It's like a fucking monsoon out there
My waterproof trousers, which I haven't bothered with for about 6 months, are so big they simply wouldn't stay up/on, so I'm about as wet as it's possible for any one human being to be, AND I got a fucking puncture.
Way to shit on me, monday morning. Cheers.
(berk, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 9:06, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

you guys have waterproof trousers over there??

(Poppet some assembly required., Mon 8 Nov 2010, 9:07, Reply)

I've dispensed with mine and had my legs waterproofed instead.

(Cave Duck, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 9:11, Reply)

I'm thinking I have to take a photo of waterproof trousers though...
we don't have them here - there's no market for them.
(Poppet some assembly required., Mon 8 Nov 2010, 9:11, Reply)

They're not that exciting to look at.

( girlinthehole, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 9:12, Reply)

like Al

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 9:13, Reply)

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
Fuck me, you're in a bitchy mood this morning!
(Bazongaloid, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 9:14, Reply)

I am?

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 9:14, Reply)

I don't know, are you?

(Bazongaloid, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 9:15, Reply)

no evidence for it so far
I'll let you know how that turns out.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 9:18, Reply)

Just found some
www.b3ta.com/questions/offtopic/post958877
(Bazongaloid, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 9:20, Reply)

And some more
www.b3ta.com/questions/offtopic/post958896
(Bazongaloid, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 9:20, Reply)

you realise the second one isn't me right?

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 9:21, Reply)

I do now
And yes, I feel foolish
(Bazongaloid, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 9:22, Reply)

jolly good

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 9:25, Reply)

Bless his heart, he can't actually read. Or spell 'brollies'.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 9:23, Reply)

Since Brollies/Brollys isn't actually a word you can just FUCK OFF.

(Bazongaloid, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 9:25, Reply)

sure it is, it's a contraction of Umbrella.

(Poppet some assembly required., Mon 8 Nov 2010, 9:27, Reply)

You'll need to explain what 'contraction' means now.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 9:30, Reply)

It's when people give birth innit

(Bazongaloid, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 9:34, Reply)

Just because
you're at the highest level of the Illiterati doesn't mean swearing is acceptable, you know.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 9:28, Reply)

Yeah, well, Bollocks to you , you long haired hippy.
*stomps off for a poo*
(Bazongaloid, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 9:30, Reply)

Don't forget to pull your pants down this time, remember?

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 9:30, Reply)

Though Al may refer to them as trollies or, more likely, trollys.

(Cave Duck, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 9:32, Reply)

*bullying laugh*

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 9:36, Reply)

I can't believe I'm being the victim of bullying ONLINE
This is a totally new experience. Now I know how all those other people must have felt. I understand their pain and why they reacted like they did.

What a bunch of whining cunts.
(Bazongaloid, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 9:39, Reply)

Hahah

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 9:42, Reply)

I don't know why that made me snort with laughter but it did.

(Poppet some assembly required., Mon 8 Nov 2010, 9:30, Reply)

You'll find that most construction workers who work with concrete wear them
It's just that they're bright yellow so you may not have spotted them.
(Bazongaloid, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 9:13, Reply)

hahaha

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 9:14, Reply)

hmmmm... no.... can't say I've ever seen them here.
I think the closest thing we have is that reflecto-stuff that roadworkers wear, but I don't think it's waterproof.
(Poppet some assembly required., Mon 8 Nov 2010, 9:15, Reply)

Erm. Yes?
Do you KNOW how much it rains over here?! It's just like a waterproof jacket, only trousers... thusly
(berk, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 9:12, Reply)

You see, your problem is you bought stuff from Millets.
They are terrible.
(Bazongaloid, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 9:13, Reply)

I concur
for that sort of thing you want to spend less money and get them from somewhere that workmen get their stuff.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 9:14, Reply)

I got mine from an army surplus website
they aren't actual army waterproofs, but they are very good. The problem I find with a lot of waterproof trousers is that they have holes where the pockets are to let you get your hand to your actual pockets, but these just let in water so you end up with a damp crotch.
(Bazongaloid, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 9:15, Reply)

Yeah sure Al, that's 'water'.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 9:16, Reply)

Also. Al has already cut out the pocket linings from his regular trousers...
and then walks around carrying a large pile of files and asks random strangers if they would mind getting the keys out of his pocket for him.
(Cave Duck, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 9:20, Reply)

This works more often than you would think

(Bazongaloid, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 9:21, Reply)

ones like that also tend to be a bit flimsy I find
I use them for wandering through fields and by rivers and stuff, which often involves climbing over barbed wire fences or brushing through brambles so they aren't really up to it.

I'm hoping that while on secondment I will be able to acquire a set of [organisation name removed] waterproofs as they are the fucking business. As long as I don't get mistaken for somebody from that organisation too much in future.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 9:17, Reply)

Ooo, let me know what brand these are
as I would love a set of awesome waterproofs.
(Bazongaloid, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 9:18, Reply)

they are a well known brand
but I can't think what the brand is at the moment.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 9:19, Reply)

I think they're 'Tedio' brand - they're from Dulwich.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 9:22, Reply)

This is surprisingly amusing

(Bazongaloid, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 9:23, Reply)

surprising that Monty is amusing?

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 9:24, Reply)

This is the dullest online conversation OF ALL TIME, by the way.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 9:18, Reply)

It could only be more dull if Chompy turned up

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 9:19, Reply)

...with a spreadsheet showing water-protection to price ratios.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 9:21, Reply)

HAI GUYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(PsychoChomp, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 9:45, Reply)

*runs off*

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 9:53, Reply)

It's quite weird no one has posted since I posted that.

(PsychoChomp, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 9:56, Reply)

It's a conspiracy. Or bullying.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 9:59, Reply)

No, you turning it up just made it 73.6% duller.

(Bazongaloid, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 9:19, Reply)

I haven't bought them
they were just for illustration purposes.
(berk, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 9:15, Reply)

Oh I see.
I apologise for insinuating you bought things from millets. I'm sure your mother raised you right.
(Bazongaloid, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 9:17, Reply)

Why does this surprise you?

(Bazongaloid, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 9:12, Reply)

I don't know, it just does.
I think I had this little image of everyone wearing long coats and carrying brollies everywhere.
(Poppet some assembly required., Mon 8 Nov 2010, 9:17, Reply)

Doesn't sound very far removed from the truth, to be honest.

(berk, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 9:18, Reply)

not that far from the truth
people don't tend to wear waterproof trousers that much though. You won't walk down a street and see people in them.

People on bikes, workmen, hikers (possibly), but not just people in the street.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 9:19, Reply)

A long coat doesn't help much when you're cycling.
But in fairness, in london most people do wear long coats and carry brollys.
(Bazongaloid, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 9:19, Reply)