Monday, May 28, 2012

The Coverall Shrug

Farmers and oilfield workers everywhere have something that ties them together. Regardless of height, weight, or size of their bald spot, guys who don coveralls to go to work do it the same way.


One leg, two legs. Pull them up to the thighs. Bend forward, insert arms. Now comes the signature move. The hike, jump, wiggle and collar pop. All in a vain effort to keep the clothes underneath the coveralls in a comfortable, untwisted manner. I don't think it ever works. 


Then there's the gyrating, twisting "fixing the sleeves" action and the final move to this choreographed dance is to do up the zipper. Which usually gets caught on extra fabric and must be jiggled to close properly.


It's a full-body warm-up for a hard day's work in the field. :)

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