WoolWeenies Club

[blackhillsbiker]

I'm looking forward to trying out my new merino balaclava. It finally arrived today (clearance from Sierra Trading Post). I hate the microfiber/bamboo one I have been using, as well as the polar fleece one I tried. They get really wet, really quickly and don't ever dry out. This one is much thinner. It seemed easier to breathe through when I tried it on this evening. I think it will protect my face without being so hot and uncomfortable. I hope so, anyway.

[Selkie]

A minor rant: people who have facilities crank up the heat in an already warm office. I've been boiling all week and have had to blast my fan.

As a result, I really can't wear my wool to work. Yesterday, I wore a lightweight cashmere cardigan and I was sweating.

It's hot and stuffy (the bathroom is the worst---don't ask!). It's like a breeding ground for germs and the woman who sits behind me has had a "snotty cough" for at least two months. They all claim it's a sick building but they fail to realize that insisting on having it overly warm makes the air quality worse.

None of them work out, by the way. I have the least "natural insulation" in the office, which is pretty ironic!!

I pretty much keep my mouth shut about it, since I'm apparently the only person who is too warm. I might ask the males if they find it too hot....

[kmehrzad]

It's hot and stuffy (the bathroom is the worst---don't ask!). It's like a breeding ground for germs and the woman who sits behind me has had a "snotty cough" for at least two months. They all claim it's a sick building but they fail to realize that insisting on having it overly warm makes the air quality worse.

Oh yes, truly a breeding ground.

Thinking back when I worked in downtown DC, a woman who sat behind me was a chainsmoker (yes when smoking was allowed in the office) and I'd be literally dying from her smoke. She was coughing up a storm and I had to breathe in her secondhand smoke. My complaints fell on deaf ears. That was a sick building - when smoking was allowed indoors. And it really wasn't that long ago or so it seems to me (1970s).

[OakLeaf]

it really wasn't that long ago or so it seems to me (1970s).

Oh, it was allowed in Ohio into the '80s... and building owners-landlords smoked in their offices well into the 90s when I retired. For all I know, they still do. Cleaning my office windows when there were smokers in the building was just DISGUSTING. I could wipe the brown-black film off the windows (with a LOT of solvent), but I didn't even want to think about what was inside my lungs.

But on topic - my sister's a musician in a state where smoking is still allowed in bars and nightclubs, and she didn't want to wear the Zepher zip-T I gave her when she plays a gig. I didn't know what to tell her about how well that sort of odor will wash out of merino. Anyone have any idea?

[Eden]

A minor rant: people who have facilities crank up the heat in an already warm office. I've been boiling all week and have had to blast my fan.

As a result, I really can't wear my wool to work. Yesterday, I wore a lightweight cashmere cardigan and I was sweating.

Different folks, different tolerances.... I'm one of those people who is almost always cold. When everyone else is fine, I can happily run a heater under my desk....(while wearing wool socks and a wool sweater)

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I remember when I was young and clueless and smoking was accepted as totally normal....
I remember walking up and down the aisles of the supermarket with my cigarette going. And smoking on crowded Greyhound buses...and on AIRPLANES! LOL!!

[mariposa]

Any of you tried any of the models of the Ibex sports bras for professional outfits?

I often bike to professional meetings. I sometimes have to change my shirt and pants when I arrive, but it would be nice to keep the same bra on.

The ones that offer the most support appear to have thick straps that might be too close to the neck? On the other hand, the skimpiest bra in the Ibex line looks, well...REALLY skimpy! I'm an A-B, but still.

Please share your experience! Thanks.
Mariposa

[redrhodie]

Mariposa, I love the Ibex Balance light bra, but it is indeed very skimpy (one layer of their thin fabric, and in my size, it really looks like a training bra ). I'm a 32 c and I ordered a med, which gave me no support, so I exchanged it for the small, which fits me much better. It's more supportive than you would think it could be, but it shows when you're chilly, if you know what I mean. I haven't yet tried it on the bike, and am not sure it will be as good as the Bralette for commuting.

The Bralette is less skimpy (2 layers of fabric), but also not enough to hide much under a thin t-shirt, for example. If you wear thicker tops than that, the Bralette will probably work well for you. I think it would be fine under a tailored shirt.

I tried the sports bra, and I found it much too high in the neckline, so I didn't keep it.

[mariposa]

Thanks for the bra feedback. I definitely want 2 layers in my bra...if you know what I mean.

Anyone have a clue when Ibex might have their annual clearing out of these bras? Or I could get it on TE of course.

Mariposa