Comments on: On Rain Bonnets

By: Waiting to Exhale « XUP

Waiting to Exhale « XUP — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:02:06 +0000

[...] It smells to high heaven, old people. Ordinarily I love talking to you about young folks and rain bonnets and prices these days because, let’s face it, I’m knocking on your chronological door. But [...]

By: XUP

XUP — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 12:21:22 +0000

Jo – I need one of those chains for my reading glasses so I don’t keep having to chase them down all over the place

Brad – The more I learn about your childhood and former youth, the more I come to understand the man you are today

Violetsky – Your niece is 30 — what does she know from cool? When teenagers start wearing them, THEN you know they’re cool. So relax.

Cedar – I apologize on behalf of my comment screen. We’ve had words before about getting aggressive with the guests… I can’t believe you’ve never seen a rain bonnet in real life. It rains out by you, doesn’t it? You have old people don’t you? Or maybe your old people are really hip and don’t do the rainbonnet thing?

Missy – Well, if I ever see any for sale, I’ll send you a few — or one, depending on how much they cost. (I’m not getting a perm and blue rinse though, just to get a rain bonnet)

By: Missy

Missy — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 07:53:31 +0000

Oh my grandma swore by them! She got her hair fixed every Friday and she needed her rain bonnet to help the ‘do make it through the week when the weather was wet.

I am not sure where she got them, and you know I have not seen one out and about for some time….I am a little jealous of you!

By: Cedarflame

Cedarflame — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 18:02:31 +0000

that should be wear.

I tried to quickly type that and your comment screen bitch slapped me and said I was trying to comment to fast.

By: Cedarflame

Cedarflame — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 18:00:35 +0000

I don’t think I have actually ever seen anyone of any age where one of those in the United States, but I see them in British movies all the time.

By: VioletSky

VioletSky — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:52:29 +0000

I found a few of those rain bonnets in my mother’s dresser and was shocked to hear my niece say how cool they were and could she have one!! She’s 30. I have the beaded chains for the glasses, too. Funny, no one wants them. Not cool enough. Yet.

By: Brad Brown

Brad Brown — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 18:43:05 +0000

Sweet Jesus, I haven’t seen one of those since 1975. Mom used to wear rain ziplocs regularly. Eventually, she started wearing wigs made of polyester, so it became a moot point, since water could not impregnate her wig. Good times…

By: Jo

Jo — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 14:58:01 +0000

You know how when you turn 100 you get a telegram from the queen? Well, when you turn 50, you get a rain bonnet and a pair of those little grey rain boots that come up to your ankles and have ratty looking faux fur on them.

Oh yes, and a chain to hang your bifocal glasses around your neck.

By: XUP

XUP — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:15:29 +0000

Lesley – Oh YA – that’s what we hear about Californians ALL the time… how hardy they are, how they boldly face any and all weather conditions without any considerations about how the weather is going to affect their down-to-earth, natural look.

UP – You obviously don’t travel in the right circles. You have to get up really early to catch the old folk going about their errands. They mostly try to get home by 11:00 am because that’s the time the teenagers start invading the malls

Raino- You know, I didn’t see one blue rinse! They all very nice white hair or that light orange hair some oldies cling to because they think we’ll be fooled into thinking they’re still blond.

Becky – Beauticians, you say? Is that like a hair stylist for old people? I’m so glad my mother has a hat phobia. She won’t wear a head covering to save her life (which is sometimes comes down to in the middle of winter). So, there’s no way she’s going to get a rain bonnet.

Debra – You and me both. I’m afraid I’m going to wake up one morning and chuck out all my real clothes and get matching pantsuits and knee-highs and start filling in the creases on my face with power.

Geewits – One day probably our great-grandchildren are going to laugh at us when we’re old and wearing our hip-hugger jeans.

By: geewits

geewits — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 05:36:09 +0000

Women are weird.