Absence of hats

[bunn]

Until recently, I owned two waterproof hats.  This was a good thing, as I definitely have a waterproof hat kind of life. I don't know what happened to one of the hats, but I do know that my Drizabone hat took a liking to Iceland and decided to stay there.

Today I went to Tavistock to buy a new hat.  The Pannier market waterproof clothing stall had nothing waterproof in my size.  The farm supply shop, ditto.  The hiking shop had a £25 folding waterproof hat that fit, but that I didn't like. Devon Hatters was closed.

I really would have thought that if there was one item you could reliably buy in a town on the edge of Dartmoor with astonishingly high average rainfall, it would be a waterproof hat.  I think Tavistock is still in 'late summer' mode...

Comments

[inamac.livejournal.com]

This is like trying to buy sunglasses at this time of year - when you really need them for that low winter sun glare.

OTOH there is always the internets - I have just bought the puppy a hi-vis coat for winter evenings from Equafleece (http://www.equafleece.co.uk/store/index.html) and am contemplating their jacket for humans to accompany him. Sadly they don't do hats (yet).

[bunn.livejournal.com]

I just feel that with a hat, you really need to be able to try it on. It's like shoes, even with the measurements, minute variations can make such a difference!

[thecatsamuel.livejournal.com]

Perhaps your hat and my missing socks are all in the same secret place?! I have 3 odd socks and it is very very strsnge where their partners can have got to.

[bunn.livejournal.com]

I like to sing a varient of the Sesame Street Sorting song while sorting socks.

"None of these socks is quite like the other socks
All of these socks are doing their own thing..."

I have many single socks :-(

[helflaed.livejournal.com]

Are there any builders' merchants near you? My Dad says they are great for really good quality cheap outdoor clothing.

I'm surprised about the farm supplies place not having any as the one near us has had them in for a while.

[bunn.livejournal.com]

I can't think of any...
The farm supply shop definitely has had a good range in the past as it's where I got my Drizabone one, but on this occasion was sadly lacking.

They did have more types of wellie than you could shake a stick at though.