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ericlw wrote:i have to wear a button down collar shirt and nice pants to work.soon as i get in the door after work its shorts and t shirt.I wish we could be like the ups or fedex guys and wear shorts to work.I crawl around under desks and stuff all day and its stupid how we have to dress.

Sounds like when I first went to work in the IT industry 30+ years ago. We had to wear white shirts, ties, and 3-piece suits. It was always so nice crawling around on or under the raised floor pulling 50+ foot pairs of 370 cables or changing toner or ribbon cartridges in the high volume printers. Ah yes, sweet memories.

Now I wear cargo shorts/BDUs, T-shirts, the occasional Hawaiian/Camp shirt, and either sandals or running shoes. Life is good

I was born, raised, and live in Fort Worth, but have family in Jacksboro, Odessa, Gardendale, and Brownfield.

I do see shorts out West from time to time, but they are usually the "jorts" that have been shunned in the cities for about 10 years.

If I wear cargo shorts, a polo shirt, and either sandals or running shoes, people know I'm from out of town immediately. Wearing long sleeves with shorts or a long sleeve undershirt with a short-sleeve polo / t-shirt is another immediate giveaway that, "I ain't from around there."

BLG wrote:I live in dallas Co. between I35W and I35E. I wear blue jeans and a t-shirt or sports shirt.

In fact, nothing is more comfortable than an old pair of wranglers........but my wife insists on the wranglers anyway!

The only thing my wife insists on is keeping my fly closed...what a slave driver.

Jean shorts and a XXXL t-shirt and Bullard "Undercover" most times, comfortable and concealed. Church and more formal occasions, Crossbreed "Supertuck" with shirt tucked or not tucked depending. Less likely to deal with a ballooning from the wind and/or a touchy-feeley outing.

Quote: "Growing up in west Texas will make you tough, or just plain mean."

Wheeler and Pampa as a kid. Then Canyon, Amarillo and Lubbock before moving to the Metromess in '79. Made far more $ out there selling buildings in boots and jeans than some competitors who thought it should only be done in coat and tie.