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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 353822" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>A 15 yo Downs girl at difficult child 3's drama class provided me with a couple ofskirts I now wear, although I've been thinking of finding another home for them as I find them a bit loose around the waist now. </p><p></p><p>Definitely hand-me-ups.</p><p></p><p>I also once wore (for ages) a pair of leather scuffs (thongs on the feet) that were discards of my nephew's (when he was 9 years old). Kid left home, my sister chucked them my way. I figured they'd keep the bindis (little thorns in our grass) out of my feet.</p><p></p><p>Where we live, we often get items dropped by passing hikers, or stuff literally blows in. We used to tie it to the front fence but nobody claimed the stuff, so eventually, after a particularly nice shirt blew in, I took to washing the items and handing them around the family. The danger there, of course, is that one day someone might recognise the item being worn. But it has never happened, not with found items. I have had it happen with a lovely pair of trousers someone gave me - the original owner (who was very much a 'w'itch) loudly commented on how those pants hadn't fitted her for years, and did I want the matching coat too?</p><p>OK, I accepted the coat. But I made darn sure I never wore either item in that woman's presence again. She later turned out to be my online flamer/stalker. Not connected to that incident, other than her natural tendency to be publicly nasty. Thankfully she's left town, I suspect only a few steps ahead of the posse.</p><p></p><p>Having studied disease transmission and parasitology at uni, makes me a bit more relaxed about using hand-me-downs/ups/whichever direction as well as 'found' or 'acquired' items. A cold water wash (with vinegar if it needs deodorising/decontaminating) followed by a long hanging on the clothes line, usually does the trick.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 353822, member: 1991"] A 15 yo Downs girl at difficult child 3's drama class provided me with a couple ofskirts I now wear, although I've been thinking of finding another home for them as I find them a bit loose around the waist now. Definitely hand-me-ups. I also once wore (for ages) a pair of leather scuffs (thongs on the feet) that were discards of my nephew's (when he was 9 years old). Kid left home, my sister chucked them my way. I figured they'd keep the bindis (little thorns in our grass) out of my feet. Where we live, we often get items dropped by passing hikers, or stuff literally blows in. We used to tie it to the front fence but nobody claimed the stuff, so eventually, after a particularly nice shirt blew in, I took to washing the items and handing them around the family. The danger there, of course, is that one day someone might recognise the item being worn. But it has never happened, not with found items. I have had it happen with a lovely pair of trousers someone gave me - the original owner (who was very much a 'w'itch) loudly commented on how those pants hadn't fitted her for years, and did I want the matching coat too? OK, I accepted the coat. But I made darn sure I never wore either item in that woman's presence again. She later turned out to be my online flamer/stalker. Not connected to that incident, other than her natural tendency to be publicly nasty. Thankfully she's left town, I suspect only a few steps ahead of the posse. Having studied disease transmission and parasitology at uni, makes me a bit more relaxed about using hand-me-downs/ups/whichever direction as well as 'found' or 'acquired' items. A cold water wash (with vinegar if it needs deodorising/decontaminating) followed by a long hanging on the clothes line, usually does the trick. Marg [/QUOTE]
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