tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post9121903691659426161..comments2023-06-19T06:28:32.714-07:00Comments on VWXYNot?: Wardrobe dysfunctionCath@VWXYNot?http://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-41529515233878051052009-03-02T09:59:00.000-08:002009-03-02T09:59:00.000-08:00Crystal, how is it possible to be at the gym with ...Crystal, how is it possible to be at the gym with no bra?! Even a sports bra would be better than tape...<BR/><BR/>Nina, I do indeed cycle mostly downhill to work, but there are some uphill stretches too. There's also the hair issue - my options are as follows:<BR/><BR/>1) wash it the night before, have horrible straggly non-curly hair at work the next day.<BR/><BR/>2) wash it as soon as I get upCath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-46255912460930369782009-03-02T08:28:00.000-08:002009-03-02T08:28:00.000-08:00My support scientist works fairly close to work, s...My support scientist works fairly close to work, so they'll bike now and again. While we do have a shower here, they swear by rubbing alcohol. It appears that a quick wipe down will eradicate all odors, allowing one to then dress in work clothes without having to take a shower.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14211618861743447072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-67003023703476562112009-03-01T23:48:00.000-08:002009-03-01T23:48:00.000-08:00I agree with Lisbeth, as any good Dutch girl would...I agree with Lisbeth, as any good Dutch girl would ;) Cycle to work in your work clothes! Of course, I don't recommend this when you have to cycle uphill to work, but I think I gathered from your stories that it is more a downhill thing?<BR/>Or how about having breakfast in your sleeping shirt?Ninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648904985367230316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-56778283210554590002009-03-01T20:41:00.000-08:002009-03-01T20:41:00.000-08:00i had a friend once who would use the gym at her o...i had a friend once who would use the gym at her office. she lived over an hour from work so she's just shower at work and then go on up to her office after the gym. one time i got a phone call: "crystal! i am wearing a see-thru white sweater and i forgot my bra at home!" my advice was to just leave as quickly as possible. what did she end up doing? applying clear packaging tape all over Crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02774801574334805372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-23815798587186042382009-03-01T09:23:00.000-08:002009-03-01T09:23:00.000-08:00Welcome, Thomas!I think that sounds like an accept...Welcome, Thomas!<BR/><BR/>I think that sounds like an acceptable solution. As long as there are no white socks with dark pants, or socks of any kind with sandals.Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-46654922495144715792009-02-28T16:12:00.000-08:002009-02-28T16:12:00.000-08:00I'm not a big fan of dress socks, but you can't we...I'm not a big fan of dress socks, but you can't wear white socks with dress pants. So I've become a huge fan of black athletic socks ... no one seems to notice I'm cheating on my wardrobe!<BR/><BR/>Or at least, they're not saying anything to me about it. Of course, wearing black anklet socks with Dockers is probably getting noticed by someone. *sigh*Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14211618861743447072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-25009557163693398132009-02-28T09:14:00.000-08:002009-02-28T09:14:00.000-08:00Nosy boss? Not so much... Mermaid once came by my ...Nosy boss? Not so much... Mermaid once came by my desk while I wasn't there, and my boss came out of his office (right next to my desk) while she was rummaging through all my stuff to find a post-it and pen to leave me a note. He'd never met her before - but just ignored her and let her get on with it! I lock my valuables in my desk now...Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-50448340609988559522009-02-27T20:10:00.000-08:002009-02-27T20:10:00.000-08:00(And nosy boss.)(And nosy boss.)Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03131032620978696727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-15118942776574076782009-02-27T20:09:00.000-08:002009-02-27T20:09:00.000-08:00Mermaid, Cath: lol (1st time I've used that expres...Mermaid, Cath: lol (1st time I've used that expression, but really, it's just totally true: panties in baggie in desk!!).Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03131032620978696727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-22778869451884615912009-02-27T17:27:00.000-08:002009-02-27T17:27:00.000-08:00Yes, that kind of mental imagery require much etOH...Yes, that kind of mental imagery require much etOH.Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-81606328426763991712009-02-27T14:48:00.000-08:002009-02-27T14:48:00.000-08:00There are just SO many ways to take this conversat...There are just SO many ways to take this conversation, all of which are amusing me. Best done over a drink, though, and not in writing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-79290707971222106822009-02-27T13:32:00.000-08:002009-02-27T13:32:00.000-08:00Noooooooooo that's just wrong!Ewwww!Anyway, I have...Noooooooooo that's just wrong!<BR/><BR/>Ewwww!<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I have a locker. Two, actually.Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-13266191965075641472009-02-27T13:22:00.000-08:002009-02-27T13:22:00.000-08:00OK, I am sitting at my desk chuckling as I have th...OK, I am sitting at my desk chuckling as I have this mental image of Cath's boss madly looking through her desk some day when she is away - not meaning anything by it, but trying to find something that MUST be in Cath's desk (grant proposal draft, etc). I am picturing the facial expression when drawer #2 is opened and a bag of panties is discovered. HA HA HA HA HA. Sorry, mate, but you have to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-91345125690543934202009-02-27T10:03:00.000-08:002009-02-27T10:03:00.000-08:00SF, shoes don't count, otherwise I'd be in doube d...SF, shoes don't count, otherwise I'd be in doube digits. On weekends in town I think I'd only be at 2, maybe 3.<BR/><BR/>PiT, the bag makes sense!Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-59362989652544890202009-02-27T08:58:00.000-08:002009-02-27T08:58:00.000-08:00Haha - I never had my own office until my current ...Haha - I never had my own office until my current position but you can put your underwear in a small bag (even a ziplock bag) and tuck it into the back of a desk drawer. The strange thing is that once I did that, I never forgot to pack the underwear at home - ever!Professor in Traininghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10903558307394806532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-84187219313473301212009-02-27T08:27:00.000-08:002009-02-27T08:27:00.000-08:00Not being a bike commuter, I guess my normal chang...Not being a bike commuter, I guess my normal change-number when working would be 3 to 4, depending on what I do after work. Maybe 5, sometimes. On non-work days, it could be almost any number. I think we should call it the change number. One could rate one's day that way then. Oh, and does a change of shoes count as a whole change - that could up my number in winter by a huge amount!Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03131032620978696727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-30692379951345834082009-02-27T08:15:00.000-08:002009-02-27T08:15:00.000-08:00I keep a couple of pairs of "work only" shoes in m...I keep a couple of pairs of "work only" shoes in my locker, but I usually wear my nicer ones, which I need at home, too. I haven't resorted to keeping underwear in my desk though! I don't have my own office and I just know someone would eventually see them!Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-4164606902512431362009-02-27T07:56:00.000-08:002009-02-27T07:56:00.000-08:00When I was cycle commuting I had a couple of nasty...When I was cycle commuting I had a couple of nasty incidents where I forgot to pack underwear and/or shoes so I started (1) packing my clothes the night before, (2) leaving one or two pairs of shoes at work and (3) leaving a spare set of underwear in my desk at work. Never looked back!Professor in Traininghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10903558307394806532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-11305096216574072682009-02-27T07:43:00.000-08:002009-02-27T07:43:00.000-08:00Ugh, gross and sweaty... Some people do that here,...Ugh, gross and sweaty... Some people do that here, too.<BR/><BR/>I'll admit to occasionally riding home in my clothes if I go to the pub after work on a Friday (don't want to change into my bike gear in a pub toilet), but then I wash them the next day.Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-41957181987367732752009-02-27T07:26:00.000-08:002009-02-27T07:26:00.000-08:00Or you could just do like the Scandinavians and th...Or you could just do like the Scandinavians and the Dutch that commute to work by bike: ride in your work clothes! http://www.copenhagencyclechic.com/Lisbethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05336246537129300031noreply@blogger.com