Update on fur coat issue

Thanks for all the responses re the fur coat issue (and thanks for the
welcomes back–– wave to Jean! I have had a crazy year and things are just
getting back to normal).
I have decided to go the practical route. We have have a really extreme
cold spell this week and I've been wearing the fur around town to places
where I won't take it off, or know it will be safe (my office, etc). It
keeps me warm better than anything else I've ever owned.
I did not wear it into the city last weekend. My SMIL wore hers and
checked it at the restaurant we ate at. She knows the owners there so she
felt comfortable. She lives in the city and agreed with me that PETA
would be a danger in the Village. In NJ I really don't have to worry
about them, just about it being stolen or having something spilled on it.
India

Thanks for all the responses re the fur coat issue (and thanks for the
welcomes back–– wave to Jean! I have had a crazy year and things are just
getting back to normal).
I have decided to go the practical route. We have have a really extreme
cold spell this week and I've been wearing the fur around town to places
where I won't take it off, or know it will be safe (my office, etc). It
keeps me warm better than anything else I've ever owned.
I did not wear it into the city last weekend. My SMIL wore hers and
checked it at the restaurant we ate at. She knows the owners there so she
felt comfortable. She lives in the city and agreed with me that PETA
would be a danger in the Village. In NJ I really don't have to worry
about them, just about it being stolen or having something spilled on it.
India

Re: your P.S.: I've heard some stories of people in fake furs being
attacked by anti–fur activists. Assaulting someone because of
their clothing or their beliefs about something that is perfectly
legal is mindboggling.

Re: your P.S.: I've heard some stories of people in fake furs being
attacked by anti–fur activists. Assaulting someone because of their
clothing or their beliefs about something that is perfectly legal is
mindboggling.

"cofarb" <do...@cofarb.com> wrote in
news:cK–dnbWIT8YbKgHeRVn–...@adelphia.com:
P.S. The "impressive" comment was tongue–in–cheek but I've often
wondered about fake furs being mistaken for real in the PETA crusade.
I've had many people ask me if mine is real so I just wonder.
Interestingly, while PETA is fairly brave about throwing paint on
fashionistas in leather stilletos or old women in furs, they never seem
to attack bikers in head to toe leather or NFL/NBA stars in fur coats.
Wonder why that is?

On 12 Dec 2005 01:59:14 GMT, Userb3 choked out these words:

same reason Bush attacked a country with no WMDs?

<ducking>

"Mme. India" <mmein...@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:YeidnW52no7zfAfenZ2dnUVZ_sydn...@comcast.com...
Slightly OT but still related – I travelled this weekend far, far away to
attend a regular Christmas party. Stayed with my in–laws. During the
drive there I realized that DH had forgotten to gather my impressive, but
fake, fur while the weather was going to be in the low 30's. I share the
sentiment with many regarding purchasing new vs. wearing vintage or
previously purchased so I was able to wholeheartedly agree when my MIL
suggested that I wear her mink to the party. It's sacrilege to say but it
is a beauty! I enjoyed the luxury of it and it was one of the warmest
coats I've ever worn.
India, I thought of you all the while wondering how your experience played
out. I'm glad to see it's gone well.
Jamie
P.S. The "impressive" comment was tongue–in–cheek but I've often wondered
about fake furs being mistaken for real in the PETA crusade. I've had
many people ask me if mine is real so I just wonder.

Interestingly, while PETA is fairly brave about throwing paint
on fashionistas in leather stilletos or old women in furs, they
never seem to attack bikers in head to toe leather or NFL/NBA
stars in fur coats.

Wonder why that is?