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I was on my way out of the house this morning when the zipper on my parka broke. In the elevator, I reached to zip it closed, and the pull came off in my hand. ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
cattitude and I inspected it briefly, and concluded that we can't fix it.
Fortunately, I also have a long wool coat. I don't wear it as often--it's less convenient in a number of ways, and I'm not convinced it's as warm for my torso, though it does help keep my legs warmer. I bought it a few years ago, I think out of a vague feeling that it looked more "businesslike" or some such; that aside, redundancy in important equipment is a Good Thing.
Also fortunately, this happened on my way out the door in the morning, rather than, say, on my way out of the office tonight. The question is whether to go to the cleaner/tailor and spend probably $20 or more to have the zipper replaced, or to buy a new coat. I'd been thinking of replacing this parka anyway, preferably with one that has More Pockets. I don't recall exactly when I bought either coat--but I remember stuffing the parka into a plastic shopping bag, and wearing the wool coat home, after the latter was delivered to my office. That was when I was working at ACM, and in weather chilly enough that I'd worn the parka to work, so at least five years ago for both.
Since I'm leaving for Montreal tomorrow, I'll either be buying a nice warm coat while in Canada, or going to the tailor or the Web when I get back. (In theory, I could buy a coat on my way home from work today, but I don't feel up to braving the after-Christmas sales by myself.)
cattitude and I inspected it briefly, and concluded that we can't fix it. Fortunately, I also have a long wool coat. I don't wear it as often--it's less convenient in a number of ways, and I'm not convinced it's as warm for my torso, though it does help keep my legs warmer. I bought it a few years ago, I think out of a vague feeling that it looked more "businesslike" or some such; that aside, redundancy in important equipment is a Good Thing.
Also fortunately, this happened on my way out the door in the morning, rather than, say, on my way out of the office tonight. The question is whether to go to the cleaner/tailor and spend probably $20 or more to have the zipper replaced, or to buy a new coat. I'd been thinking of replacing this parka anyway, preferably with one that has More Pockets. I don't recall exactly when I bought either coat--but I remember stuffing the parka into a plastic shopping bag, and wearing the wool coat home, after the latter was delivered to my office. That was when I was working at ACM, and in weather chilly enough that I'd worn the parka to work, so at least five years ago for both.
Since I'm leaving for Montreal tomorrow, I'll either be buying a nice warm coat while in Canada, or going to the tailor or the Web when I get back. (In theory, I could buy a coat on my way home from work today, but I don't feel up to braving the after-Christmas sales by myself.)
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