Cherie wrote: December 15th, 2024, 6:23 am
Sorry, but you should not be burning any of that stuff. The chemicals released by burning plastics, like old canoes, are extremely toxic and could make people very ill. I hope you declined the “all sorts of stuff to burn” that wasn’t wood. Nice that you saved some rainwear.
Cherie
To be honest alot of stuff ended up on that bonfire that really shouldn't have. I saw people throwing tyres and much worse on it. On the plus side, looks like everyone survived.
Cherie is 100% correct. Idiots burning other stuff they shouldn't isn't really a justification, you're still polluting by burning all that toxic stuff...
I hope the bonfire was built and lit all on the same day. Otherwise you could have burnt a hedgehog (if you're European/UK) or other small animal to death as well. (They like to crawl in under the wood overnight and shelter there during the day.)
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ilikecoated wrote: December 16th, 2024, 7:58 am
I wouldn't burn plastic clothing every day either. But once in a while it is fine to destroy a nice item like that. But it is sometimes difficult to find a nice place for doing it.
ilikecoated wrote: December 16th, 2024, 3:03 pm
You are right concerning environmental issues. Unfortunately it is also one of the most attractive methods to destroy "plastic" garments.
I get that we are all different, and quite a few members have a liking for rainwear destruction, but it is one of the few fetishes that I 100% disagree with. For me keeping PVC lovely and shiny and intact is a passion as strong as others desire to destroy.
I get that we are all different, and quite a few members have a liking for rainwear destruction, but it is one of the few fetishes that I 100% disagree with. For me keeping PVC lovely and shiny and intact is a passion as strong as others desire to destroy.
Cherie x
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Me too! I always hate it when I have to discard something because it's become unusable. When I do it's never by burning...when you burn pvc you get hydrogen chloride, which as soon as it contacts water becomes hydrochloric acid.
For me keeping PVC lovely and shiny and intact is a passion as strong as others desire to destroy.
For the most part this is true for us as well. But once in a while I feel the urge to abuse a nice shiny item.
And then there are those things that are intended to deteriorate prematurely like plastic p-panties or skintight shiny vinyl leggings and jeans that are worn as perspiration pants under normal jeans. The best feeling is in hot summer weather combined with drenching them inside with baby oil or massage oil before slipping into them. But they turn ugly and smelly quite quickly that way so they end up in the shredder. Knowing their fate when putting on a nice pair for the first time this way adds to the sensation quite a lot.
lharris72 wrote: December 14th, 2024, 7:24 pm
I remember those Dannimac coats! My god parents had them in the early 80s. I got to wear them a handful of times. I found my own in a junble sale mid 80's. It was in great condition and still had the removable hood with it. I hated the cord collar that kept your neck wet and cold and the very thin padding when it was cold. It was fairly waterproof and the nylon felt nice though. I've never seen a green snorkel made by DADA. I've had a few blue ones made by them over the years. The teeth on the zip of one of them has started to fall off, so it'll have to go. Perhaps you can sew up the lining on the Dannimac? It's hard to tell how bad it is on the pic.
Did you keep your Dannimac?
I came home and my wife's thrown it in the bin.
The Peter Storm and the pants have gone too. Its because there were some oil type stains on it and the fact that I already have a few. It's also because we have family staying over for Xmas and we have to clear out the spare bedrooms. Although she enjoys wearing rainwear/nylon clothes for me, she doesn't hoard stuff. But she did have a lot of work clothes that needed to go. The rail for her suits and skirts was literally bending from the weight. In all fairness, she spent all weekend sorting and binning stuff, so I'm not going to complain.
Well noticed on the Dada parka BTW!
Yes, the metal zips tend to give up on the old parkas which is sad. I've got a few which have also faded from blue to purple.
No I never kept the Dannimac, I got a Mascot made coat from a load of lost property being binned at the local pub. They're a heavy duty nylon anorak type coat made of oxford/bri-nylon. It's very stiff and very waterproof. You did sweat like mad in it though. It stayed waterproof, it just got tatty after many years.I managed to collect a few and still have some. Don't forget to save the buttons from old snorkels before you bin them.
The gf has just sorted through some coats to get rid of. It's mainly long down coats as opposed to rainwear these days. We often have a good wet and messy mesh to finish them off.
vp39 wrote: December 17th, 2024, 3:21 pm
I get that we are all different, and quite a few members have a liking for rainwear destruction, but it is one of the few fetishes that I 100% disagree with. For me keeping PVC lovely and shiny and intact is a passion as strong as others desire to destroy.
Cherie x
Me too! I always hate it when I have to discard something because it's become unusable. When I do it's never by burning...when you burn pvc you get hydrogen chloride, which as soon as it contacts water becomes hydrochloric acid.
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Many years ago, my gf lost interest in pvc clothing as she moved towards nylon garments.
She didn't want to throw them in the bin because people would go through bins and leave the contents all over the place. Obviously she didn't want people to see pvc mini skirts, dresses and macs come from her bin. So she set fire to them in the back yard. Luckily I got to her house in time and managed to put it out with the hosepipe. I reckon she drew more attention to herself doing that!
Our current house has quite a bit of land with a swampy mud pit of an area that we have fun in. I can't begin to think about how much clothing is in there now.