RE: re nursery interview apparel

Gosh I haven't heard that term in years! Kitty, I think you take a men's
size 4-1/2 or something like that... (we wear the same size shoes)... I
buy my work shoes at red wing- very costly, but they last with all the
oil and grease and fit your foot properly. Of course breaking in a new
pair will just about kill you....

And Jim... where are the pictures?!?

Donna


> 
> 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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