Am I the only one who must have crisply starched and ironed shirts for work?

[Bertha Venation]

I feel slovenly without them, almost as I'd feel withou undergarments.

Do you have to have your work clothes just so?

[taterguy]

1. I unload trucks at my job

If anything's ironed it doesn't stay that way for long.

[Roon]

2. My late lover used to have a dozen or so white shirts

He would bring them every other week or so to the cleaners to get washed and ironed and I was always stuck picking them up for him.

I love you James, miss you. :-)

[sarge43]

3. I still iron all my blouses and slacks.

Old habits are hard to break.

[elocs]

4. I wouldn't wear anything that needed to be ironed. It's a freedom I enjoy immensely.

As far as work clothes go I also have the freedom to wear whatever I like.

[MadMaddie]

5. I am with you. My father was in the Air Force

and my mom would iron our clothes to a crisp. I still love my shirts and pants starched.

[Captain Hilts]

12. Me too. A nice, starched oxford cloth that holds the crease on a hot day...nt

[Iggo]

6. What is this "ironed" of which you speak?

[Bertha Venation]

8. My favorite reply

:thumbsup:

[Aristus]

7. When I was a Medical Assistant, I ironed and starched all my scrubs so they would

have nice creases. I always equate creases with cleanliness and attention to detail.

As a Physician Assistant, I expect I'll be in a shirt-and-tie situation most of the time. I plan on doing the same thing. Starched creases in my shirts for a professional appearance.

I like dressing up. I'm happy for people who dress down for their jobs, but I like looking sharp.

[mike_c]

9. rumpled and threadbare old denims? Check!

Big, loose-fitting T-shirt? Check!

Loose, old button-down cotton shirt, unbuttoned and untucked, worn more like a jacket than a shirt? Check! Flannel if it's cold.

Old sneakers? Check!

That's my usual work clothes, in the field or in class.

[Old Troop]

10. Always have heavy starch at the cleaners

[triguy46]

11. Been doing the same for 25 years.

A 100% cotton starch shirt is kind of the uniform in my line of work. However, I no longer tell them to starch them at the absolute max. Now I'm a medium starch guy. DOn't feel right at work without it, though I'm beginning to wean myself off neckties. 1,246 days to retirement, and I'm easing into it.

[hobbit709]

13. I quit using starch the day I got out of the Air Farce in 1973.