Do you worry: What will you do with your superfluous winter clothing?

[GammaGlobulin]

At the moment, I am cleaning house.

 

And, hanging in my closets, there are just too many coats and hoodies.

 

I purchased most of this warmer clothing in the winter of 2013/2014, when, in Chiang Mai, it really did get a bit chilly...and...

I guess you recall that very frigid winter.

 

But now, the writing is on the wall.

 

We are very unlikely to ever see such frigid temps here in Chiang Mai, ever again....

At least, not in our lifetimes.

 

So then the question begs:

 

What should I do with all this clothing I have hanging.....?

 

I would hate to put it in a pile and burn it....

Just because this might add to even faster Global Warming.

 

What do you plan to do with your warmer clothing?

 

I am trying to think up some more-creative solutions.

 

Such as....

 

Maybe I could turn it into some sort of mulch which would feed my rose beds....

 

But, I have no roses here.

 

Any ideas?

 

There must be some use for some barely-worn "winter" clothing......

 

Winter in Chiang Mai has never been truly winter.

But, Thai people think of the Cool Season as some sort of winter.

 

Tks for any advice.

 

Best regards,

Gamma

 

 

[Gandtee]

Give it to those that need it. Burn it? What sort of thinking is that? More clickbait?😦

[GammaGlobulin]

41 minutes ago, Gandtee said:

Give it to those that need it. Burn it? What sort of thinking is that? More clickbait?😦

 

Wow, Man....

 

I just cannot believe how literal you are.

 

Did you REALLY think I was suggesting that we burn our clothes?

Did you REALLY think I was suggesting that we turn our warmer wool clothing into mulch to feed our rose beds?

 

Get a GRIP, Man!

 

What did you imagine this Topic was REALLY about?

 

THINK!

 

This Topic is about the end of colder temps in Chiang Mai, probably forever, just due to Global Warming.

 

And, it's ALSO about my realization that I will never, again, need the warmer Cold-Season clothing that I once needed 11 years ago.

 

Try reading a book, Sir.

 

Try to stretch your mind beyond your very literal monochrome view of the world, and what you read.

 

I would give you an F, for effort, Sir.

 

AND, I would note that even a Thai Myna bird can be trained to repeat/mimic short phrases like, "click-bate" and "troll".  But, just because these birds are able to mimic words and phrases, does not mean they know what they are talking about.

 

Same goes for other birds....is my guess.....especially BIRDBRAINS, one might imagine.

 

 

 

 

[KhunLA]

Got a large plastic container or 3 full of warm weather clothes, for freezing weather.  Brother coming over in Nov, so may take a suitcase full back with him.  Depends how much excess baggage cost now of days.

[stoner]

i have long johns on right now. i figure a few more years before we will see palm trees in canada. 

[GammaGlobulin]

11 minutes ago, stoner said:

i have long johns on right now. i figure a few more years before we will see palm trees in canada. 

 

Well, here in Thailand, especially Chiang Mai, it seems doubtful that I will need to break out my long johns..... My LL Bean long johns, I mean.

 

But, if you really want to know.....

 

The reason I have held onto my cool-season garb is just because.....

 

I am thinking of going to Kyoto next year.

 

And, as you know, in Kyoto they have this Spring Snow, and it gets cool, occasionally, in Kyoto...when the snow falls, and when the cherry blossoms are covered in a light dusting of snow.

 

This is the meaning of Spring Snow, I think....

You got's your snow, and you also have your cherry blossoms blooming....

This is a special time in Kyoto.

 

Watching the students cross the bridge, a hundred years ago, must have been spectacular.

 

I love the trilogy.

 

Such an amazing work by good, old, Mishima....

 

Sadly.....

He did himself in.....

 

And when I say "in", I mean "in the belly" in....of course.....

 

Such an unforgettable novel, the first book of the trilogy....and....

I am sure that you will agree....

 

 

 

 

[GammaGlobulin]

37 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Such an unforgettable novel

 

I only meant by this that the imagery of parts of his prose is simply sublime....in case anyone might love Japanese culture as much as I.

I do not mean present Japanese culture, of course.

 

I am referring to the period from 1912 to 1914.

 

There is much to be said about the loss of Spring Snow, should Global Warming continue to intensify, which it surely will.

 

And then, not only will I have no need for my warmer wool clothing, but I will be forced to shed all but my briefest briefs.

 

Of course, I rarely venture outside my Climate-Controlled house, these days.

 

If only I had seen Global Warming coming, then I might have avoided wasting money on buying so much clothing, which, as I say, is now about as much use to me as extra ice to an Eskimos.

 

Even the Eskimos are wearing less, these days, so I have heard.

 

Global Warming will not be good for winter-clothing brands, like Patagonia and Mountain Hardware, one can easily predict.

 

 

Even Africa is beginning to get much warmer.....

 

The writing is now on the wall.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[pgrahmm]

There are people in the hill tribes dying every cold season from the cold....Find a source to donate clothes, blankets, etc. Many of their homes do not have heat....

To us that have been exposed climates, it may be a simple inconvenience....To others, the cold could be a life threatening event affecting the old, frail, and weak....

[gamb00ler]

Keep it all.  A nuclear winter could be just around the corner.

[Prubangboy]

Launder it nicely and put it in the lobby. I just did this with a comforter.

 

Gone in 10 minutes.