There's a place in Thibodaux that Tysman was telling me about that still sells the old fashioned ones with belt buckles and all. I haven't been there but it sounds like it warrants a road trip soon.

Johnny's Men's Shop is the name. No website but maybe you can give em a call.

John

What's wrong with them overalls? You'll only wear the jump suit to funerals.

That's funny! As far as I remember I never saw one in Europe. I can assure you, though being a grampa myself, that I never wore one. The only ones to wear these peculiar outfits must have been the American paratroopers in WW2, and then with long sleeves. Looks very practical, but I would go for the old fashioned American overall (combined with a white shirt and bowtie on sundays)

They are called Coveralls. Remember them well. I don't think that I would wear them. Some things were meant for an earlier generation!

Thanks, John D.! Jerry Moody was on it like a chicken on a junebug, and told me about Johnny's right away; in fact, he called me from there, and put me on with a sales lady from his phone - what a guy!

Of course, I should have known Jerry would know where the all the cranky old farts shop, wink/grin.

@Nedro: no worries - I'll never shuck my old coveralls (well, sometimes, for skinny-dipping and other recreational pursuits . . . but you know what I mean). In fact, I just sent some that were getting old and thin to a seamstress today to get patched and hemmed into shorts. I ain't one to quit on a good garment just because of a little age.

@TJ: I guess I like a lot of things that were made for an earlier generation. Maybe because I was half-raised by my Grandpa, a farmer born in '03. Those were some damm good people back then!

LOL bet Jerry and his misses sleeps in them drawers