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Title: Chest pocket
Post by: tp4tissue on Mon, 15 February 2021, 12:08:40: What do ya'll keep in there besides Pen-Protector. ?

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Title: Re: Chest pocket
Post by: alertArchitect on Mon, 15 February 2021, 12:42:03: If the shirt I'm wearing actually has one, usually I'll keep small notes in it (like if I have to write down an important phone number or something similar). Sometimes I'll put my phone in it if I'm doing housework that isn't loud and I want to listen to something over my phone speaker because I don't want to bother with my other speakers at the time.
Title: Re: Chest pocket
Post by: fohat.digs on Mon, 15 February 2021, 13:04:51: I will admit to being a geek, I used a pocket protector through most of the 1980s-1990s. During that time a good portion of my work was doing a variety of tasks involving drawing with pen and/or pencil on paper and/or mylar. That requires a variety of instruments - eg - at the minimum - black pens of multiple widths, red pen, mechanical pencil, plus often another colored pen, and possibly "invisible" pencils (purple for marking tracings to be blueprinted, yellow for paper to be photocopied).

Carrying your basic drawing kit in your shirt pocket is extremely handy.
Title: Re: Chest pocket
Post by: buryberry on Mon, 15 February 2021, 13:05:49: cigarettes
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Post by: Olumin on Mon, 15 February 2021, 13:38:17: A pocket protector will make you look like the main character’s nerdy sidekick of a stereotypical 80s teen sitcom.

I instead suggest wearing quality ****s that are durable enough to stand up to the clip of a pen, and to carry pens that do not leak. I advise against carrying fountain pens, and to instead carry rollerballs if you must.

Besides pens I also sometimes keep a AA or AAA flashlight in there. While I’m working, I usually have a watchmaker’s loupe and 1 or 2 tweezers in there. However, that’s only when not wearing the jacket, otherwise these things will be kept in the font jacket pocket due to better accessibility.
Title: Re: Chest pocket
Post by: suicidal_orange on Mon, 15 February 2021, 15:27:46: When I wore shirts to work I had my music player in my top pocket and a custom earphone cable the perfect length.
Title: Re: Chest pocket
Post by: Sintpinty on Mon, 15 February 2021, 21:45:02: Quote from: tp4tissue on Mon, 15 February 2021, 12:08:40
What do ya'll keep in there besides Pen-Protector. ?

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Whats a pocket? Don't have any of those in my clothing. Damn you womans jeans
Title: Re: Chest pocket
Post by: funkmon on Mon, 15 February 2021, 21:58:04: Quote from: Sintpinty on Mon, 15 February 2021, 21:45:02

Whats a pocket? Don't have any of those in my clothing. Damn you womans jeans

Goth kid too, eh?

No but I usually have a notebook and a Parker Jotter pen with a gel refill. I don't use a fountain pen because they leak and I'm not wearing a pocket protector on the shirts I normally wear; business casual plaid looking ****.
Title: Re: Chest pocket
Post by: Findecanor on Tue, 16 February 2021, 02:40:53: I too often wear a jumper over the shirt for any shirt pocket to be accessible. It's a consequence of living in a colder climate.
Title: Re: Chest pocket
Post by: yui on Tue, 16 February 2021, 02:55:04: when my shirt has one it become my "random small things i need not to lose" pocket :) USB keys, hydroalcoholic gel bottle, papers with usernames or files that got a problem to fix... (i am in IT) everything that fits goes in there. the only issue is that not all shirts have those, like the woman jeans that sintpinty was complaining about :)
Title: Re: Chest pocket
Post by: Darthbaggins on Wed, 17 February 2021, 13:47:38: Most of the time I used it to hold my business cards or cigs (when I smoked).
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Post by: hvontres on Wed, 17 February 2021, 18:01:08: Pens, Glasses and occasionally a 6" machinist ruler. Oh, and the odd assorted screw when I am working on something. :)
Title: Re: Chest pocket
Post by: buryberry on Wed, 17 February 2021, 18:30:57: Quote from: Findecanor on Tue, 16 February 2021, 02:40:53
I too often wear a jumper over the shirt for any shirt pocket to be accessible. It's a consequence of living in a colder climate.

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Title: Re: Chest pocket
Post by: chyros on Thu, 18 February 2021, 03:53:34: I usually wear t-shirts so generally I don't have a pocket. When I do, I use it to hold my mp3 player.
Title: Re: Chest pocket
Post by: noisyturtle on Thu, 18 February 2021, 04:07:31: extra raviolis
Title: Re: Chest pocket
Post by: Findecanor on Thu, 18 February 2021, 04:26:47: Quote from: buryberry on Wed, 17 February 2021, 18:30:57
Quote from: Findecanor on Tue, 16 February 2021, 02:40:53
I too often wear a jumper over the shirt for any shirt pocket to be accessible. It's a consequence of living in a colder climate.

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Well, I'm not a ****ing smelly junkie.
Title: Re: Chest pocket
Post by: suicidal_orange on Thu, 18 February 2021, 07:17:05: Quote from: Findecanor on Thu, 18 February 2021, 04:26:47
Quote from: buryberry on Wed, 17 February 2021, 18:30:57
Quote from: Findecanor on Tue, 16 February 2021, 02:40:53
I too often wear a jumper over the shirt for any shirt pocket to be accessible. It's a consequence of living in a colder climate.

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Well, I'm not a ****ing smelly junkie.

If you didn't mind the stretched neckline (see last pic) you could put anything in there (https://cdn.geekhack.org/Smileys/solosmileys/laugh.gif) Still not a good idea if it's cold.
Title: Re: Chest pocket
Post by: buryberry on Thu, 18 February 2021, 09:23:16: loool he's french
Title: Re: Chest pocket
Post by: tp4tissue on Thu, 18 February 2021, 09:46:29: Quote from: noisyturtle on Thu, 18 February 2021, 04:07:31
extra raviolis

Not Tots ?

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Title: Re: Chest pocket
Post by: Faceman76 on Mon, 22 February 2021, 18:12:29: USB drive and a spare mask.