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Hey there, TBG! Yeah, it's snowing plenty good right now. The forecast is for 18 to 24 inches in the city, though I'm hoping it won't be quite that bad.

By the by, thanks for the suggestion in your previous post. Most interesting!

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@JeffB

Another option for leg warmers is contrast. 

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I think this has too much of a schoolgirl look so I probably won't go out like this but you get the idea.  I think I have lost some weight.  The skirt is a (generous) size 14 with a little flair that is 14" long.  I just ran a 1" seam down each side taking 2" out from the waist to get it to fit and be more straight lined.

By the way, that is the extent of the snow we got in the Cincinnati area. :fine: We really dodged the bullet.  A few miles south got dumped upon.  I've been expecting to see your picture with snow up to the top of your thigh boots. :roll:

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19 hours ago, Thighbootguy said:

@JeffB

Another option for leg warmers is contrast. 

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I think this has too much of a schoolgirl look so I probably won't go out like this but you get the idea.  I think I have lost some weight.  The skirt is a (generous) size 14 with a little flair that is 14" long.  I just ran a 1" seam down each side taking 2" out from the waist to get it to fit and be more straight lined.

By the way, that is the extent of the snow we got in the Cincinnati area. :fine: We really dodged the bullet.  A few miles south got dumped upon.  I've been expecting to see your picture with snow up to the top of your thigh boots. :roll:

Hmm! That is an interesting look. As for the schoolgirl quotient, well, thigh highs are popular in Japan, so i see what you mean.  As for snow, we got hit hard, 22.4 inches, fourth highest on record, and my small street in blocked in with no way of knowing when I'll be able to drive. Oh, yeah, I have off from work today because the Navy base where I work is closed. It's a good thing cabin fever is no big deal to me.

9 hours ago, Thighbootguy said:

@JeffB

NPR just ran a story about a new Comic Book/Coffee Shop opening in Philadelphia. 

Story

Amalgam Comics & Coffeehouse 

2578 Frankfort Ave

Sounds like it is your kind of place.

Yes, I read about that place. I might have to check it out sometime.  :)

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1 hour ago, JeffB said:

Oh, yeah, I have off from work today because the Navy base where I work is closed. It's a good thing cabin fever is no big deal to me

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Jeff's cabin fever cure

I was going to suggest going out and playing in the snow (see window) but...

Enjoy the snow. :roll:

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Jaunt #301, 2/6/2016: Hard to believe several weeks had passed since my last outing, thanks to the demands of daily life, plus that blizzard which hit the region on January 23rd, but I finally got to go out yesterday, sporting my black faux jacket over a beige turtleneck, a burnt green corduroy skirt from Sears, black tights, the Walking Cradles "Elites" riding boots and a black handbag. Even though it was plenty chilly out, I felt perfectly comfortable, in fact, there's a certain....something about wearing a skirt on a cold day that I find rather exciting, and after arriving downtown, I saw a goodly number of women on the streets wearing skirts shorter than mine, and some of them didn't even bother with legwear or boots like I had, and that made me wish I had worn something shorter. Heh!

After my regular stop at my friendly neighborhood comic book shop where we chatted about the upcoming Super Bowl, I headed down Walnut Street to Barnes & Noble on Rittenhouse Square, as usual, the center city area was packed with people, and, as usual, no one gave me so much as the time of day, I guess guys in skirts are a nonstarter. Double heh! After some twenty minutes in the store, leaving with an anime magazine, I headed down Chestnut to One Liberty Place where I had lunch in the building's second floor food court, packed with customers, and no one paid me any mind while I dined, then, on my way out, I walked past a Nine West on the ground floor and, as was often the case, I wished they had larger sizes as I love their shoes and boots. Oh, well. After a leisurely walk up Walnut, I returned to my car and drove into South Jersey and to the Moorestown Mall where I took in a viewing of Pride & Prejudice and Zombies in the remodeled multiplex. Had to stand in line for over five minutes, giving a couple of curious onlookers a thrill of sorts before entering the theater and taking in the movie which I enjoyed. After the movie ended, nature called, so I went to the men's room, earning me a puzzled stare from an older gentleman who left as I entered. What? He never saw a guy in a skirt go to the bathroom?

My last stop of the day was to JCPenney at the Cherry Hill Mall for a little shopping where I bought a couple pairs of tights and a nice looking sweater dress that was discounted from $60 bucks down to under $25. Cool! Nothing like a deal! One of my goals is to wear more dresses, and I liked the one I bought a lot. You'll see it on a future outing. All in all, yet another enjoyable outing as the more I wear skirts, the more I love them and how they emphasize my passion for fashion freestyling. The footwear is simply part of my overall public appearance. More to come....

 

 

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Looking great as ever, Jeff! Love the cut and colour of the skirt! Is it high waisted, or are you trying to make it look a little shorter? :D Personally I wear my skirts on my hips, rather than at my tummy, I think this length suited you considering the weather. Why some girls would wear shorter and no tights baffles me if it's freezing cold :nono: I bought a new denim skirt,  black, very very snug, but looks like it will cause problems when nature calls  as it really tapers in for a pencil skirt... still, looking forward to your next jaunt ♡

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heelsrus2000: Thanks for the kind words. To answer your question, yes, that skirt is high waisted, and I rather like it that way. I have three others like that in different colors and have only one left to wear which is navy. As for why girls wear short skirts with no tights in cold weather, fashion I guess, thank goodness I'm not quite THAT fashionable! Heh! Meanwhile, I've really come around to liking pencil skirts as I love how they look on me, perhaps in time, pencil skirts will become all I wear. We'll see.

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Hey @JeffB, I found just the outfit for shoveling today's snow sprinkles.  Thigh boots and a 9" (nine inch) mini skirt (only to be worn with leggings :shocked:, it really is like a wide belt).  My hands were freezing (couldn't operate the camera with gloves on) but the rest of me was surprisingly warm. 

How did you manage to deal with your recent blizzard?

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On 2/8/2016 at 9:37 AM, Thighbootguy said:

Nice look JeffB.  Very conservative, which works well with the riding boots and the long jacket.

Yes, I enjoy looking conservative at times when out and about. Suits my personality.

On 2/8/2016 at 11:15 AM, Steve63130 said:

<tongueincheek>JeffB, ah c'mon! That post belongs on the www.flatheeledboots.org forum, don'tchathink? Them heels need to be higher for here!</tongueincheek>

Nice outfit, though!

:happy:

Steve

You know, I keep looking for flatheelboots.org but can never find it. HA! Meanwhile, just like those Payless slides I wore seemingly all the time last summer, it's hard to resist the clarion call of those riding boots.

On 2/9/2016 at 3:51 AM, heelsrus2000 said:

I would change my name to flatheelsrus, but I only recently changed this year :nono:

 

 

See what you missed out on? Double HA!

On 2/9/2016 at 10:32 AM, Henri1942 said:

I agree with Steve.  Nice Outfit but definitely need higher heels.

Henri

I'll see what I can do about that soon.

18 hours ago, Thighbootguy said:

Hey @JeffB, I found just the outfit for shoveling today's snow sprinkles.  Thigh boots and a 9" (nine inch) mini skirt (only to be worn with leggings :shocked:, it really is like a wide belt).  My hands were freezing (couldn't operate the camera with gloves on) but the rest of me was surprisingly warm. 

How did you manage to deal with your recent blizzard?

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Cool outfit there. As for the blizzard we had, dumping nearly 23 inches worth in the city, my small street was blocked in for a couple of days, then was plowed out. Heck, I even got a couple of days off from work because of the storm, so I didn't complain.

11 hours ago, Sydheel said:

TBG

whats that white stuff on the ground ?

Dont get any of that here in Sydney

8)

I envy you greatly.

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Sydheel,

There may be times folks in Australia may want to see some snow just for a difference but in the United States up to roughly 45 degrees latitude there is something else which comes with snow. It's all the chemical residue that coats one's entire car. You may around for weeks in real cold winter like the last two before being able to wash your car. North of 45 degrees temperatures are generally too cold for road salt to work so they use either sand, cinders, sawdust or a combination of all three for traction. Wearing suede shoes when there is salt residue around is a  no-no because it will damage your shoes. The snow is very nice sometimes to play in and I have wonderful memories of my relatives' farm in the Canadian province of Quebec but persistent cold and  lots of snow have their disadvantages too. All this does toughen one up though.  HappyinHeels 

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I used to love snow when i was a kid, especially when schools closed because of the weather and I got play in it with my friends, enjoying snowball fights and whatnot. Then I grew up, became an adult and had to shovel the crap, that severely decreased my love for snow to zilch city.

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13 hours ago, HappyinHeels said:

there is something else which comes with snow. It's all the chemical residue that coats one's entire car

Notice in the picture there are dry spots on the walk.  That's from the salt I spread to help clear things off. Around here the city/state puts salt on the roads to melt the ice and the salt water is really hard on cars, and more to the point, it is really hard on boots. @HappyinHeels said it was bad on suede but is also bad on any leather.  Once the minerals get into leather (even in small quantities) it can make a mess of things.

I was humorously prodding @JeffB to pull on his thigh boots and go out and play in the snow, but it is probably better that he chose to stay inside where it was warm and dry and wait for the snow removal crews to rescue him (the thought of which inspired the following image).

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Jeff and the snow removal team

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I dream of a world where chickens can cross roads without having their motives questioned.

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TBG: You are quite the card! HAHAHAHAHA!

Steve63130: I'll see what I can do. I'm all about sharing resources!

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