Blue Shirt or Red Polo

Stewface · Post by **Stewface** » 08 Sep 2017, 20:35

I wear Blue shirts in the Summer months and Red Polo in the cooler months, as I find the Blue shirts cooler and allow more air movement around my body.

In my office it's generally the under 50's wear Red Polos and the Over 50's wear Blue Shirts, there are a few exceptions.

Cedar_Room · Post by **Cedar_Room** » 08 Sep 2017, 20:36

Red polo/shorts March-Nov

Long sleeved shirt/long trousers Nov-Feb

That's how I roll...(mid 40's)

Post by **blue1873** » 08 Sep 2017, 20:51

The quality of the shirts is disgraceful, as for the red polo and "charcoal " (brown to my eyes) trousers, aghh!!!
with PDA in hand delivery staff are going about the streets looking like meter readers for Eon ....its a disgraceful
Royal Mail uniform and while i'm on this rant "bring the thermal jacket with detachable sleeves" and Clarks shoes
ah! Happy and better days

twoloops · Post by **twoloops** » 08 Sep 2017, 20:54

Judgee wrote:Red polos are designed to make everyone look fat. Even the thin people in our office look like porkers in them!

Superb they are very good for hiding bellies, not many can wear one tucked in

Post by **Lounge Lizard** » 08 Sep 2017, 22:30

It was blue for boys and red for girls when I were a lad.

But now it looks like blue for the old 'uns and red for the young 'uns.

sweepster70 · Post by **sweepster70** » 08 Sep 2017, 22:43

I wear the blue shirts as I find them cooler in the Summer.
In the winter, I just wrap up more.
I just wish they still had the Summer and Winter pants with the red piping on the pockets.

Post by **Lounge Lizard** » 08 Sep 2017, 22:51

sweepster70 wrote:I wear the blue shirts as I find them cooler in the Summer.
In the winter, I just wrap up more.
I just wish they still had the Summer and Winter pants with the red piping on the pockets.

"pants"
Royal Mail supplying underwear must have been before my time.

Alexei · Post by **Alexei** » 08 Sep 2017, 23:24

I have both. Don't really have a preference, although the polo gets bobbly after a few washes, and is thicker than the shirt, so often avoid during summer on the particularly warm day.

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 09 Sep 2017, 12:06

greengiant wrote:Red shirts for the poor souls who got beamed down to a class M planet for their lapsing...

lapse long and Royal Mail will prosper.

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 09 Sep 2017, 12:10

Lounge Lizard wrote:
sweepster70 wrote:I wear the blue shirts as I find them cooler in the Summer.
In the winter, I just wrap up more.
I just wish they still had the Summer and Winter pants with the red piping on the pockets.
"pants"
Royal Mail supplying underwear must have been before my time.

Post by **Lounge Lizard** » 09 Sep 2017, 13:53

TrueBlueTerrier wrote:
Lounge Lizard wrote:
sweepster70 wrote:I wear the blue shirts as I find them cooler in the Summer.
In the winter, I just wrap up more.
I just wish they still had the Summer and Winter pants with the red piping on the pockets.
"pants"
Royal Mail supplying underwear must have been before my time.

Wearing them must mean real dedication to the job.

sweepster70 · Post by **sweepster70** » 10 Sep 2017, 14:39

Lounge Lizard wrote:
sweepster70 wrote:I wear the blue shirts as I find them cooler in the Summer.
In the winter, I just wrap up more.
I just wish they still had the Summer and Winter pants with the red piping on the pockets.
"pants"
Royal Mail supplying underwear must have been before my time.

I guess you're from down south as we call them pants up North. What you showed, we call underpants. The clues in the name UNDER PANTS, they go under your pants. We also have a tea time around 5pm as our dinner time is around midday.

Post by **Lounge Lizard** » 10 Sep 2017, 15:03

sweepster70 wrote:
Lounge Lizard wrote:
sweepster70 wrote:I wear the blue shirts as I find them cooler in the Summer.
In the winter, I just wrap up more.
I just wish they still had the Summer and Winter pants with the red piping on the pockets.
"pants"
Royal Mail supplying underwear must have been before my time.
I guess you're from down south as we call them pants up North. What you showed, we call underpants. The clues in the name UNDER PANTS, they go under your pants. We also have a tea time around 5pm as our dinner time is around midday.

Yes, "from down south" not "up North" but my understanding was that across Britain 'pants' or 'under pants' were worn under 'trousers' or 'shorts' and that only across the Atlantic were 'trousers' referred to as 'pants'.
I don't mind if I have a lunch or a dinner around midday and a tea, dinner or supper around 5pm.

And residing so far from Scotland I wouldn't know if anything is worn under the kilt !

sweepster70 · Post by **sweepster70** » 10 Sep 2017, 15:17

Lounge Lizard wrote:
sweepster70 wrote:
Lounge Lizard wrote:
sweepster70 wrote:I wear the blue shirts as I find them cooler in the Summer.
In the winter, I just wrap up more.
I just wish they still had the Summer and Winter pants with the red piping on the pockets.
"pants"
Royal Mail supplying underwear must have been before my time.
I guess you're from down south as we call them pants up North. What you showed, we call underpants. The clues in the name UNDER PANTS, they go under your pants. We also have a tea time around 5pm as our dinner time is around midday.
Yes, "from down south" not "up North" but my understanding was that across Britain 'pants' or 'under pants' were worn under 'trousers' or 'shorts' and that only across the Atlantic were 'trousers' referred to as 'pants'.
I don't mind if I have a lunch or a dinner around midday and a tea, dinner or supper around 5pm.
And residing so far from Scotland I wouldn't know if anything is worn under the kilt !

You're right about trousers/pants.
I've always called them pants/underpants (undies for short) and so do mostly everyone around the North West. We also call pants Kecks (sp)
One of my pet hates is the word Lawyer and not Solicitor.

Post by **Lounge Lizard** » 10 Sep 2017, 15:29

sweepster70 wrote:
Lounge Lizard wrote:
sweepster70 wrote:
Lounge Lizard wrote:
sweepster70 wrote:I wear the blue shirts as I find them cooler in the Summer.
In the winter, I just wrap up more.
I just wish they still had the Summer and Winter pants with the red piping on the pockets.
"pants"
Royal Mail supplying underwear must have been before my time.
I guess you're from down south as we call them pants up North. What you showed, we call underpants. The clues in the name UNDER PANTS, they go under your pants. We also have a tea time around 5pm as our dinner time is around midday.
Yes, "from down south" not "up North" but my understanding was that across Britain 'pants' or 'under pants' were worn under 'trousers' or 'shorts' and that only across the Atlantic were 'trousers' referred to as 'pants'.
I don't mind if I have a lunch or a dinner around midday and a tea, dinner or supper around 5pm.
And residing so far from Scotland I wouldn't know if anything is worn under the kilt !
You're right about trousers/pants.
I've always called them pants/underpants (undies for short) and so do mostly everyone around the North West. We also call pants Kecks (sp)
One of my pet hates is the word Lawyer and not Solicitor.

But a solicitor is a lawyer as are other professionals who practice law including advocates, barristers, attorneys and chartered legal executives - but maybe it's not like that "up north".