Recent content by Mike Hammered

Classy Bars My favorite bar caters to me rather than the other way around. My bartender always smiles when I come in, letting me know that he's glad I stopped in. He remembers what I drink, and he asks after my wife and kids, having also taken the time to remember their names. If I get a...

"Fitness for duty" policies may have something to do with the problem.

La Medicine, Sorry, indeed. I just read your post with both eyes open and saw the link to the company. Nice site - I wonder that they haven't gotten you to do an English version. Also gets me to wondering how many FLers are here. Looks like three or so.

Good to see! Mike

The custom of taking your hat off during prayers at a funeral was designed to increase business in the industry during the slow winter season.

Kid. Candy shop. Lots of fun!

Shochu is grand and should be on your shelf. Alcohol content is between 20 and a gazillion %, depending on the brand. It can be taken cold or hot, straight, on the rocks, or mixed with just about anything you can pour into it. It comes in 1.8 liter bottles (or cartons) and sells for as...

Removing your hat outside would defeat the purpose of putting it on in the first place, would it not? Let form follow function.

I prefer my Stetson Chatham on the golf course, feeling that anything that's worth doing is worth doing in a fedora.

Thanks for the coupon updates! Noggin Tops seems to have the nicest shipping policy, but I've seen their Chatham price fluctuate pretty wildly. I haven't really been keeping an eye on other vendors' product price movement, but I am interested in knowing why so many vendors base shipping on...

Happened to me too! Perhaps we don't exist after all.

PB, Thanks for your response. You answered my most important question, the question that inspired this thread. Mike

PB, 1.) Is the close-up weave shot provided by Tom representative of what I can expect from an Espinal Fino? 2.) What is the agenda you mentioned earlier in the thread? (This may have little to do with the hat proper; but there have been references here and elsewhere to less than clean...

PB, I began this thread with a desire to find out more about buying these wonderful hats because I am quite interested in purchasing a high-end product and hope to make the most informed purchase possible. Mike

With all the excitement about the nice audio-visual links, the explanation of what the agenda is seems to have gotten moved to the back burner. Mike