Israel ride jersey
Aug. 28th, 2008 10:23 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
magidWe got a jersey as part of the ride (with the option to buy more at $75 each; I knew it was a fundraiser, but I couldn't bring myself to pay that for a duplicate shirt). I ended up with the largest women's size, and it didn't fit properly, the sleeves cutting into my arms, the torso not really long enough, and overall just a bit too tight. It made me feel self-concious, that I didn't even fit into this size, until one of the other women told me that they were sized strangely, and other people were having to wear larger sizes than usual.
Apparently, there was a typo on the shirt (it was a speech bubble that was upside down; I thought it looked interestingly yin-yang with the other speech bubble, so I hadn't thought of it as a typo), and the vendor was going to have to redo the shirt. Anyone who wanted a correct one for free would have to email and say what size. Sweet! The only difficulty was that I never did get around to trying on any men's shirts, so I didn't know what size. Given my frustration with the jersey I had, I opted for the "at least it will not be too small" option of XL. It arrived this week, and it's definitely too large on me, but not so much that it's frustrating. And the torso's long enough! And no circulation is being cut off!
Yesterday, I wore the new jersey for the first time, and was surprised that it sparked not just one but two conversations with total strangers. One guy at the CSA said that he'd thought about doing the ride, but never managed to. I described it a bit and encouraged him to go. And in Harvest, an older guy asked me about the ride, and the route: he'd lived in Israel for a couple of years in the early 70s, and helped build the army base we rode by near Shizafon. We talked about the route, and how we didn't go by many of the kibbutzim near Ketura, because we took the mountain road, rather than the valley road. He's also a long-time Cantabridgian, and remembers when there were lots of shuls, many more Jews. He seemed a bit surprised that I'd be comfortable walking around in a shirt that so clearly identifies me as supporting Israel: he sees Cambridge as having a lot of anti-Israel sentiment these days. And I felt surprised he felt that way. I suppose I keep myself in circles where that's less likely to be an acceptable opinion.
And the jersey was fine for my mostly-night ride, though I didn't try to use the pockets in back, which people had said were too shallow.
Apparently, there was a typo on the shirt (it was a speech bubble that was upside down; I thought it looked interestingly yin-yang with the other speech bubble, so I hadn't thought of it as a typo), and the vendor was going to have to redo the shirt. Anyone who wanted a correct one for free would have to email and say what size. Sweet! The only difficulty was that I never did get around to trying on any men's shirts, so I didn't know what size. Given my frustration with the jersey I had, I opted for the "at least it will not be too small" option of XL. It arrived this week, and it's definitely too large on me, but not so much that it's frustrating. And the torso's long enough! And no circulation is being cut off!
Yesterday, I wore the new jersey for the first time, and was surprised that it sparked not just one but two conversations with total strangers. One guy at the CSA said that he'd thought about doing the ride, but never managed to. I described it a bit and encouraged him to go. And in Harvest, an older guy asked me about the ride, and the route: he'd lived in Israel for a couple of years in the early 70s, and helped build the army base we rode by near Shizafon. We talked about the route, and how we didn't go by many of the kibbutzim near Ketura, because we took the mountain road, rather than the valley road. He's also a long-time Cantabridgian, and remembers when there were lots of shuls, many more Jews. He seemed a bit surprised that I'd be comfortable walking around in a shirt that so clearly identifies me as supporting Israel: he sees Cambridge as having a lot of anti-Israel sentiment these days. And I felt surprised he felt that way. I suppose I keep myself in circles where that's less likely to be an acceptable opinion.
And the jersey was fine for my mostly-night ride, though I didn't try to use the pockets in back, which people had said were too shallow.
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Date: 2008-08-28 04:14 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-08-28 05:54 pm (UTC)I really hate that that style is called baby doll.