You can't get a decent duffel coat for love nor money these days, certainly not one in my size. The only coat I own is my trusty Barbour, but I rarely wear it since moving into the town. On cold days I wear an under-shirt; on rainy days I carry a gamp; and if the weather gets really bad, I might even be forced to wear socks with my sandals! I do own a fine pair of Dr Marten boots, but as with the Barbour they've seen little action since moving to the town / sea-side.

I've argued elsewhere about this sort of thing, how it is that many Folkies seem emarrassed to be what they are, uncomfortable in their own skins, or yet with the image they've created for themselves. See HERE for the full exposition.

And if the Sycophantic Mollusc is still reading, the legendary Could Of debate is in that thread too, so not a WAV thread as originally thought but it does begin with a WAV post. Read it in it's glorious entirety HERE.