We dont want to get frostbite ok? We just realize that most of the time we wont be outside for that long of a time to catch it. Sometimes we can also be too lazy to be as warm as we should be.
How many guys get frostbite cause they dont listen to their S.O.'s advice…I dont know many…I do know that you ladies care and I sure like that side of ya.
I have an ever-growing collection of my girlfriends’ scarves 
Hey, that’s what happens when you leave things behind!
One of these days I’m going to acquire one of those warm furry tubular things you stick your hands into.
I have my own gloves, thank you very much, phony rabbit fur insides with suede on the outside. Had matching cap with pull-down ear muffs until I lost it on the train. My girlfriend celebrated the loss because she did not like my furry cap. I would never celebrate any loss of apparel on her part, even if I thought it made her look extraordinarily doofy. Well, at least not to her face.
But that’s okay,…I’ve got her scarf!
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Sometimes I dress as I should and sometimes I dont.
If my previous reply gave the impression I never dress warm that simply is not the case.
I’m going to hazzard a guess that your husband is not from Chicago. It reminds me of the time I first an Alabama winter, and some hillbilly standing around in shorts says to me, “Sheeeit, this ain’t cold. I thought you was from Cheecago. Why the hell are you bundled up?”
I said, “Enjoy your frostbite. Excuse me while I get out of the wind.”
I’m from Chicago, and I never noticed any taboo against hats or scarves on men. I wear my John B. every day, and my gorgeous aqua-blue scarf (which blends nicely with my blue trench coat, and contrasts nicely with my black one) whenever the weather warrants. Therefore, I don’t know what he’s talking about.
My dad, S. California native, never wore any sort of overgarment. Well, I shouldn’t say “never”, he had this old Eisenhower (short, cropped) jacket that he had gotten in the army. He’d wear it only on the coldest, most miserable days, and sometimes not even then. I probably saw him wear it a few times a decade. Hats were unheard of, and scarves? Bah! Of course, he lived his whole life in Sunny So. Cal, but it was odd that he rarely wore a jacket, windbreaker, vest - nothing.
There’s no such thing as a good-looking and warm hat for men.
I’d wear a hooded coat and, if necessary, earmuffs.
I have no problem with wearing a scarf, though.
Chaim Mattis Keller
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impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be
the answer. I, however, do not like to eliminate the impossible.
The impossible often has a kind of integrity to it that the merely improbable lacks.”
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I could never eat a mouse raw…their little feet are probably real cold going down. :rolleyes:
I moved to Chicago in October from Tampa.
I love my hat.
Simple, black and grey, pull-down-over-yer-ears type. Got it at the Gap for $12.
My hat is my best friend while I am waiting for the bus. Only trouble is, I have to go straight to the bathroom with a comb as soon as I get to work. But my ears are warm.
Don’t have a scarf. Might wear one if I had one, but doubt that I would ever buy one.
I usually wear a hat in winter (hell, I usually wear a hat in summer) and I’ll wear a scarf if it’s really cold. It’s gloves I won’t wear unless it gets really cold, 10 degrees or below. I can’t stand having anything on my hands.
I’m in Cleveland. I’ll wear a hat while I’m shoveling snow if there is a breeze. (I also keep hat/coat/gloves in my car in case I have an emergency stop.)
On the other hand, aside from shoveling snow, I haven’t worn a jacket or hat, yet, this year–too much hassle hanging that stuff up at the office or church, too bulky if I go to the store. (I do drag out my long-sleeved shirts at this time of year, but I don’t always roll the sleeves down to my wrists.)
Tom~
I think lots of guys don’t even put their scarves on correctly. I see people with their scarves wrapped around the outside of their coat collars. I’m not sure how they expect to get any insulation factor from this method. I put mine on losely around my neck before I put on my coat, thereby creating an effective gasket inside of the coat’s neck opening, which is usually not snug enough to keep the cold air out. I have never found a hat to be warm enough to make a difference- my face & ears need the protection more than my scalp does.
What I want to know is why some guys (yes, it’s always men) bundle up with a hat, coat, scarf, gloves, and then put on jogging shorts in 10° weather. If it were just an isolated case, I’d be willing to chalk it up to random disturbed individuals; but I swear I see these people all over the city on the coldest days.
Well I spend a lot of time outside in the cold. Usually just a baseball cap and if I get cold I flip up the hood on the Carhart. If it’s windy and cold (very common of late) I’ll use the snap and velcro chin/neck strap that tightens and warms everything up quite nicely.
I wear one of those fur (baby seal) hats where the sides and back form a single strip that you can fold up when it’s not too cold, and fold down when you want to protect your ears. I think it looks pretty manly, especially with a trenchcoat, making me look like a KGB guy or something.
-Denning
Okay, it’s just muskrat.
I have to join the ranks of the non-hat wearers. Hats give you hat-hair, among other things. Mostly they just look dorkie. The only time I wear a hat is for extended outdoor activity in cold weather – camping, skiing, etc. If I’m just going to go shopping or something it’s not worth it. My head’s not going to get that cold in the few minutes I’ll be outside.
It could be a generational thing. I’m in my forties and my dislike for hats goes waaaay back. I grew up watching “Leave It To Beaver” where Ward wears a hat as part of his business attire. This is what we were rebelling against. My heroes were four lovable moppets from Liverpool who not only did not wear hats but (gasp!) wore their hair long!!
The rebellion has subsided but I still won’t wear a hat.
My kids, OTOH, won’t wear coats, but that’s another thread. (I do enjoy seeing them lookin’ kewl at the bus stop, shivering and hunching their shoulders!)
Opus’s lesson in scarf-wearing is perfect; couldn’t have done it better myself.
Scarves keep me much warmer, and I like the way they look…I usually wear one kind or another from mid-fall through mid-spring.
Hats are more difficult…fedoras or other dress hats never make me feel very warm, and I hate “hat hair,” too. When it’s freezing cold I’ll wear a watch-cap and try to act nautical.
The warmest hat a man could wear would be one of those big Russian things, but you’d have to be comfortable with looking like an utter ass.
Uke
Actually, Johnny Angel, my husband IS from Chicago. We grew up on the same block (awww). It’s just that he claims that he isn’t cold even when he’s shivering and his ears are all red. He even works outside almost every day! He won’t even wear earmuffs. The heck of it is that when I forget to wear mine, he will bug me to no end.
Ski hat, stuffed in my pocket, for when the wind picks up. Gloves too. Scarf less often.Hooded winter coat for real cold.