Re: who ever happens to be on line at the moment......

Thanks. I think I'm beginning to get life's mysteries down to a manageable level.

On Thursday, October 28, 2004, at 05:33 PM, kmrsy@comcast.net wrote:

Pea Coat
The heavy topcoat worn in cold, miserable weather by seafaring men was
once tailored from pilot cloth  a heavy, course, stout kind of twilled
blue cloth with the nap on one side. The cloth was sometimes called
P-cloth for the initial letter of "pilot" and the garment made from it
was called a p-jacket  later, a pea coat. The term has been used since
1723 to denote coats made from that cloth.


Mine was made of wool, though.
Kitty

-------------- Original message --------------

Pea coat? You gotta pea coat? 'Smokes, I had one in high school
[army-navy store] when they were part of the required teen uniform, and
then a new one when I went off to protect lighthouses and such from
North Korean terrorists. Great double-breasted winter coat. Got any
idea why it's "pea" coat?

On Thursday, October 28, 2004, at 12:34 PM, ""
wrote:

You got that right. Gotta remember to put my pea coat in the car
tonight
for my trip to OK tomorrow afternoon. Trying to smuggle stuff out to
the
car w/out Sugar seeing me is tough.


Pam Evans
Kemp, TX
zone 8A
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From: EvaTEsq@aol.com
Sent: 10/27/2004 10:17:31 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] who ever happens to be on line at the moment......

In a message dated 10/27/2004 11:11:26 PM Eastern Standard Time,
justme@prairieinet.net writes:
Hum.. nice here tonight.. no jacket required...although Pam would
probably need her longjohns.

Donna
Heh, heh. It's 53 degrees here. Pam would be positively FROZEN! ; )

Eva
Long Island, NY
Zone 6/7

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Island Jim
Southwest Florida
27.0 N, 82.4 W
Zone 10a
Minimum 30 F [-1 C]

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