Re: re nursery interview apparel

Thanks Jim, in my searches I had forgotten to try galoshes (what do you call
the left one? a galosh?)
This has helped.  I've got a line on a couple of possibilities.
I've tried all sorts of places, but can't find what I want - a low rise
overshoe - that fits my shoe size (7) at a reasonable price.  I found an 8
on ebay that may work.
I don't want to spend a lot for something I may wear very little.
I'll check out some of the ag catalogues. Thanks again.

Kitty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "james singer" <jsinger@igc.org>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 4:45 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] re nursery interview apparel


> Kitty, try farm, agricultural, and/or nursery supplies. There are many
> women in the pesticide application trade these days and there are very
> serviceable artificial rubber boots, galoshes, and overshoes made for
> that market.
>
> On Sunday, March 7, 2004, at 04:49 PM, Kitty wrote:
>
> > Thanks Wendy,
> > I think I'm ok for the time being.  Except I washed my new petite
> > length
> > jeans in the hopes they would shrink a bit, but they didn't - still too
> > long.  Hmmm.  The only thing I've had trouble finding were rubber
> > overshoes.
> > They make lots of these for men, but not women.  (Ladies: rmember the
> > days
> > when a woman couldn't find a decent work glove?)  I tried on a pair of
> > mens'
> > small, but they are way too big.  All I've found so far are Totes'
> > brand for
> > women, clear with an elastic on a button that don't look like they'd
> > hold
> > up.  I have a pair of comfortable boots that I've sprayed with water
> > repellant, but I like the idea of overshoes - rubbers we used to call
> > them.
> >
> > Kitty
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Wendy Swope" <wendyswope@mindspring.com>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 3:15 PM
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] re nursery interview apparel
> >
> >
> >> CONGRATULATIONS, KITTY!
> >>
> >> As usual, I'm about a week behind on my e-mail, or I would have
> > Hip-Hip-Hoorayed you the day you posted this!
> >> It's great you are getting back in the game, AND will be earning
> >> enough
> >> to support yourself! I understand finding a job that pays well enough
> >> for one to live on can be hard to find in nursery work.
> >>
> >>
> >> I'm sure lots of folks who know more about these things than I do have
> >> given you ideas for a gift for the Horticulture Educator who was so
> >> helpful, so I'm not even gonna try. <says the humble home garden
> >> enthusiast> Have you decided on a gift?
> >>
> >>
> >> A couple of ideas about work apparel on a tight budget: Have you
> >> checked
> >> out your local thrift shops? In my own area, I know of 3 Goodwill
> >> stores, a Salvation Army store, a St. Vinnie de Paul, and one huge,
> >> independent secondhand store called Valley Thrift. Granted, these
> >> places
> >> don't always look clean, but I have found them an excellent source for
> >> "like new" jeans and other tough, casual pants, as well as
> >> nice-looking
> >> longsleeve cotton shirts that keep the sun off my arms. I just take
> >> the
> >> stuff home and give it a good wash before I wear it. I was stunned
> >> when
> >> I found out that most of these stores even have sales! Goodwill takes
> >> 50% off EVERTHING on the last Friday and Saturday of each month--good
> >> sturdy jeans for $2.50 or $3 a pair! So the only dailly/garden wear I
> >> can't buy at my favorite junque stores are undergarments, shoes and
> >> socks, and hats, and I have better quality used clothes than what I
> >> could afford new.
> >>
> >>
> >> If you haven't found your shoes yet, I highly recommend shopping
> >> www.footsmart.com and www.newbalance.com for a wide selection of
> >> quality
> >> discounted choices. I love high-top leather Rockports for the ankle
> >> support they give me while I'm digging in my garden, but they are
> >> expensive and hard to find in local stores. By searching the Web for
> >> shoes (or in my case, "boots"), I can usually come up with a pair I
> >> like
> >> for half to three-quarters of the normal price. I get my Birkis this
> >> way, too. (IMHO, if you can afford to, you could do no better than to
> >> get a pair of Birkenstocks to replace those canvas slip-ons for home
> >> use! Your feet will thank you.)
> >>
> >>
> >> Good luck, Kitty!  Have fun!
> >>
> >> Wendy
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> I got the call yesterday.  I start working at Arbor Farms some time
> >> next
> >> week.  I'm sure I would not have gotten this job but for the
> >> Horticulture
> >> Educator at our CES.  He went to school with the owners and called
> >> them on
> >> my behalf.  Any ideas on what sort of thank you I should give him?
> >>
> >> New thoughts on apparel:  I start next week - they'll let me know when
> > they
> >> get word of the expected arrival of their truck delivery from Oregon.
> > Snow
> >> has melted and things will be muddy, so I figured I needed some boots.
> >> <snip>  I decided to get some more durable leather tie shoes.  So I
> >> went
> > shopping yesterday for a
> >> sale on footwear.  Also got a pair of cotton twill pants and 2 pair of
> > jeans
> >> (I didn't have any).  <snip>
> >>
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