Modify a hi-vis jacket to make it worth £660.

[AM9]

... With hi-vis a litter picker can be mistaken for a RPI.

With some of the scrotes on trains, that probably isn't such a bad thing, they might even start buying tickets.

 

[STEVIEBOY1]

It seems that some people are "Turned on" by Hi-Vis, !! (a bit like black leather.) Perhaps that's why the high price on the example shown.

 

[northwichcat]

It seems that some people are "Turned on" by Hi-Vis, !! (a bit like black leather.) Perhaps that's why the high price on the example shown.

Well there's one other similarity with black leather and hi-vis - pigeon poo, the former is created using pigeon poo and the latter acquires it post production.

 

[507021]

In what way?

Well it's clearly a high visibility jacket, which still has the reflective strips, with feather boas stuck onto it.

I can't imagine it will be a big seller, especially at that ridiculous price.

 

[Jonny]

Well, it is said that an item is worth what people are willing to pay for it...

 

[acned]

I was frequently mistaken for a Royal Mail worker whilst wearing a waterproof orange hi-viz coat, when I used to cycle to my Mum's, as she lives near a sorting office. The posties would often wave at me, thinking I was one of their own.

I find that white-van man treats you with respect when you wear a grubby orange hi-vi (not the canary yellow as sported by lycra louts). On the underground I have observed that the ne'er do wells, beggars and general anti-social elements look at me and leave me alone, no doubt mistaking me for rail staff.

 

[furnessvale]

It seems that some people are "Turned on" by Hi-Vis, !! (a bit like black leather.) Perhaps that's why the high price on the example shown.

My dog certainly is! Even worse, wear hi-vis and ride a bike!

 

[Kite159]

VT staff in their bright red jackets are easily identifiable not only as rail staff but as customer facing rail staff. With hi-vis a litter picker can be mistaken for a RPI.

And cue all the fare dodgers jumping off at the next stop in case they get caught

 

[northwichcat]

And cue all the fare dodgers jumping off at the next stop in case they get caught

Although today I witnessed some workmen in hi vis, who I think were replacing an electricity cable under a station platform, being asked questions about train services.

 

[northwichcat]

I was frequently mistaken for a Royal Mail worker whilst wearing a waterproof orange hi-viz coat, when I used to cycle to my Mum's, as she lives near a sorting office. The posties would often wave at me, thinking I was one of their own.

When post workers had blue and red cagoules I don't think anyone was mistaken for a postal worker then.

In my area postal workers used to deliver on bikes (except the ones delivering parcels or delivering to industrial estates who had vans) but now they all have vans except for a couple who have trolleys. Also they used to start deliveries at 7am or earlier, not the 8.30/9am they now start at, so it seems strange they didn't have hi-vis when were going around on bikes in the dark but have hi-vis now.

 

[STEVIEBOY1]

When post workers had blue and red cagoules I don't think anyone was mistaken for a postal worker then.

In my area postal workers used to deliver on bikes (except the ones delivering parcels or delivering to industrial estates who had vans) but now they all have vans except for a couple who have trolleys. Also they used to start deliveries at 7am or earlier, not the 8.30/9am they now start at, so it seems strange they didn't have hi-vis when were going around on bikes in the dark but have hi-vis now.

True, (Our postmen used to wear those navy blue wool ribbed pullovers like those worn in the forces, nice and warm in the cold weather.)

 

[AM9]

True, (Our postmen used to wear those navy blue wool ribbed pullovers like those worn in the forces. nice and warm in the cold weather.)

You can easily recognise postment around here on cold days in the winter as they are the only people wearing shorts.

 

[STEVIEBOY1]

You can easily recognise postment around here on cold days in the winter as they are the only people wearing shorts.

Yes that's true as too. It must be something about delivery men as I saw a UPS man in shorts yesterday.

 

[shredder1]

Is that more or less than the cost of one from a NR approved supplier?

And thats without the feather boa

 

[xc170]

On the subject of Hi-vis clothing, I used a McDonalds drive-thru last weekend, the woman that passed me my two coffee's through the window was wearing a hi-vis, I was surprised and thought it rather OTT, give it a few years and I'll have to wear a hi-vis to sit in my office...

 

[shredder1]

On the subject of Hi-vis clothing, I used a McDonalds drive-thru last weekend, the woman that passed me my two coffee's through the window was wearing a hi-vis, I was surprised and thought it rather OTT, give it a few years and I'll have to wear a hi-vis to sit in my office...

To be fair those office drink trollys do move at quite a pace.

 

[najaB]

To be fair those office drink trollys do move at quite a pace.

Your office still has a drinks trolley?!

 

[AlterEgo]

On the subject of Hi-vis clothing, I used a McDonalds drive-thru last weekend, the woman that passed me my two coffee's through the window was wearing a hi-vis, I was surprised and thought it rather OTT, give it a few years and I'll have to wear a hi-vis to sit in my office...

It’s because sometimes they have to cross the car park to hand out orders to parked cars (known internally as a “grill” order, or at least it was when I was a callow teenager working in Maccy’s!)

 

[DarloRich]

On the subject of Hi-vis clothing, I used a McDonalds drive-thru last weekend, the woman that passed me my two coffee's through the window was wearing a hi-vis, I was surprised and thought it rather OTT, give it a few years and I'll have to wear a hi-vis to sit in my office...

I have worn Hi viz working in a building site office