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Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:07:15 -0500
Subject: [Puptcrit] Mascot head for cold winters?


Hobey wrote:
>Now Mathieu is probably thinking we must be wimps.  Montreal! brrrr.
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Nah Hobey, don't worry. I don't think you're wimps for not liking the cold.
I HATE it with a passion myself.

It is so cold since yesterday that my face hurts after about a minute 
outside.
Your ear drums get frozen if you stay out too long!
Your sinuses freeze first, then the face!

The more I try to build the warmest winter hat and gloves, the more I'm 
tempted to simply make a mascot head. It's definitely warm, definitely 
protects the whole head. The only two problems: kind of bulky when not 
wearing it, and there is the very tangible risk of being attacked. Many 
idiots and morons find it funny to attack costumed characters. Other idiots 
and morons like to watch.

Just today, I made yet another winter hat, and I'm about to make yet another 
pair of gloves!
My last matched set failed on three counts:

-not warm enough for the extreme days we've been having these past two weeks
-gloves are slightly too tight
-the hat, although full of versatility, has NONE of the positive effects on 
people that my previous successful hats had.

Today's new hat is a revisit of an old model from last year.  It's a simple 
tube of long-haired synthetic fur, which is patterned upside down, so that 
the fur will always look raised.  it's like a cartoon version of a russian 
hat, with eyes of course. I used my regular tuque as a liner inside. I hope 
it suffices under most conditions. If not, I'll add an extra liner of 
umbrella fabric, to stop the wind. Heck, I'll not take a chance, I'll rip 
the lining off and add the extra lining tonight!


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