room in The Shack with air-conditioning--before I have to open the door and step back out into those perfect pictures where there won't be any snow for months.
P.S. There are plenty of nice winter photos in the monthly archives located on the homepage sidebar if you feel like cooling off.
© 2007 FarmgirlFare.com, the sweat-drenched foodie farm blog where Farmgirl Susan shares photos & stories of her crazy country life on 240 remote Missouri acres—no matter what the weather.


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Parents hope photo of fatal text serves as warning
Colorado parents, police hope photo of text in fatal crash will be a stark reminder to drivers
DENVER (AP) -- Alexander Heit's final text cut off in mid-sentence. Before he could send it, police say the 22-year-old University of Northern Colorado student drifted into oncoming traffic, jerked the steering wheel and went off the road, rolling his car.
Heit died shortly after the April 3 crash, but his parents and police are hoping the photo of the mundane text on his iPhone will serve as a stark reminder to drivers.
The photo, published Wednesday in The Greeley Tribune, shows Heit was responding to a friend by typing "Sounds good my man, seeya soon, ill tw" before he crashed.
Witnesses told police that Heit appeared to have his head down when he began drifting into the oncoming lane in the outskirts of Greeley, where the University of Northern Colorado is located. According to police, an oncoming driver slowed and moved over just before Heit looked up and jerked the steering wheel.
Police say Heit, a Colorado native who loved hiking and snowboarding, had a spotless driving record and wasn't speeding.
In a statement released through police, Heit's mother said she doesn't want anyone else to lose someone to texting while driving.
"In a split second you could ruin your future, injure or kill others, and tear a hole in the heart of everyone who loves you," Sharon Heit said.


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Monday, March 2, 2009
Seeti Bajaao...!
Glad to note 'Aham' is going full steam ahead with the S.I.T.A Sena. The 'Seeti Bajaao.... Khud ko Bachchaao' slogan I've suggested to him, is being worked on as well.
Oh.... what did I think of our local Red Carpet looks on Saturday? The only people who got it right were Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri.
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- Shrutzz said...
Hi Shobhaa, how you doing. I agree with you, it was SRK and Gauri who were rocking on saturday!
- March 2, 2009 at 2:45 PM
- Tongue-fu Lady said...
I always felt people do charity work for selfish reasons. Our Page 3 socialites especially flaunt it to earn some Good Karma in their free time...2 prove the artificial altruist in them.
- March 2, 2009 at 2:55 PM
- ajitha here 4 law said...
hi.... this is ajitha,,,
as u have blogged something regarding women's day..
14th loksbha sessions ended on thursday.... women's Bill still a dream? but for how long?
what is ur comment on this - March 2, 2009 at 3:57 PM
- Nandini Rao said...
Your facts did not surprise me. However, I believe that only a wise man should lend. If you cannot trace your contribution up to the final destination, it's as good as not contributing. It's only adding to some evil devil's bank balance. That's even worse than not helping. Social work is not a dog show where you dress up your 'favorites' one day & get rewarded for your 'efforts'. It's important to think human in order to help & act human. It takes a lot of courage to contribute. I'm not going to say it's easy. - March 2, 2009 at 4:01 PM
- Amazing Style said...
I have read the article and I truly think that we can come with somenthing good out of this. Besides the classical speeches, i think that the show should include one sections with questions and answers. what if somebody will ask this man to donnate the cash obtained after one day of sales to an association that manages domestic violence. he will have no chance to refuse the demand. in fact, it will be his public image in the game, and maby somebody will be helped, with or without his will. What do you think? - March 2, 2009 at 4:02 PM
- Rahul Nair said...
I would say you would have taken the offer and done that program.
Then you should have voiced whatever you said here on the show. That would yield a wider audience for these views. That would mean it will be food for thought for thousands of people rather than hundreds of people. - March 2, 2009 at 4:51 PM
- Sidhusaaheb said...
"...But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:"
A more localised version:
"Neki kar, daryaa meiN daal."
Not many subscribe to any of that any more, perhaps... - March 2, 2009 at 7:26 PM
- SumanSpeaksTech said...
It is pity that Shobha Dey (have I spelt it right??), is famous for her "Anga--Shobha", whichever way you look at her and she is speaking against Gold Jewelley, "Thoda Kam Hazam Hua".
Yes domestic violence can be cooled down to a large extent by spending on jewellery Yaar—kiu mazak karte ho.
But then poor husbands get greatest slaps when selling family jewels, especially of their Bibis (wives). Aha!! Jor Ka Jhatka Deera se laga". Yes domestic violence sometimes starts for jewels and ends by selling one of the "human Jewels" to another man/women. Areey samje nahi---Divorce re!! Bar bar kiu tokta hai…bolne de yaar!! Marwaenge muje!! Bhai ata hi hoga!!
Shobha sold Sex and Sex to the gullible (or should we say pervert??!!) men who are out there to chew everything they find feminine. Be it panty or may be female condom or sweet pop-corn Female Bhaja Fry with Mushrooms!! It is not new that these pervert souls will do anything for some "Sex Soups" …
The question remains: Is Shobha Dey going to do the same tit a tat in Saudi Arabia, Iran, Palestine, Kuwait (ladies might lose their head and the scarf, if seen bare headed) or may be Taliban infested Swat Valley (There is an article in my blog:www.sumanspeakscurrentaffairs.blogspot.com)??!!
Mamala Thora Garam Hai woha paar!! Jyara Samahlke bhai!! There is chance to get ostracized first on these countries where Islam rules. Aur, A—Ham (aham) bhi to hai na….A Ham Yaahh do (two) Ham,…..Ham to Ham na…Kya!! Tum bhi na….Ey Tum suno, Bhai ko pucho, A-ham ke SITA sena ko, humare Minorities support karega ki nahi!!
Yes, Sobha Dey, you are right when you say, how to shame the shameless. Renuka Choudhury, says, "The girls and boys were doing illicit things inside the pubs because of constitutional rights". "Waaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh......What an idea Sirji??!!" Now I think we can make another sena for those pervert souls, Sex-Sena, the name looks indeed, "Daamdar". Any suggestions regarding naming such a "rebellious outfit" is welcome!! We can then mail the name to you new found "Goddess of Booze and Oozze"—Renuka Choudhury.
Renuka and Shoba have one commonalty: not to think beyond page 3, issues. They are busy forming SITA Sena, GEETA Sena (or Gaaata Sena), Sex-Sena or Goonda Sena or whatever may be but is oblivious of what is happening in and around.
While the Religiously Insane, Taliban have taken over SWAT Valley (aaray bhai who wali SWAT analysis nahiiiiiii re baba. Yeh Pakistani wali SWAT hai re…..Thora sa Thika or kuch jyadai namkin. Haha thik suna rey. Ladkioke School ki Halwai khate hai Talibaan Log!!), but Shobha Dey seems to say again--Thoda aur Sex—Dey…!!
So the Shobha Dey Gang now be prepared to take on the more, orthodox version of Raam Sena—the Talibans.
Shobha says, "I always suspect the motives of these do gooders, who are out to garner publicity through their supposedly 'charitable' endeavours" and after that, SITA Sena Gang for Charity…....Yes Sobha you have rightly said, "Such Baakwas"!!
Lekin ek cheez manna parega: 50-Plus, lekin Sobha Dey ke soch bilkul 1st Class. Kya Baat Hai!!
Suman Mukherjee
Yahoo Group: SumanSpeaks
www.sumanspeaksplus.blogspot.com - March 2, 2009 at 8:05 PM
- SumanSpeaksTech said...
AArey yeh Chotu....Bhai ko pucha ki nahi, "A-ham" ka SITA Sena branch Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iran, etc, main open ho Sakta Hai ki nahi??
"No Sab!! Yes Sab!!"
"Kya re!!"
"Poocha to lekin Bhai bol raha tha: Yeh Chotku Yeh Ham kya hota hai".
"To tune kya bola??"
"Kuch Nahi Sab!!
"Array Ham ka matlab Pork re (Pig ka gost---The meat of a pig!!)" "Tum log ko Hindi main English Sikhana Parega!!"
"Jake bol yeh A-Ham (aham) wali mamla hai--a new face in the struggle for super progressive ladies".
What did he say???
"Aap ka baat sahi nikla sab"
"Bhai bola: A-ham yah do (two) ham yah 3 (three) ham...Ham to Ham hi hai to woh sob countries main jana mana hai??!!"
"Good!! Aur kya Bolela??!!"
Kuch nahi Sab".
"Bhai thoda jaldi main tha, kahi jana mangta, Ghoda Kharidna hai--nayi wala, Pakistan made, fully automatic".
"Thik hai"
"Press wale ko bol dena"
"A-ham" woh sab countries main branch nahi khol sakta, SITA Sena Ki".
"Khali India main possible kiu ki India main Hindus Majority Hai"
"Thik hai sab"
Chal I am leaving now....!!
www.sumanspeaks.blogspot.com - March 2, 2009 at 8:40 PM
- Anon said...
Hi Shobhaa first got to tell you I love your blog! You have the courage to stand up & not mince words on issues that matter. Kudos bravo hats off to you! The Sita Sena idea is good the whistles could work & work well. What we seriously need is more awareness & that's something you are achieving big time! The world could sure do with more people like you! Please keep us updated on plans for the 8th. Keep blogging cause you're rocking!
- March 2, 2009 at 8:44 PM
- SumanSpeaksTech said...
You love Shobha Dey's blog, whom Sharukh Khan said, "joke"?? Horrible!!
If Sobha Dey is so couragious then let her open a SITA Sena branch in Afghanistan or SWAT Valley!!
It is pity these ladies live in conditioned atmosphere, full of psychopaths!!
Educate youself a bit about her works and then give out your comments!! SHe can flex her muscles in the air-condition rooms of studios and her home. To fight the might of Talibans one needs physical and mental strength!!
Someone described Shobha Dey as a "Porn Writer".
Suman Mukherjee
www.sumanspeaks.blogspot.com - March 2, 2009 at 8:56 PM
- Anon said...
Suman. What's Shahrukh Khan got to do with it for crying out loud & what's your gripe with airconditioning?? Another thing Shobhaa doesn't claim to be a saint & she's doing an awesome job of drawing attention to a very deserving cause! Something you sure as heck can't do!! Anyways what are you doing to fight the Talibans of this world? Haven't heard of it at all so guess its nothing compared to what Shobhaa can do!
- March 2, 2009 at 9:35 PM
- Zlaek said...
Shobhaa auntie, you got every right to remove irrelevant comments. Trust me it wouldn't mean you're being intolerant.
@ sumanspeaks-- Some deep breathing early in the mornings should help. Eat fresh fruits, sleep for 8 hours. You'll be FINE :) - March 2, 2009 at 11:00 PM
- Rency Shyju Daniel said...
Being a celebrity yourself, it is really appreciating that you have voiced your opinion on such issues. Through this blog you have raised voice on our behalf.
- March 2, 2009 at 11:28 PM
- Dr. Ally Critter said...
Ms De, methinks you have a troll on your hands!
I like this Sena idea. Also the whistle idea. More publicity please. - March 3, 2009 at 12:25 AM
It appears that some people do not know what this SITA concept is about.
Correct me if I am wrong. To me it is not to encourage girls/women, or even men to go to bars and carry out immoral acts.
It does not mean that everyone who goes to a bar commits a crime. There are so many who go to relax, entertain and remove the painful stress that comes on with a hard days work.
SITA is committed to prevent these so called moral policemen/women from carrying out their nefarous activities of beating up innocents and molesting women in the bargain. These goons have no right to dictate terms to all and sundry. They have no right to force women to wear the clothes they themselves feel good with, claiming to be our culture.
We have the law (if any) to look into these matters, and they are responsible for taking action, if there is any misuse or criminal activities going on. No one has the right to force anyone to do what he/she feels is right. Each one has the right to choose what he wants to do, as long it does not hurt another directly or goes against the laws of the land. We are a democracy, not a Taliban or a Dictatorship.
As far as Saudi and other Countries going the Taliban way. I am sure their people or the responsible government should handle that. Shobha De does not have to meddle with their affairs. In fact even our Government cannot interfere in their internal matter.
We have more on our plate to tackle. Charity begins at home.
Re supporting the poor and needy, people should realize that whatever they want to donate should be given directly to the poor, as most of the organizations employ a broker to collect funds and this broker gets about 20% of the proceeds. Why should ones hard earned money go to fund another set up, instead of going 100% into the right hands. There is no accountability.
On week ends you would see (not since of late) these charity organization's vehicles with the officer's families going on a picnic. People should open their eyes. No wonder there are still so many poor who barely get a square meal and live in such inhuman conditions.
Shobha it is high time you sort out this matter of uncalled for comments. We cannot do so, as it is your space. If people do not agree with you, they should be civil and criticize constructively not in a derogatory manner. Then if they cannot agree with you, they should not log on.
I am no saint, but a woman using such filth when it is not called for, speaks......
Norman - March 3, 2009 at 12:58 AM
- Double Seven said...
Sumanspeaks is just Ewwweeee!!
- March 3, 2009 at 10:20 AM
- SumanSpeaksTech said...
Yes now you have Free Sex in Pubs along with Drugs and Alcohol. in the pubs of Mangalore and Bangalore (and may be in Bombay also, Courtsey : SITA Sena, NDTV and our new found Goddess of Booze and OOze, Renuka Choudhury. Now the great Shobhaa Dey is bent on forming an Women Goonda wing to combat the hooligans (or should se say male chauvanist). "What a great IDEA Sirji" (or should we say Madamji)!!
Yes yes this is the right time Guys to Americanise India...Shobhaa Dey draws blank when armed gunmen spray bullets on unarmed Sri Lankan Players in Pakistan.Yes I indeed take some good breadh and I do not need Alchol to increase my libido.
It is good to see that people are running after a Porn writer and a wretched soul named Sobha Dey, whom Sharukh Khan once said, "Joke".
Guys educate urself about this great lady and his vicious vision of making India a Pub Country...
I have put a new video on the site (Free of Cost Viewing) on Mangalore Pub incident..Please check it if you could find time.
It is to be understood that no one is justifying what has happened to those girls, but at the same time one should not encourage teenagers having SEX inside pubs along with booze.....
Suman Mukherjee
www.sumanspeaks.blogspot.com - March 3, 2009 at 11:19 AM
- Zlaek said...
Ms. Shobhaaaaaaaaa
Get those comments out of here.
Some of us take out the time to go through the comments in your space too... and it's really annoying.
blogdost ZLAEK - March 3, 2009 at 12:05 PM
- Harish said...
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- March 3, 2009 at 12:12 PM
- Harish said...
I see S (ensitivity). I (n). T (rue) .A (ction). sena is a means of woman empowerment. Rather the start. We want our women to be protected. We want bystanders to become proactive citizens. Is this wrong?
Is it alright for our women to feel unsafe in our streets?
Is it "chalta hai" if women are raped and molested because they are wearing (supposedly) western clothes?
men could drink and booze and women cannot do the same?
Some have asked me what after womans day... ? would this be forgotten...
The answer is "NO". We wish to achieve the setting up of an SOS line...
and after that, the blog will have regular updates of woman rights issues across the country that needs our concern and we will have activities and protests if and when needed.
We will NOT engage in any violence, or break the law to get our point across. We are fighting against lawlessness. How can we take law in our hands?
:) - March 3, 2009 at 12:16 PM
- SumanSpeaksTech said...
Now you will see how I demolish the comments one of the fans (or should I say Psychopaths) of the Porn writer,(Shobhaa Dey), Norman.
1.This fellow says,"It does not mean that everyone who goes to a bar commits a crime. There are so many who go to relax, entertain and remove the painful stress that comes on with a hard days work".
Answer: Some goes to bar to have free sex or taking drugs and there are large scale whispers that those girls in the Mangalore Pubs were indulging in some such activities, before being chased by the hooligans. Moreover why anyone should go to a pub when he/she is not drinking and when there may be restaurants available in a locality, remains the moot question.
Why don't you do some constructive things to remove stress like doing Yoga or listening to music rather then float one selves in the unhealthy environment of pubs?? This shows your real desire!!
2. "We have the law (if any) to look into these matters, and they are responsible for taking action, if there is any misuse or criminal activities going on. No one has the right to force anyone to do what he/she feels is right."
Answer: If you think that we have laws to counter all these, then what is use of forming SITA Sena, Parsuram Sena, Suraksha Sena or pata nahi kya kya organisations meant to encourage hooliganism??
3."As far as Saudi and other Countries going the Taliban way. I am sure their people or the responsible government should handle that. Shobha De does not have to meddle with their affairs. In fact even our Government cannot interfere in their internal matter."
Answer: Great talk from you. So can I ask you a simple question, why did the Indian Government sent aid to Gaza Victims and to the Tamils in Sri Lanka caught in between two parties?? What is the real intension of such a move??
What kind of responsible governments we have in Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Iran or Afghanistan is known to all. Iran sill tortures the holders of the faith of Bahai Religion. In Malaysia, Non-Muslims need permission from the government in certain religious matters. A country like Saudi Arabia which has archaic laws like beheading (cutting of heads of people) or amputing of limbs (There is report at: www.sumanspeakscurrentaffairs.blogspot.com) cannot be called responsible. Which God has asked its followers to preach inhuman practice?? We should stop crime but not terrorize societies, through some inhuman laws.
Every writer or every citizen of this world has the right to criticize the evil in another country--this is the basic fundamental right. But then if a person's eyes have been blurred by alcohol he/she sees everything translucent. This lady called Sobhaa De is so pre-occupied in junks that she has no time for real work. Her mad supporters are themselves talking of democracy, but want to apply "Talibanese archaic laws" to keep me out of this board, so that junk of this lady do not come out in open. Waaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh!!
4. "Shobha it is high time you sort out this matter of uncalled for comments."
Answer: My comments are uncalled for, then how is that your comments are called for?? Are you from heaven or you are the incarnation of some God??!! I feel pity for persons like you who are not only illiterate in thoughts process but are one sided.
People like you are bane of the Indian society and have to condemned in the highest form.
I WILL COME HERE AS LONG AS SOBHAA DE HAS THE COURAGE TO PUBLISH MY COMMENTS. But if she become a Taliban or apes Talibans, then I have nothing to say. Sach bahut karwa hota hai (Truth hurts)!!
Stop forming and encouraging hooliganism in India. If you have any problems with the government come out and protest but do not take law in your own hands. No one supported those hooligans in Mangalore, but at the same time one should not encourage Teenage—alcoholism or Frre Sex inside pubs. I have placed a video in my blog: www.sumanspeaks.blogspot.com, have a look at it….Also stop running after celebrities but use your reasoning and thought process to shine in life. Hope you have understood what I have said.
Best wishes,
Suman Mukherjee
Yahoo Group: SumanSpeaks
www.sumanspeaksplus.blogspot.com - March 3, 2009 at 12:27 PM
Dear Shobaa:
Sita Sena is great! I can't believe a comment I just read about Mangalore girls having sex in pubs. I study there and trust me, you can't have sex in any of the pubs there. Or in ANY pub anywhere. Some people don't know the difference between pubs and whorehouses. Pity. Amnesia (the pub that was attacked) is a good place to relax. What's wrong with a few beers now and then? Cheers :) - March 3, 2009 at 4:09 PM
- Kush said...
dear suman
shobha de is not the indian govt. as a citizen of india she cant possibly have any influence with the afghan way of life.
y du u keep quoting srk all d tym? if u dnt like d blog then say so. in the blogosphere yu cant hope to sound serious and stand by something that a bloke like srk said as though it were paththar ki lakeer at d same time.
which is y i wouldnt bother with anything yu wud have to say at all. - March 7, 2009 at 5:24 AM
- https://palnitkar.blogspot.com/?m=1 said...
- Today (SUN, 8-MAR-09) I have been reading all over the places about Women's Day. In the 2 news papers that I subscribe, on TV, on NET. Everything is painted PINK.
- But looks like today is not a Women's Day, instead it is smelling as a Male bashing day :-)
- I agree to all the 10 things described here & I'm sure there are many more points that men should learn form women.
- I'm married & living with a women for last 4 yrs. highly educated & from a very good family.
- My 4 yrs. experience says, women will always be women, even if it is our President or Ms. Sonia Gandhi or Ms. Sushma Swaraj or Shobha De my wife.
- TV channel & print media is discussing about a handful of women who have access to this medium. What about rest 99% who continue playing their part without even recognising this day.
- This is a sales & marketing event both for TV & print media. To attract specific kind of customers. - March 8, 2009 at 8:11 PM
- naimisharnya said...
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- March 31, 2009 at 10:07 PM
- moet said...
Ms Shobha,
The whole world wants to sell to one another. But they want it better thier sales, so the Fathers day, Mothers day, Woman day etc etc have been marketed by the wily old marketeers. As long as there are enough suckers in this world there will be such shameless marketing.
Our voices will be drowned and quashed in this high pitched marketing. To the extent we will be called names and vilified. Clever guys ! - April 1, 2009 at 11:14 AM
- Unknown said...
ya true fatcs...
Work from home India - November 9, 2009 at 4:21 PM
- RanveerChandpuri said...
hi shobhaa----------I am now follower.
I am very happy .I read ur blog.It is a kind of inner peace for me .I am a hi fi spritual younester and Really I experienced that I have joined a kind of special world in world.I never wanted to be a follower and I am here as a follower.
With the extention of the song of jo jita vo hi sikandar---It must be for every follower
aub ye rut badal gayi hai sabko khabar/Lag gaye hai hume bhi sone ke per/
Aa gayi hai aub to idher bhi bahar
ho gaya hai jamna hum pe nishar- - November 30, 2009 at 9:27 PM
- RanveerChandpuri said...
Hi shobha,
Goodevening.Today their are 1700 followers. I am one of them.I am just submitting one of my view about the drivers/piolets life.Raj Kapoor"s one song--Kisi ,mi muskarahato pe ho nisar /kisi ka dard ho sake to le udhar/kisi ke vaste ho tere dil me pyar.so I have taken the dard of a special life of drivers.I hope you donot mind.Drivers vs Piolets are one of leading characters .I have been working with them since last 14years.it was my job asa tour Guide,trekking Guide ,mountain Guide,group Leader,Group Guide,senoir Tour Executive and Tour Manger.Most of my tours I began as a Guide of group and fineshed as a familere member.. of the Inetrnational tourist group.Everday I was with the drivers to National,International tourists Group.
Sight Seeing Guide.Everywhere I was working with the Drivers.I named the Ground piolet.They area kind of special person who are a full of sence of sequrity.
Most of them possess a kind of 6th sence.6th sence mean--a kind of devine power.Vijaya singh Rana,jaman singh,Thapa,Pandey,Fhagun Singh ,Mr.Pratap Thakur ,Shiva,Achay singh,Ratn yadav,Naraesh to 1000 onether Drivers (piolets) was with me in my team Job as a Guide.
It is true that they are kind of super human Computers.I JUST EXPLAIN IT HOW...
Driver is a life line of the transport sector.They belongs the most richest industry of the world ---Wheel Industry.The person who drives car,bus,trucks.we say him driver.
Onether words like sofar,car operator.We say piolet to a kind of special Driver.
1-A driver drive a car.
2-A driver drives a Tata truck
3-A driver drives a MercedeZ
4-Some drivers drive Qualis,Innova and Tevara in India.
5-A driver also drives Buses.
6- Some drivers drives the Govt Car /Buses.
7-A big community of drivers work in the oraganised travel Agency that which serve the forigner tourist to India.So they drive many kind of expansive cars . - December 3, 2009 at 6:54 PM
- RanveerChandpuri said...
Hi shobha---I am just wring a devine truth about the life of Goddess Rukmani and Lord Krishna because as a spritual folower--
Lord Krishna and Goddess Rukmani----A DEVINE INTRESTING DEVINE TRUTH OF THE LIFE OF GODDESS RUKMANI---------------------
In her married life with Krishna,Rukmani's mood was diffrent.On one occasion,Krishna decided to put it to the test.
--Oneday Lord Krishna was relexing on Rukmani's bed while she gently fanned him.She appeared respledent in a crimson sari,decorated with gold and girdledwith a belt studded with pricless gems.Her necklace glittered and her golden bangles jangled pleasingly together.She seemed to be showering nectar as she waved a fan made of peacock feathers to keep Krishna cool.
Admiring her her incomprable beauty,Krishna smiled at her and said,"My dear queen, many kings as powerful as Gods sought your hand.They had so much wealth,power and influence,as well as physical might and generosity.Why di you rejected them in favour of me.Sishupal is king from a nobel line, where as I come from a family of cowherd"
She stared disbelievingly at Lord Krishna.What did he mean?They had been married for years and had many childrens.Krishna still spent much time in her company.had he become tired of her? It was totally out of character for him to address her in such a way.She had been so sure of his love ,but he seemed serious.Plainly he was suggestinga sepration.The mere thought of such a thing made Goddess Rukmani's heart tremble.her mind became confused.It was utterly bewildering.
Not sure what to say or do,Rukmani scratced the floor with her toes. Tears darkened by her eyeshadow ran down her cheeks and dripped on to her breast,which were decorated with red cosmetic powder.Her head dropped and fan fell from her hand.Suddenly she fainted,falling head long to the floor like a tree toppled bythe wind,her hair and ornaments scattering.
Krishna jumped to catch his distraught wife .He had not meant to cause her any pain.Obviously,his joking words had been taken to seriously.Mainfesting four arms,he gently lifted Rukmani on the bed and stroked her face,straightening her dishevelled hair.As she opened her eyes,Krishna began to console her.
" Most beautiful lady,Forgive me.I spoke only in jest.Knowing your devtion for me ,I wanted to see what you would say.I also wanted to see the beauty of your face while your lips trembled in loving anger.I wanted to see the redish corners of your eyes throwing angry glances at me and your exquisite eyebrows knitted in a frown.House holders nearly always enjoy joking with their wives ,and I was simply indulging in that pleasure.Do not think otherwise, O timid one"
Rukmani regained her composure and smiled bashfully.She looked lovingly Lord Krishna and Said," Actually everything u said was true.We are certainly not equal match.What women could equal u,the Lord of all movig and unmoving beings?Even the God worship you, but only those who are free of all material desire attain you.
I wish noyone else as my Lord.Please bless me that I always remain unswervingly attracted to you."
Krishna took Rukmani's hand-----------------------It was devine to eternal.God and Goddess from the sky were observing Lord Krishna and Goddess Rukmani. - December 12, 2009 at 7:17 PM
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- stri said...
Shobhaaaaaaaaaa De..........
You are a frustrated writer - April 20, 2010 at 11:47 PM
- stri said...
I did watch you on Youtube with Guruji....
You were so stiff and blank. Could have smiled a bit (worried about
wrinkles) more so when you were talking to a Smile Guru... - April 20, 2010 at 11:50 PM
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Here's what happened. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court announced its 6-to-2 decision upholding the Environmental Protection Agency's regulations governing power plant emissions that blow pollution across state lines.
Scalia, joined by Justice Clarence Thomas, dissented, and he took the unusual step of announcing his disagreement from the bench for emphasis.
His dissent rested in large part on his contention that the Clean Air Act does not allow the EPA to use a cost-benefit analysis in setting cross-state anti-pollution regulations. And he cited as authority his own 2001 majority opinion for a unanimous court in Whitman v. American Trucking Assns., Inc.
"This is not the first time the EPA has sought to convert the Clean Air Act into a mandate for cost-effective regulation," Scalia wrote Tuesday. The court's 2001 Whitman ruling "confronted EPA's contention that it could consider costs in setting NAAQs [National Ambient Air Quality Standards]," he said. And just as the court in 2001 rejected the EPA's attempt to "smuggle" cost-benefit analysis into the statute, it should do so now, he argued.
The problem is that the EPA position was exactly the opposite in that 2001 case. The agency maintained that it did not have to consider costs in setting regulations, and it was industry — the trucking association — that wanted costs to be considered. Moreover, the issue involved a different part of the Clean Air Act.
Bottom line: Scalia inverted the 2001 facts to support his 2014 dissenting argument.
The scholarly blogosphere was agog, calling it a "cringe-worthy" mistake, an "epic blunder," a "mind blowing misstatement" of fact, and "hugely embarrassing."
Scalia, and the court, moved quickly to correct the mistake. By Wednesday morning, the wording and the subhead of the passage had been changed. Where the subhead used to say, "Plus Ça Change: EPA's Continuing Quest for Cost-Benefit Authority," it now reads, "Our Precedent."
All I can say is that I pray my editors are a better backstop for me than Scalia's clerks were for him.
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