Comments on: Poppies! Poppies! Poppies! http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2009/11/11/poppies-poppies-poppies/ Conservative group weblog that publishes daily commentary on political events and topics affecting Canada, the United States and the world. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:41:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: skuleman http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2009/11/11/poppies-poppies-poppies/comment-page-1/#comment-213868 skuleman Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:56:05 +0000 http://www.thepolitic.com/?p=6762#comment-213868 I wore mine today but most of the time it lives in my truck's sunvisor. Unfortunately, the poppy was designed for a time when most men wore suits and most women dresses, and dress codes have changed. My usual dress code is a leather jacket and a dress shirt. The current poppy pin won't survive in my shirt for more than 60 seconds, and I'm not about to drill holes in a $600 leather jacket, so today I switched to a cloth jacket just so I could wear the poppy. I think the credit union was on the right track with a lapel pin. I'd love to find a more permanent poppy pin, like a lapel pin, especially one of the magnetic ones. If anyone from the legion is reading - hint :-) I wore mine today but most of the time it lives in my truck’s sunvisor. Unfortunately, the poppy was designed for a time when most men wore suits and most women dresses, and dress codes have changed.
My usual dress code is a leather jacket and a dress shirt. The current poppy pin won’t survive in my shirt for more than 60 seconds, and I’m not about to drill holes in a $600 leather jacket, so today I switched to a cloth jacket just so I could wear the poppy.
I think the credit union was on the right track with a lapel pin. I’d love to find a more permanent poppy pin, like a lapel pin, especially one of the magnetic ones.
If anyone from the legion is reading – hint :-)

]]> By: RD http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2009/11/11/poppies-poppies-poppies/comment-page-1/#comment-213860 RD Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:26:09 +0000 http://www.thepolitic.com/?p=6762#comment-213860 At lease in Quebec, it's becoming increasingly difficult to give them out. Many businesses do not permit veterans to distribute them on their premises. The worst case I can recall was a manager at a Canadian Tire refusing to allow the veterans to sell their poppies. Anyways, I'm sure this is not a shock coming from Quebec. At lease in Quebec, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to give them out. Many businesses do not permit veterans to distribute them on their premises.
The worst case I can recall was a manager at a Canadian Tire refusing to allow the veterans to sell their poppies.

Anyways, I’m sure this is not a shock coming from Quebec.

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