From: jl@glen--canyon.com   
      
   On Mon, 10 Nov 2025 18:40:14 -0700, Don Y   
    wrote:   
      
   >On 11/10/2025 5:44 PM, DJ Delorie wrote:   
   >> Don Y  writes:   
   >>> I don't recall any engineers wearing shirt&tie when I worked in   
   >>> New England.   
   >>   
   >> I did, but that was back in the 80's when I was new to the industry and   
   >> trying to make a good impression.  It didn't last.   
   >   
   >I've had an "issue" with clothing and "fashion" since before I   
   >can remember!   
   >   
   >"Wide lapels are IN.  Wide lapels are OUT!  Wear your hair like   
   >THIS.  Wear it like THAT.  No white after labor day.  'Brown   
   >shoes don't make it'.  etc."   
   >   
   >When I was a kid, I had white socks with two colored stripes   
   >above the ankle.  One pair might be red and green.  The next,   
   >blue and black.  Then red and black.  And...   
   >   
   >So, sorting socks was far more complicated than just having   
   >SOLID colors!   
      
   Matching sox is a waste of time. Just grab two out of the drawer.   
      
      
   John Larkin   
   Highland Tech Glen Canyon Design Center   
   Lunatic Fringe Electronics   
      
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