>  RH> >  RH> > I've seen some of the shirts but have never thought 
them
>  RH> worthy of my  spending money on.
> 
>  RH> >  RH> Probably aren't, but they're a rarity this far North.
> 
> So you snagged the shirts when you had the opportunity. (G)
> 
And when they're charging you fifty cents there isn't much downside.

>  RH> I'm not sure how far North the stores get, but they probably 
peter
>  RH> out at the Mason-Dixon line.
> 
> If not further south. Don't know if they ever made it to MD or VA.

I've heard of them, but never seen one.  
 
>  RH> > Nor black socks with sandals and shorts? Saw quite a bit of 
that
>  RH> fashion statement in the Catskills in the 50s and 60s, from
>  flatlanders.
> 
>  RH> Been done, but not by me.
> 
> Nobody saw your knobby knees? (G)

Not with socks and sandals on at least.
 
>  RH> I'm too old for that.  Then again I was always too old for 
that.
> 
> It was one (of many) fashion crazes that I never understood the
> reasoning behind.

Holey jeans started just showing up when folks wore their work pants 
in public.  It may have been Patrick Swazey we have to blame.  
 
>  pop tarts, banana pecan bread, pb cookies, and oatmeal/raisin
>  cookies--all in all, a good day of shopping.
> 
>  RH> Sounds good to me too! Pecan bread and canary melons?  I could 
go
>  RH> with that.
> 
> Come down for the picnic and you can pick some up for yourself. 
Melons
> may be gone then but the bread will still be around, as well as 
other
> goodies.

These days, 20 to 30 miles is about as far as I get unfortunately. 
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