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From: TL Mitchell on 15 Feb 2010 13:55 "LarryInEastTn" <LarryInEastTn(a)pizzacheese2.youdontknow> wrote > Speaking of Gerbings gloves, which version are you wearing now? Still the > G3s? I'm thinking of ungrading from the original hand cramping monster > size to something newer. I've got a friend locally with a pair of their > Nubucks. He is pleased, but I haven't heard anyone else speak of them. > Looking at their website, the T5s look like the way to go. Suggestions, > or thoughts? The ones I sent back were the original G3s, never really got more than kinda uncold. Certainly didn't get what you'd call hot. Tina told me they had a fix so I sent 'em in. In the interim the Microwire exchange for the liner I got in August arrived. WOW! Hot before you're even done turning up the wick. I didn't even wait for the other G3s to come back I just bought a new pair of the Microwire G3s. Depending on what you're looking for and size you may have problems finding it. Like in August, Gerbings didn't have squat in my size. I started checking dealers and none of them had what I was looking for either. I was told by numerous folks that if you want something from Gerbings to use in the winter you probably ought to look for it in June or July. Go figure. I found a place online on the other side of Cleveland that had ONE pair of medium Microwire G3s in stock. Ordered 'em online in the morning, they shipped that day and that crappy USPS Priority Mail got them here the next day. I hated the original big clunkers. I had to send mine in to get a wire rerouted that dug into a knuckle and they came back better but still no cigar. I didn't wear 'em unless it was bitter cold because they made it tough to use the hand levers. The G3s are nicely flexible and behind the batwing I've never had 'em soak through in the rain despite never having been treated. Len's got T5s and could give you the skinny on them. I didn't even know about the Nubucks, if I did I may have gotten them. They appear to be like G3s but probably softer and even more flexible. With the softer leather I'd expect you'd want to coat 'em with Nikwax as I'd expect they might soak through in the rain. YMMV... 112
From: shovelheadchuck on 15 Feb 2010 14:02 "DM" <fins(a)nospam.bs221.com> wrote in message news:4oOdnReLL8ruCeTWnZ2dnUVZ_vmdnZ2d(a)giganews.com... > On 2/15/2010 4:14 AM, TL Mitchell wrote: >> >> Perhaps your carriers don't like you because they sense hostility. Or >> not. >> > For the past four years I've given my postal carrier a bottle of Woodfords > during the holidays. He won't leave packages on the porch (residential > area) but he does put his cell number on the pickup slip so I can call him > before he has to return undelivered packages back to the office at the end > of the day. He'll swing by and drop if off. Don't let that out. It's Illegal for a postal employee to accept any gifts. Not even a glass of water. Chuck < blab-blab-blab> 78 FXE
From: TL Mitchell on 15 Feb 2010 14:21 "shovelheadchuck" <shovelheadchuck(a)yahoo.com/removethistorespond> wrote in > All this is sorta OT. All I did was post a link to BIKES in Alaska , > AND say that I'm only a retired PO worker and can't do tiny URL's So this is YOUR fault!!! We'll be dispatching Panhead(a)bass.gov to your location for a little chat. =:-O 112
From: EZ on 15 Feb 2010 14:21 On Mon, 15 Feb 2010 08:11:39 -0500, "LarryInEastTn" <LarryInEastTn(a)pizzacheese2.youdontknow> wrote: >Speaking of Gerbings gloves, which version are you wearing now? Still the >G3s? I'm thinking of ungrading from the original hand cramping monster size >to something newer. I'm envious. I'm still using the Widder's my buddy sold me when he got his Gerbings a few years back. Reason was, he outgrew the vest, and sold me the gloves, too. They pretty much suck. I can't hardly wear the vest with the gloves, because my core gets too warm and my hands are still cold. So, I usually just plug the gloves in and wear an extra fleece liner. But even still, my hands are just un-cold-hardly what I'd call warm. But they look like King Kong-sized gloves. I can still work the controls, but just barely. -- _____ _____ | ____| |__ / Larry from St. Louis, MO | _| / / SENS, MAMBM, MISFIT, TOMKAT, EKIII | |___ / /_ BS #269 DOF #(I forget) |_____| /____| 105th Anniversary Edition Ultra
From: TL Mitchell on 15 Feb 2010 14:26
"shovelheadchuck" <shovelheadchuck(a)yahoo.com/removethistorespond> wrote > Don't let that out. It's Illegal for a postal employee to accept any > gifts. > Not even a glass of water. That's what I always thought. Asked my Postmaster about that around Christmas and was told they can accept stuff with a value not to exceed $20. Is there a Christmas exception? 112 |