Vir Campestris wrote:
As I chucked my disreputable old motorbike-come-gardening jacket in the
dustbin, it's finally too worn out, it occurred to me that it got
retired to gardening duties after I wrote off the bike.

In the early 1980s...

'bike gear is often good in other areas simply because of its
robustness. I have a pair of old 'bike boots which are near ideal for
strimming and such around the garden.

--
Chris Green
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