Now, that we are almost finished with that task, I am looking at my clothes to see what items in that area can be thrown away. I have several suits and sports jackets I wore to work that I no longer need... maybe 1-2 suits for funerals but the rest can go... along with all those dress shirts and ties... I betcha I have over 50 ties...
In addition to those clothes, I betcha I have over 50 T-shirts as well as over 50 knit shirts with and without collars that I seldo wear as I have my favorites that I keep wearing over and over again. It started out with T-shirts with pockets to carry my cigarettes but I stopped smoking at age 40, so for the last 35 years, I have not really needed any of those T-shirts with pockets and yet many are still here.
Many are still here because companies in the USA 30 years ago make products that lasted a long time... now they make products that only last 2-3 years, maybe 5 years at the most... They need REPEAT BUSINESS for profits and dividends paid to stockholders.
If I had my way, I would only need two pairs of jeans, one blue and one black. Maybe 5-6 T-shirts and 5-6 knit shirts with collars, and maybe 1-2 knit/nylon type pants, along with 2 pairs of sweats and 3-5 pairs of shorts.
How many times a week or a month or a year do you think a 75 year old is going to need to dress up to go out into the public other than appointments with doctors? not many... I can tell you that. So, why all these damn clothes?
My visits outside this house maybe average 5 a month during a busy month. I don't need to shower and dress just to get gas for the cars or lawnmowers... and, if the Dems had their way, I would have an electric car and just need to plug that bad boy into an outlet before going to bed.
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