"When are waders not waders?" I asked before. Do Gates' Forester 3000 boots count? How about if I add a decidedly orange German Survival Suit to match?
Well, that's what we seem to have here. I'd known I was destined to own these boots as soon as I found them on the Gates Rubber (UK) Website! The survival suit was just waiting for them, too!
It was a very rainy July morning, and I had just finished a big set of Cool Tub photos on my deck, when I realized I'd better check my drainage out front!! But, before such serious issues can be addressed, one must don the proper gear! |
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Well, sure enough, the water was getting a mite high! The first photo shows a view North on Shorecrest Road, with the water up to the center line. In the photo at the right, I'm standing in the ditch at a clogged drain pipe, with the water up well above my knee! It needed to be about four inches higher to start coursing down my driveway, so that means I can get on to more interesting pursuits. |
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| First thing, since I've already demonstrated the rain-handling ability of this outfit, let's see what happens if I remove the shirt! By a minor miracle, after the first such test under the front porch eaves, the rain stops! In fact, from the front lawn, is that a trace of blue I see in the sky? Speaking of seeing things, there just might be a link to a strolling rubberman around here someplace <G>! |
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By a curious coincidence, the survival suit does have a jacket which matches the pants, and this jacket has a small family resemblance to a strait jacket. Just below my lifting belt, you might be able to make out two D-rings that cinch up a from-the-rear duck tail. I'm sure the good Germans were just trying to keep the RAIN out, right? Three photos from now, you'll get to see the other side of the jacket. |
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| These boots do NOT take kindly to bending, so don't expect me to try this another two times!! By a very small margin, the photo at the far right is my favorite: Maybe it's because there is more grace and finesse to Pouncing than Crouching...
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 Well, I guess this brings up the rear, ready for a Fast Orange Escape. Maybe you might want to try my garden page and recalibrate your eyeballs to other hues, now?! Here's a link if you've not been there! |
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