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Imagine a corporate oligarchy so effective, so advanced and fine tuned that its citizens still call it a democracy.
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There is a nice piece on making Stenson hats on YouTube, I can not make it load.
These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o
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You put on a new shirt every time you go to town?
Wear the dang hat.
I am MAGA.
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Campfire Kahuna
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These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o
"May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"
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I know people I wouldn't recognize without a hat. In my opinion, people who wear them as part of their job look uncomfortable without one and downright miserable if forced to wear a necktie too. I have a friend in Idaho who is never without his cowboy hat on or boots. At his wedding a few years ago in his back yard the temp was 107 degrees. He wore a light short sleeve shirt and shorts with sandals. Never seen him like that before. Looked out of place. One of his guests ( a friend of ours) is from TX, but lives in Washington now. He had his cowboy hat on and Whites packers, long sleeve shirt over a T-shirt, and Wranglers. All dark blue. He looked very comfortable while the rest of us were sweating. Rand Hats in Billing, MT make a pretty good hat too, although expensive.
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Campfire Kahuna
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In the Dakotas I'm told, when your hat blows away, you don't chase it, you just grab the next one blowing by. 
These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o
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All my "hats" are whatever the local farm supply is giving away...............in the form of a cap.
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In the Dakotas I'm told, when your hat blows away, you don't chase it, you just grab the next one blowing by. Thats pretty good!
I am MAGA.
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When the big guns need brought out, I wear my 100X Tom Horn from the Last Best West in granite.
The ladies have a hard time resting me on a normal day, but when that hat comes out it's not even remotely fair to other guys. Sorry.
They've got some ridiculous accessories like "trail dust", I.E. making a hat artificially look worn and used, but the quality is there.
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When the tailgate drops the BS stops.
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Thanks guys. The Resistol has some burn scars from campfire embers encountered elk hunting about ten years ago, other wise I would not have been wearing it while handling hydraulic hoses on the 4020. So it really probably is not a prospect for "rebuilding".
But I would like to remove the worst of the oil and grease stains so it is presentable for trips to the grocery or gas station.
I had considered washing it with Birchwood Casey Gun Scrubber, or brake cleaner, but did not know if the felt would survive.
Fast Orange might lift the grease, but how would you get rid of the Fast Orange? Run it through the dishwasher? Try a dry cleaner. Thanks, I had not considered that. I wouldn't send a hat I cared about much to the dry cleaners. For a bit more, get it done right. Send it to these folks... https://texashatters.com/services.htmlI've used them before and was very impressed.
Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla!
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Makes me a little sad you can’t buy a hat or boots in Idaho without a safari. Even here in Oklahoma it’s harder than it used to be to find good western boots. If you want a decent hat, you generally are headed to a bigger town. A good fur felt hat can be rebuilt and even tough grease stains can usually be powdered out.
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Anyone care to hear about my new underwear?
What fresh Hell is this?
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Anyone care to hear about my new underwear? Your laundry service finally say no mas?
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![[Linked Image from smhttp-ssl-84412.nexcesscdn.net]](https://smhttp-ssl-84412.nexcesscdn.net/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/500x500/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/c/r/crown_cap_wool_blend_railroad_black_778280_a.jpg) Its okay. You dont have to suffer for your fashion sense any more.
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Anyone care to hear about my new underwear? Your laundry service finally say no mas? 
Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla!
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Thanks guys. The Resistol has some burn scars from campfire embers encountered elk hunting about ten years ago, other wise I would not have been wearing it while handling hydraulic hoses on the 4020. So it really probably is not a prospect for "rebuilding".
But I would like to remove the worst of the oil and grease stains so it is presentable for trips to the grocery or gas station.
I had considered washing it with Birchwood Casey Gun Scrubber, or brake cleaner, but did not know if the felt would survive.
Fast Orange might lift the grease, but how would you get rid of the Fast Orange? Run it through the dishwasher? Are you afraid to wear it as is because it might scare those who don't know what a working person looks like in real life? Has ID gotten that bad? Here in the Modoc it wouldn't trouble anyone I know of. Folks come right off the ranches to get their groceries and gas...................and look like it. Not only looking like it, some of them still smell like the ranch. Oh, thanks for the info on the American Hat Co. I'll have to look into it. That custom maker in Potlandia Eugene too. Geno
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The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men.
In it is contentment
In it is death and all you seek
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