Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Hanging Coats
There is a certain art to hanging up coats and shirts and other things of that sort. It’s not just a run of the mill day to day activity; it takes some real talent to pull it off well. I’m sure you’ve seen a hang up job that somebody absolutely butchered: coats all over the floor, hangers everywhere, maybe even a couple coats stacked on each other, and then the one coat that has about a foot of space on either side of it on the best hanger in the room (in other words, the culprit). It takes skill to hang a coat well. You have to find a hanger, then if you have a hat and gloves, put them in the coat, and put the coat on the hanger so that it doesn’t fall off, find a spot that’s easy to access, isn’t overcrowded, and where you’ll be able to find it later, then you have to actually hang the coat up (and for me, that includes minimal skin contact with the coats near it). Clearly, a lot of consideration goes into this one act, as well it should… I hope you really take the time it deserves next time you hang your coat.
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a. hanging up coats *is* a run of the mill day to day activity. unless it's summer. but even then an occasional coat is worn.
ReplyDeleteb. hanging up other things is arguably more difficult.
c. I do take care when I hang my coats and clothes. always in the same spot and same way
see you this weekend!
when first reading this, I was thinking of my own coat closet in my own house, and finding it applicable; it wasn't until later that I realized that you are talking about hanging your coat in a more public place.
ReplyDeletethat said, I agree that there are what we like to call "best practices", and I would argue that a good personal coat closet should have all hanging the same way. in my world, the open part of the coat faces left. some require a buttoning or something to actually stay on the hanger.