Re: who ever happens to be on line at the moment...now p-coat...

Actually google is a font of knowledge - I just enjoy tapping it.
Kitty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Theresa" <tchessie@comcast.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 9:05 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] who ever happens to be on line at the moment...now
p-coat...


> Kitty  you are a font of knowledge.  I had a pea coat years ago- wore it
> until it disintegrated.  I loved that coat- mine was wool too!
>
> Theresa
>
> 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
> >>>----- Original Message ----- 
> >>>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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