Ok, I know it's just me...but what is it with "hoodies"?

[pirate]

I have had an aversion to them for some time, but today as I drove, very slowly due to the density of traffic, along a popular thoroughfare in Glasgow, I spotted 20 men in hoodies in a 500 metre stretch of road. It was a beautiful day, sun shining, 18 degrees, blue sky...but there they were, hoods up...half of them had baseball caps underneath, 2 were driving...how do you see to the side when driving with a hoodie on? One guy, on a bike, was trying to cross the road, and he pulled the drawstrings up tight, then dashed over the road in a tiny gap, causing a couple of motorists to do emergency stops. I just don't get it. Shilpit characters hiding under fleece hoods...does it look stylish?
No, to me it looks ----. Of course there are the fitness guys...these ones have the hood up all the time, wear Adidas training pants, and hang around outside the bookies smoking roll-ups and flashing their fancy trainers...
Last time they ran more than 10 feet was when it was closing time...
Brexit? Not the threat!
Hoodie-warriors...draining the system!
Saw a nice van sign on Instagram..not the usual "No tools left in this van overnight"
it said "Don't steal...I need my tools to pay your benefits"
Now, a hooded fleece is very useful when you are walking in the hills, but to be frank, most hoodies are on the high street, and the wearers are not patrons of Rohan...
Ban them!

 

[pirate]

Other items of headgear are available...(in the interest of equality/impartiality/being normal)

 

[pirate]

and just out of the blue...
the guided tour of Glasgow Central Station will change your outlook for ever...

I'm just dumping everything here, right?

and, I have just found several new uses for galvy band...one of the best inventions ever!

and while I am on a roll, on a safety level, impact drivers mean wearing safety glasses...I have a nice wee nick on my left eyelid caused by a shattered pozidrive bit...missed my eye by less than an inch...
FYI, I changed a pozi3 for a 2, then went back to drive a pozi3 without changing the bit...the p2 shattered and spat hot metal over my eyes...
Safety first, methinks...so i put my safety specs on, but the light level was low already, so i stepped through the plasterboard ceiling and crushed my nuts on the purlin...
Apart from that, I took a day off today and drove to Dunfermline, over the new Queensferry Crossing, and that is a beautiful piece of engineering...so actually, I felt quite good!
Normal service will be resumed...sometime.

 

[sparkdog]

A popular thoroughfare. wouldn't be Sauchiehall street would it?
I don't like hoodies either, I immediately think "crim."

 

[pirate]

Actually, not Sauchiehall Street...
Saracen Street, Possilpark..."the Possil"...
Crim?
Aye!

 

[Midwest]

Thought you live in the plains of Spaain!

 

[pirate]

Only half the year!
No hoodies there, none!

and no chewing gum on the pavements either!

but the dog ----.....yuk!

 

[littlespark]

You’re on one tonight, pirate aren’t you?
I know a very good psychiatrist

 

[PEG]

If you're going to wear a hooded top anywhere...it'll be October in Glasgow...

 

[Marvo]

Maybe the hoodies are becoming popular because people don't like not being able to do anything without being surveilled by the millions of CCTV cameras?

 

[simpson93]

Difference between wearing a hood on a coat or a hoodie or is it just covering your head in general?

 

[Squid]

Retards in Glasgow what do you expect........

My Father ended up in Glasgow in 1939, why do you think he sailed straight out to the Atlantic.

 

[buzzlightyear]

My Father ended up in Glasgow in 1939, why do you think he sailed straight out to the Atlantic.

was he wearing a hoody when he left glaski.

 

[sparkdog]

I was born in Glasgow, it was great in the days of the tramcars and steam trains.

 

[buzzlightyear]

What a pitty they took their toys away.

 

[MFS Electrical]

A popular thoroughfare. wouldn't be Sauchiehall street would it?
I don't like hoodies either, I immediately think "crim."

I disagree lots of people wear hoodies easier than a hat just flick it up and your head is cosy there are some miscreants who use them for concealing their identity but then again there are people who use screwdrivers and hammers to thieve should we ban them too? And yes before you ask I own serveral hoodies and even have a few branded ones as part of the workwear/uniform they are cosy and they keep your head warm handy big pocket when your messing about up ladders too!

 

[MFS Electrical]

If you're going to wear a hooded top anywhere...it'll be October in Glasgow...

or more accurately any day with a Y in it in Scotland usually

 

[Adam W]

I believe you call them 'neds'.
I suppose the argument would be whether the national drink of Scotland is Whisky, Irn Bru, or Bucky.

 

[Squid]

was he wearing a hoody when he left glaski.

What ever the merchant colours where at the time...

 

[MFS Electrical]

I believe you call them 'neds'.
I suppose the argument would be whether the national drink of Scotland is Whisky, Irn Bru, or Bucky.

On a really good night out. Or even in All Three

 

[MFS Electrical]

On a really good night out. Or even in All Three

If you want to see the epitome of a Ned stick manky records into YouTube and look out for neds kru

 

[Adam W]

On a really good night out. Or even in All Three

Hmm... I suppose that's the difference between the north of the UK and the south - down here 'a drink' doesn't necessarily have to be a 'challenge'.

 

[JK-Electrical]

Actually, not Sauchiehall Street...
Saracen Street, Possilpark..."the Possil"...
Crim?
Aye!

Possil was always a tough place. But things really started to spiral out of control during the 80s. It's bandit country these days and an area that I steer well clear of.

What were you doing in Possil? I hope you weren't over there to score some Columbian marching powder.

 

[JK-Electrical]

Retards in Glasgow what do you expect........

Such types aren't exclusive to my native city. I lived in England for almost 30 years and can testify that are plenty of retards down south.

My Father ended up in Glasgow in 1939, why do you think he sailed straight out to the Atlantic.

Erm ..... because there isn't a train service from Glasgow Central?

 

[JK-Electrical]

You’re on one tonight, pirate aren’t you?
I know a very good psychiatrist

 

[JK-Electrical]

I believe you call them 'neds'.
I suppose the argument would be whether the national drink of Scotland is Whisky, Irn Bru, or Bucky.

 

[FatAlan]

Must admit when I see people wearing hoodies on a boiling hot day I automatically think drug addict. Just wonder if it affects temperature regulation. My pet hate is the trousers with crotch round by the knees. Can’t stop laughing Talk about the fashion industry being like ‘The King is in the All Together’! Perhaps it’s just that I’m over 50

 

[Pete999]

Must admit when I see people wearing hoodies on a boiling hot day I automatically think drug addict. Just wonder if it affects temperature regulation. My pet hate is the trousers with crotch round by the knees. Can’t stop laughing Talk about the fashion industry being like ‘The King is in the All Together’! Perhaps it’s just that I’m over 50

Crikey I had better not wear my "Help the Zeros" Hoody anymore, and go see a tailor to get me Trousers altered then.

 

[FatAlan]

Crikey I had better not wear my "Help the Zeros" Hoody anymore, and go see a tailor to get me Trousers altered then.

Pete. I’d love to see a pic of you in a hoody and tracky bottoms with the crotch round the knees. If you can pose with your skate board you may persuade me to change my opinion.

 

[Gazthesparky]

and just out of the blue...
the guided tour of Glasgow Central Station will change your outlook for ever...

I'm just dumping everything here, right?

and, I have just found several new uses for galvy band...one of the best inventions ever!

and while I am on a roll, on a safety level, impact drivers mean wearing safety glasses...I have a nice wee nick on my left eyelid caused by a shattered pozidrive bit...missed my eye by less than an inch...
FYI, I changed a pozi3 for a 2, then went back to drive a pozi3 without changing the bit...the p2 shattered and spat hot metal over my eyes...
Safety first, methinks...so i put my safety specs on, but the light level was low already, so i stepped through the plasterboard ceiling and crushed my nuts on the purlin...
Apart from that, I took a day off today and drove to Dunfermline, over the new Queensferry Crossing, and that is a beautiful piece of engineering...so actually, I felt quite good!
Normal service will be resumed...sometime.

I have been wanting to do the central station tour for a long while but every time I’ve tried to book it Something has come up and I’ve not been able to do it

 

[MJPD29]

It's even more frustrating when people wear baseball caps hovering on top of their head. What is the point in wearing the hat then? It'll just blow away

 

[pirate]

It's a great tour. I thought it would be all about trains...but it wasn't.
Work hoodies I understand, but as the go-to leisure garment, I am not convinced. Mind you, I may be judging the book by its cover...which is fine by me.

 

[pirate]

It's a great tour. I thought it would be all about trains...but it wasn't.
Work hoodies I understand, but as the go-to leisure garment, I am not convinced. Mind you, I may be judging the book by its cover...which is fine by me.
Baseball cap on head, hood over it...baseball cap on backwards...ok some of the great tennis players do that...this stereotyping is harder than I thought!

 

[Pete999]

Pete. I’d love to see a pic of you in a hoody and tracky bottoms with the crotch round the knees. If you can pose with your skate board you may persuade me to change my opinion.

Got my H the H Hoody, Traky bottoms are reserved for lounging watching TV oh and wine tasting, not to much though, and I don't own a skate board, if I did I doubt very much that I could balance on it, hard enough standing up straight normally, nothing to do with red wine either.

 

[Pete999]

It's even more frustrating when people wear baseball caps hovering on top of their head. What is the point in wearing the hat then? It'll just blow away

Come on Matthew get with the program mate, it's called street cred, or looking like a Divvy for you and me.

 

[telectrix]

pet hate.... divvys with jeans crotch down by the knees and the underpants"designer" logo on show below 3" of bum crack.

 

[pirate]

JK, I was in Possilpark having been to the dual show that comprises screwfix and toolstation. However, now that the latter have opened a new branch 50 yards from the former, in Anniesland, I will be going to that neck of the woods instead.
Possilpark
Easterhouse
Clydebank
Summerston
such pretty names, if one was not familiar with the Glasgow area one might opt for one of these rather than, say, Bearsden...

For those of you unfamiliar with the pronunciation it is Bears Den, as in a big brown bear, and a den...not beersdin, as so many radio newsreaders like to say...
just getting that in there. I mean they've got an excuse with Welsh placenames, for sure! Plenty weird pronunciations for English places too, so not unique...
Where was I? Oh, yes...not many hoodies in Bearsden!
The End.

 

[telectrix]

see about weird pronunciation, in our neck of the woods is a village.....Cholmondley, pronounced Chumley.

 

[pirate]

Ah, yes! Like "Oh, I say, how very clever of you Mr Cholmondley-Warner"

 

[sparkdog]

And now for another rendition of that famous old Glasgow song:

Oh! I belong to Glasgow,
Dear old Glasgow toon.
But what's the matter with Glasgow,
For there's Hoodies all around..