Hats off in the house?

[crstrode]

Thanks Bob. I didn’t really know what those strings are called.

The hat is actually one of those Tilley hats, made in Canada. Evidently they are elephant proof.

They guarantee that if an elephant eats your hat, all you have to do is follow the elephant around until it “gives” you back your hat. 😀

An elephant didn't eat my Tilley hat, but after 15 years it did wear out. Sent it back and they shortly sent a new one free of charge. Good folks are the Tilleys. Hats ain't bad either.

 

[crstrode]

I try not to judge people. Life is too short.

Taking notice of bad behavior can be a good thing. Those behaving poorly serve as a good example of what not to do. As far as judging goes, well, those folks usually sentence themselve to a life of serving as "examples".

 

[crstrode]

Talk about making mountains out of mole hills. There are much more far reaching problems in this world than hats. About the only place I take my cap off is in church, outside at funerals, in the house, or bed. You want to call me uncouth, I could give a rat's rump. You do what you want with yours, I could care less. Just do not try to take mine off. If there is a sin, in my opinion, it is messing with a persons' hat.

Yep - there are bigger problems than hats .

However, with a bit more decorum and attendance to manners. many of those problems wouldn't crop up so often.

By the way, the act of removing your hat indoors is a longtime sign of respect. In fact, it probably began with medieval knights. Back in Medieval Europe, any knight who failed to remove his helmet or lift his visor to identify himself could face fatal consequences. Knights also removed their helmets as a sign of vulnerability and trust in churches and in the presence of women and royalty.

 

[WV460hunter]

Allow me to critique your post above... LOL
Bwahahaha, well now we all know that I didn't like English class in school.

 

[eveled]

So we don’t have tea time. We drive on the opposite side of the road. We refuse to adopt the metric system. Most of us don’t care when royals die.

Yet we have to take off our hats indoors, because English knights did in medieval England?

 

[crstrode]

So we don’t have tea time. We drive on the opposite side of the road. We refuse to adopt the metric system. Most of us don’t care when royals die.

Yet we have to take off our hats indoors, because English knights did in medieval England?

You don't need to piss in the sink either . . .

 

[eveled]

Comparing a gross health hazard to wearing a hat is ludicrous.

 

[3manfan]

Wearing a hat is prohibited at your bank? What on earth is their rationalation?

Think I'd look for another bank.

Bob Wright

Many ban hats as well as sunglasses due to the concealment factor both may provide (albeit small ones) in relation to security protocols relating to robberies. Anything that prevents a clear shot of anyone's face to their cameras or prevents the staff from being able to provide an accurate description after a robbery or other incident is considered a violation in some institutions.
Yes, I know the required mask usage post 2020 blows that reasoning all out of the water, but it is what it is.

 

[WendyZXZ]

Judge someone whether they wear a hat indoors? Wow! Beat your wife much?

I have no wife to beat but I do have a marble rolling pin handy for my husband and a cattle prod for zapping his ass if he drags his feet on some of the chores!

 

[WV460hunter]

I have no wife to beat but I do have a marble rolling pin handy for my husband and a cattle prod for zapping his ass if he drags his feet on some of the chores!

😱

 

[oldcrab]

Can you wear a hat when you’re contributing to this forum on your iPad in your F150?

 

[cowboycopus]

Okay I see how this hat thing is rapidly dividing the forum. I see a split coming . Lol, I been visiting Gun forums for 20 yrs. And this takes the cake.

I never imagined my question would spark this much interest.
But thanks for the input y'all.

 

[eveled]

I once posted about removing trailer hitches and it went 15 pages! Never underestimate this forum.

 

[57springer]

I once posted about removing trailer hitches and it went 15 pages! Never underestimate this forum.

Cool , lets try and beat that !

 

[Paul B]

"If there is a sin, in my opinion, it is messing with a persons' hat."

There is a movie titled WILD BILL about Wild Bill Hickcock. Opening scene he gets into a fight with three dudes with the dudes shot and dead. He turns to the bartender and says, "Feller ought to not touch another fellers hat." Happens more than once in the movie. Jeff Bridges plays Bill.

On removing a hat, I was raised by my Grandparents and pop never wore a hat as I recall. When he left for work, he wore a suit and tie but no hat. Neither did my dad. When pop got to work, he changed into his work clothes. Afterwork he changed back to the suit and tie. Growing up I rarely wore a hat or cap and it wasn't until I was in the Air Force that I was even required to wear a head cover. After getting out again I was usually bare headed. I might wear a watch cap during a hunt if it was cold.
It wasn't until I was diagnosed with cancer and I started losing hair that I wore a cap or hat. I started wearing this cowboy hat my late wife bought for me for a change and the nurses at the chemo place liked it so much I started wearing it when I left the house. Then when the chemo was done, the ladies where I went for the radiation also complimented me. One even scolded me when I wore a baseball cap one day. I even get stopped at the store getting groceries and complimented on the hat by strange women. Guess I should just keep on wearing it. Who knows what might come of it. Been widowed for almost four years and frankly, I'm awfully tired of my cooking.
Paul B.

 

[RC44Mag]

A couple guys here might make them Taliban boys say, damn, they‘re as nutty as us.

 

[eveled]

The really nutty ones, never realize they are nutty. They think everyone else is nuts.

 

[cowboycopus]

"If there is a sin, in my opinion, it is messing with a persons' hat."

I have never made that "mistake" but I did it once on purpose.
Bout' ten years ago at a family gathering a distant relative wrangled up to several folks bragging about one thing or another.
When he got to me, (I'm about ten years older than him) I admired his hat and when he took it off I took it from his hand and tried it on my head. SHOCK... Then I said my head is not as fat as yours and gave it back to him.
You could have heard a pin drop. Fortunately, there was no fight, he probably could have kicked my butt.

 

[WV460hunter]

I have never made that "mistake" but I did it once on purpose.
Bout' ten years ago at a family gathering a distant relative wrangled up to several folks bragging about one thing or another.
When he got to me, (I'm about ten years older than him) I admired his hat and when he took it off I took it from his hand and tried it on my head. SHOCK... Then I said my head is not as fat as yours and gave it back to him.
You could have heard a pin drop. Fortunately, there was no fight, he probably could have kicked my butt.

My hats dont go on anyone else's head period but mine.

 

[arfmel]

I’m bald headed. Really bald. I’ve had numerous surgeries on my scalp to remove skin cancers. To the extent that I’ve been told the next time, they’re going to have to do a skin graft to fix the resulting wound. There’s not enough skin to stretch and sew together again.

I wear a hat with a brim all the time outdoors. And indoors in public, immediately after visiting the dermatologist (4x a year), when I look like I have leprosy of the scalp. The guys I drink coffee with make fun of my boonie hat. (I like the boonies because they’re washable.) Most of them wear cowboy hats.

One guy said he’d like to have two hats like mine. One to wear, and one to use for a toilet (paraphrasing his comment for the sake of decorum).

I apologize for causing the downfall of Western Civilization.