the double legger

Despite talks of the effect that the recession has had on the cheap NFL jerseys way we live our lives… mending and making do etc, it’s wholesale jerseys nothing compared to what was the norm in the 1960s and 70s.

The office cracked up when I described my mum’s “double-leggers”. This might be TMI for some readers (do we have any?), but imagine 2 pairs of identical tights, each with a leg with a hole/ladder. Rather than chucking said tights, my mum chopped a leg off each and left the bodies intact. Imagine a layering effect – 2 bodies, 2 legs, one per body. A rather sweaty affair, but definitely the product of a post-war mentality. And incidentally much, much worse than big knickers and Spanx on the embarrassment stakes.

There are plenty more examples….. how many of us still darn our socks, or Quietly tights (as was the norm among schoolgirls in the 70s)? And what has happened to the massive haberdashery and fabric departments that тетрис used to be a feature of all department stores? Sewing and knitting Februar was massively popular 30 years ago, but today the lack availability of beautiful materials on the high street leaves me almost of crying with disappointment.

Given global warming and our rapidly decreasing resources, surely thrift is a future we can be sure of. Before the gas and electricity wholesale NFL jerseys shortages hit us, we might want to turn down the heating and invest in some thermals. Apparently Uniqlo have a great line. And while we are at it, News let’s bring & back that great 1970s invention the slow cooker to make the most out of those cheap but ‘good for you’ cuts of meat which allow you to feed a family for a fiver.

I’m not Miami Dolphins Jerseys suggesting we adopt the “double-leggers” – even my mum has given up on these – but thrift is definitely sexy.

We’ll cheap NFL jerseys be posting occasional “thrifty thoughts for the day” and if you have any of your own, we’d love to hear from you.