Boomers Plus Community Group

Our group is primarily for those born from 1946 to 1964 and earlier. Come here to discuss the good and bad things about your age, retirement, benefit problems, and activities. And, maybe throw in a memory or two. If you're younger, you might learn where our generation is coming from. All are welcome.

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foxysdad 07/30/2012

Most guys I see have pants or jean legs way too long. It looks like they bought jeans too long for their legs. I wear mine the same way, but its for a reason. Jeans in my waist size don't come short enough. I wear them low, below my bulging stomach because they are more comfortable. I'd like to wear them the correct length, but can't afford the cost. When did this become the fashion? I remember the days when the bottom of leg just touched the shoe. it was neat and looked good. Of course, this meant the legs had be altered. In fact, I can remember when the legs of dress pants came unfinished so measurements could be made to fit. Do you like this style?

momtotwosons 07/31/2012

No, I like the style with the pants hitting the top of the shoe,,,you see these young men wearing jeans and the bottom of the hems frayed and usually the jeans hang so low you can see carpenter crack or their underwear showing when they bend over or their shirt flies up,,,what happened to be neat? I do remember in the late fifties when the boys would come to school and if they didn't have a belt the teacher had a ball of binder twine in her desk and would embarrass them by putting it thru the loops and tying it in the front,,My mother and I were walking across a bridge one day and she said ,,that guy in front of us is losing his pants,,,sure enough they fell down to the side walk and he pulled them up and started running,,lol

79pounds 09/29/2012

all the kids wear the pants too long so it bunches up.

recently the stretch jeans thing came back....a lot of the 80's stuff is back. including the red, pink, blue, green dye for the hair. in the 80's it was just a HINT of that color sprayed on with colored hairspray....the kids nowadays, DYE the top of the head but it also washes out (wish i was them, but i'm too old for it). kwl colors.

deleted_user 10/02/2012

I do like longish pants, but not dragging on the ground because I still recall the horror of wearing "high water" pants that were too short, I grew up with the long pants or bell bottoms, and no one, but no one dared or wanted to be caught in HIGH WATER pants. NOT

Also I love high waisted pants (what are called MOM JEANS)
HEY I am a mom (of a 22 year old) and I hate hate low waisted pants. UGH

deleted_user 10/04/2012

I know what your saying. but for me,I'm caught in the inbetween size,either too long,or too high..so I wear them just a little long.............never liked flood pants,lol

Yrod 11/03/2012

I do remember every morning before school having to iron my brothers blue jeans. It wasn't just ironing out the wrinkles. Oh no. !! He wanted the blue jeans to have the sharpest crease going right down the exact middle of the pant legs. But then all the guys in school wore them that way. Nowadays I do not get out the iron even once a week. Amazing

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