Wed Jul 1, 2020, 03:49 PM
sarge43 (28,861 posts)
I have to do some second hand boasting.
My husband just completed 300 masks. He buys the material (gets a discount from the fabric shop) and a pack of XXX large T-shirts for the lining. He's has it down to 10 in 2 hours.
He takes them to the local medical center, an annex of the local hospital. It has Checkpoint Charlies at every entrance. Anyone who doesn't have one gets one of his. When customers head out, they return them into a container at the checkpoint. They're then washed, autoclaved and back in business. Just a reminder not all old white guys watch Faux Noose, complain and insult. I am very proud of mine.   
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 I have to do some second hand boasting. (Original post) |
sarge43 | Jul 2020 | OP |
| Phoenix61 | Jul 2020 | #1 | |
| sarge43 | Jul 2020 | #3 | |
| NNadir | Jul 2020 | #14 | |
| sarge43 | Jul 2020 | #19 | |
| NNadir | Jul 2020 | #41 | |
| sarge43 | Jul 2020 | #50 | |
| a kennedy | Jul 2020 | #2 | |
| sarge43 | Jul 2020 | #4 | |
| a kennedy | Jul 2020 | #5 | |
| sarge43 | Jul 2020 | #6 | |
| onecaliberal | Jul 2020 | #7 | |
| sarge43 | Jul 2020 | #8 | |
| onecaliberal | Jul 2020 | #9 | |
| sarge43 | Jul 2020 | #10 | |
| onecaliberal | Jul 2020 | #15 | |
| SWBTATTReg | Jul 2020 | #11 | |
| sarge43 | Jul 2020 | #23 | |
| SWBTATTReg | Jul 2020 | #52 | |
| sarge43 | Jul 2020 | #53 | |
| central scrutinizer | Jul 2020 | #12 | |
| onecaliberal | Jul 2020 | #16 | |
| sarge43 | Jul 2020 | #17 | |
| Dem2theMax | Jul 2020 | #13 | |
| sarge43 | Jul 2020 | #24 | |
| central scrutinizer | Jul 2020 | #59 | |
| sarge43 | Jul 2020 | #66 | |
| George II | Jul 2020 | #18 | |
| sarge43 | Jul 2020 | #21 | |
| Traildogbob | Jul 2020 | #20 | |
| sarge43 | Jul 2020 | #22 | |
| Traildogbob | Jul 2020 | #25 | |
| sarge43 | Jul 2020 | #28 | |
| Traildogbob | Jul 2020 | #32 | |
| Karadeniz | Jul 2020 | #26 | |
| sarge43 | Jul 2020 | #29 | |
| niyad | Jul 2020 | #27 | |
| sarge43 | Jul 2020 | #30 | |
| NBachers | Jul 2020 | #31 | |
| sarge43 | Jul 2020 | #40 | |
| japple | Jul 2020 | #33 | |
| sarge43 | Jul 2020 | #36 | |
| japple | Jul 2020 | #43 | |
| sarge43 | Jul 2020 | #46 | |
| Manifestor_of_Light | Jul 2020 | #67 | |
| sarge43 | Jul 2020 | #69 | |
| Niagara | Jul 2020 | #34 | |
| sarge43 | Jul 2020 | #39 | |
| lillypaddle | Jul 2020 | #35 | |
| sarge43 | Jul 2020 | #37 | |
| Solly Mack | Jul 2020 | #38 | |
| sarge43 | Jul 2020 | #42 | |
| Heartstrings | Jul 2020 | #44 | |
| sarge43 | Jul 2020 | #47 | |
| AllaN01Bear | Jul 2020 | #45 | |
| sarge43 | Jul 2020 | #48 | |
| MLAA | Jul 2020 | #49 | |
| sarge43 | Jul 2020 | #51 | |
| Trueblue Texan | Jul 2020 | #54 | |
| Scarsdale | Jul 2020 | #55 | |
| sarge43 | Jul 2020 | #65 | |
| warmfeet | Jul 2020 | #56 | |
| sarge43 | Jul 2020 | #62 | |
| trof | Jul 2020 | #57 | |
| sarge43 | Jul 2020 | #61 | |
| herding cats | Jul 2020 | #58 | |
| sarge43 | Jul 2020 | #60 | |
| KY_EnviroGuy | Jul 2020 | #63 | |
| sarge43 | Jul 2020 | #64 | |
| BlancheSplanchnik | Jul 2020 | #68 | |
| sarge43 | Jul 2020 | #70 | |
| calimary | Jul 2020 | #71 | |
| sarge43 | Jul 2020 | #78 | |
| Lars39 | Jul 2020 | #72 | |
| sarge43 | Jul 2020 | #80 | |
| Lars39 | Jul 2020 | #81 | |
| sarge43 | Jul 2020 | #82 | |
| Lars39 | Jul 2020 | #83 | |
| sarge43 | Jul 2020 | #84 | |
| panader0 | Jul 2020 | #73 | |
| sarge43 | Jul 2020 | #79 | |
| JudyM | Jul 2020 | #74 | |
| sarge43 | Jul 2020 | #77 | |
| bluboid | Jul 2020 | #75 | |
| sarge43 | Jul 2020 | #76 |
Response to sarge43 (Original post)
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 03:51 PM
Phoenix61 (16,674 posts)
1. Sounds like you got a keeper.
Response to Phoenix61 (Reply #1)
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 03:54 PM
sarge43 (28,861 posts)
3. Coming up on forty years, I think we're good to go.
Response to sarge43 (Reply #3)
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 04:27 PM
NNadir (32,302 posts)
14. Those of us who have long marriages filled with love are in a special heaven.
Response to NNadir (Reply #14)
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 04:52 PM
sarge43 (28,861 posts)
19. I had to wait for awhile until Mister Right fell into my web; I'm glad I did.
Response to sarge43 (Reply #19)
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 06:05 PM
NNadir (32,302 posts)
41. I know exactly what you mean.
Response to NNadir (Reply #41)
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 06:51 PM
sarge43 (28,861 posts)
50. Yup. The real deal never brags nor boosts.
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We have to do it for them.
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Response to sarge43 (Original post)
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 03:54 PM
a kennedy (28,409 posts)
2. Good for him....AND you...
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Response to a kennedy (Reply #2)
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 03:55 PM
sarge43 (28,861 posts)
4. Thank you. I'll let him know he got an attaboy. n/t
Response to sarge43 (Reply #4)
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 03:58 PM
a kennedy (28,409 posts)
5. and forgot to say a HUGE thank you to you both......
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mostly him tho......
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Response to a kennedy (Reply #5)
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 04:02 PM
sarge43 (28,861 posts)
6. Thanks. It's 95% him.
Response to sarge43 (Original post)
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 04:03 PM
onecaliberal (30,587 posts)
7. Thank you. 💕
Response to sarge43 (Reply #8)
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 04:13 PM
onecaliberal (30,587 posts)
9. The masks literally save lives. He is saving lives.
Response to onecaliberal (Reply #9)
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 04:17 PM
sarge43 (28,861 posts)
10. I told him that.
Response to sarge43 (Original post)
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 04:17 PM
SWBTATTReg (20,449 posts)
11. Wow. A true hero, I knew that they were around. Thank god for folks like you and your husband,
Response to sarge43 (Reply #23)
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 07:08 PM
SWBTATTReg (20,449 posts)
52. Absolutely!! In a way, w/ our government failing us during these critical moments, heroes are...
Response to SWBTATTReg (Reply #52)
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 07:15 PM
sarge43 (28,861 posts)
53. Trump and heroism can't exist in the same time/space continumm.
Response to sarge43 (Original post)
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 04:25 PM
central scrutinizer (11,475 posts)
12. I just completed my 150th mask
Response to central scrutinizer (Reply #12)
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 04:35 PM
onecaliberal (30,587 posts)
16. Thank you! 💕💕
Response to central scrutinizer (Reply #12)
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 04:41 PM
sarge43 (28,861 posts)
17. Excellent. Thank you.
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Response to Dem2theMax (Reply #13)
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 05:09 PM
sarge43 (28,861 posts)
24. Thank you. We like to think so. n/t
Response to Dem2theMax (Reply #13)
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 08:58 PM
central scrutinizer (11,475 posts)
59. Another old white guy
Response to central scrutinizer (Reply #59)
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 11:39 PM
sarge43 (28,861 posts)
66. That's all we can and should do. n/t
Response to sarge43 (Original post)
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 04:46 PM
George II (67,782 posts)
18. That's not second hand boasting - YOU probably have something to do with what he's doing, too.....
Response to George II (Reply #18)
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 04:56 PM
sarge43 (28,861 posts)
21. Sometimes he starts brooding that he's not making any difference.
Response to Traildogbob (Reply #20)
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 05:02 PM
sarge43 (28,861 posts)
22. Wow. Thank you.
Response to Traildogbob (Reply #25)
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 05:31 PM
sarge43 (28,861 posts)
28. We both served. I think "What's the mission, sir" mode is still in place. Hard habit to break.
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Response to sarge43 (Original post)
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 05:24 PM
Karadeniz (21,408 posts)
26. I'm proud to sort of know him!❤
Response to Karadeniz (Reply #26)
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 05:32 PM
sarge43 (28,861 posts)
29. Thank you. I'll let him know he has virtual friend
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Response to sarge43 (Original post)
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 05:30 PM
niyad (105,542 posts)
27. Would you please give that marvelous man hugs from all of us, and know that we are hugging you
Response to sarge43 (Original post)
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 05:37 PM
NBachers (16,325 posts)
31. This more than offsets the Straight Outta Applebees couple. Really, there's way more of us.
Response to NBachers (Reply #31)
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 06:03 PM
sarge43 (28,861 posts)
40. Yes, there are and that gives me hope. n/t
Response to sarge43 (Original post)
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 05:39 PM
japple (9,473 posts)
33. My husband was much better at sewing than I. He made puffy coats for the kids back
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in the 1980s from Frostline kits. My Dad was also good at the sewing machine, though most of his work was limited to parachutes and machine repair. My Mom was extraordinary. She was also a Sarge--WAC in WWII, and could sew ANYTHING. She made tailored suits, all of our clothes, and even upholstered cushions for my brother's 1969 van!
Bless your husband for his very important work on the front.
Edit this post to add: My Mom's family farmed cotton in N. Georgia. They also made tufted bedspreads in the 40s & 50s. They lived near Hwy 41--called Peacock Alley because of the peacock-patterned bedspreads made by families nearby and sold to tourists on the way from northern states to/from Florida. |
Response to japple (Reply #33)
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 05:54 PM
sarge43 (28,861 posts)
36. That's how Jim got started - rigging chutes.
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He did sky diving back in the Neolithic and decided it was a good idea to pack and repair his own. So he scored a Master Rigger Cert. I on the other might manage a straight line on a machine, but more than that would be a rat's nest.
Your Mom was a true pioneer. She cleared some of the path for those of us who followed.
Jim made several Frostline jackets. So sorry they went out of business. |
Response to sarge43 (Reply #36)
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 06:12 PM
japple (9,473 posts)
43. Let's hear it for Frostline!!!! Bob made vests and jackets with embroidered initials for
Response to japple (Reply #43)
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 06:31 PM
sarge43 (28,861 posts)
46. With care (cleaned and oiled) a 50's Singer is good onto the 22nd century.
Response to Manifestor_of_Light (Reply #67)
Thu Jul 2, 2020, 09:16 AM
sarge43 (28,861 posts)
69. They were built like tanks and just as hard to stop.
Response to sarge43 (Original post)
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 05:44 PM
Niagara (5,518 posts)
34. Thank you for sharing this inspiring piece.
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I would absolutely be boasting too if I had what you had.
Off topic, when my parents brought me home as a newborn, they had a German Shepard named Sarge. He wouldn't let anyone near me, not even my own parents. Whenever I see your handle, I always think about that sweet and precious dog. |
Response to sarge43 (Original post)
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 05:54 PM
lillypaddle (9,568 posts)
35. Yeah, but does he fart a lot?
 Just kidding! He's a keeper AND a winner.  |
Response to lillypaddle (Reply #35)
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 05:57 PM
sarge43 (28,861 posts)
37. Some, but so do I. We're at that age. It evens out. Sharing is caring.
Response to sarge43 (Original post)
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 05:58 PM
Solly Mack (90,440 posts)
38. Thank you both.
Response to Solly Mack (Reply #38)
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 06:11 PM
sarge43 (28,861 posts)
42. Thank you, Solly Mack. n/t
Response to Heartstrings (Reply #44)
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 06:32 PM
sarge43 (28,861 posts)
47. I sure will. Thank you. n/t
Response to sarge43 (Original post)
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 06:21 PM
AllaN01Bear (13,061 posts)
45. jolly good show . most eggscllent.
Response to AllaN01Bear (Reply #45)
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 06:40 PM
sarge43 (28,861 posts)
48. You're very wise.
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Response to sarge43 (Original post)
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 06:49 PM
MLAA (15,869 posts)
49. Now you have yourself a real man!!!! I am proud of him also!
Response to MLAA (Reply #49)
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 06:57 PM
sarge43 (28,861 posts)
51. Yeah, he's a keeper.
Response to sarge43 (Original post)
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 07:25 PM
54. Here's to your considerate hubby and my thanks to both of you!
Response to Scarsdale (Reply #55)
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 10:16 PM
sarge43 (28,861 posts)
65. Thank you both n/t
Response to sarge43 (Original post)
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 07:52 PM
trof (54,190 posts)
57. Geezers RULE!
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And I am one!
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Response to sarge43 (Original post)
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 08:57 PM
herding cats (19,237 posts)
58. Yay on him!
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He sounds alike a definite keeper. Lucky you!
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Response to herding cats (Reply #58)
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 09:48 PM
sarge43 (28,861 posts)
60. He is and I lucked out. Thank you. n/t
Response to sarge43 (Original post)
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 10:02 PM
KY_EnviroGuy (14,405 posts)
63. Now that's community love and spirit!
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Exactly what we're massively short of in America today.
Our complements to you and hubs and please: both of you be safe. KY........... 
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Response to KY_EnviroGuy (Reply #63)
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 10:14 PM
sarge43 (28,861 posts)
64. Thank you.
Response to BlancheSplanchnik (Reply #68)
Thu Jul 2, 2020, 09:32 AM
sarge43 (28,861 posts)
70. Thank you. n/t
Response to sarge43 (Original post)
Thu Jul 2, 2020, 11:52 AM
calimary (78,022 posts)
71. Wow! WUNNNNNNNNNNNNderful!
Response to calimary (Reply #71)
Thu Jul 2, 2020, 03:42 PM
sarge43 (28,861 posts)
78. I never thought of them that way.
Response to sarge43 (Original post)
Thu Jul 2, 2020, 12:19 PM
Lars39 (25,965 posts)
72. So proud of him!
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And you, too, for supporting his sewing habit!
I am so stealing that Checkpoint Charlies description! 
Any details you can give as to pattern used, what kind of ties, etc? |
Response to Lars39 (Reply #72)
Thu Jul 2, 2020, 04:50 PM
sarge43 (28,861 posts)
80. Posting the You Tube video that got him started.
Response to sarge43 (Reply #80)
Thu Jul 2, 2020, 05:06 PM
Lars39 (25,965 posts)
81. I found some videos that shows how to make the pleats faster!
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I've been making the axe mask, but I may try the pleated again after watching these videos. I'm interested in how he makes his version, too.  |
Response to Lars39 (Reply #81)
Thu Jul 2, 2020, 05:14 PM
sarge43 (28,861 posts)
82. He has it down to just eyeballing them. After 300, pretty much muscle memory now
Response to sarge43 (Reply #82)
Thu Jul 2, 2020, 05:27 PM
Lars39 (25,965 posts)
83. Those Wonder Clips are great!
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May he always have a sharp needle and endless bobbin.
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Response to Lars39 (Reply #83)
Thu Jul 2, 2020, 05:51 PM
sarge43 (28,861 posts)
84. May the tension always stay stable.
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Response to sarge43 (Original post)
Thu Jul 2, 2020, 12:20 PM
panader0 (25,816 posts)
73. Very cool Mr. Sarge43. And you too Mrs. Sarge43.
Response to sarge43 (Original post)
Thu Jul 2, 2020, 01:12 PM
JudyM (27,816 posts)
74. Fantastic!
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Community leadership. Full participation in standing up for what’s right.
Would be great if you could post a pic to showcase them |
Response to JudyM (Reply #74)
Thu Jul 2, 2020, 03:32 PM
sarge43 (28,861 posts)
77. Wish I could post a picture
Response to sarge43 (Original post)
Thu Jul 2, 2020, 03:25 PM
bluboid (524 posts)
75. He sounds like...
