AM I WEARING MY SHIRTS WRONG?

The Juggler

in the past 5 months 4 of my shirts have developed holes on the sleeve where the elbow is. 4 of them!

the first 3 were older shirts that i love and just didn't want to part with. so i went to the dry cleaner and had them patched. yes, i did that......all 3 of them ripped within a few wears. :x

so back in november i restocked. got some new nice work shirts. button down shirts. today i am wearing one of them and i notice that familiar drafty sensation coming from my right elbow. look over and, sure enough, yup----a fucking hole! this shirt is less than 5 months old! what is going on?!?! these arent' cheap shirts either. this one, especially is nice. forget the brand but i bought it for a wedding. son of a bitch.


so i need your advice. what am i doing wrong? how do you wear your shirts? :?

Monster Rain

Maybe you jsut lean on your elbows more than you notice. I do that a lot when I type at work because my PC is in a corner. I never really noticed it until one of my jackets started to wear a little bit around the elbows.

81

wear short sleeves

neilybabes86

http://www.ehow.com/how_12093879_avoid- ... eeves.html



you're welcome

Bronx Bombers

This used to happen to a guy who sat near me in an old office. It turned out the culprit was the arm on his chair which was a little chewed up.

rick1zoo2

I let my wallet burn holes in a few of my best and expensive suits and had to have them patched. I learned to keep the wallet in the jacket pocket. thank goodness for casual business dress.

you could roll the sleeves up? reposition your desk arrangement?

maybe stop falling asleep at your desk with your hand holding up your head?

JK_Livin

Moisturize your elbows.

Nami

I think its your partner playing a nasty trick on ya... cutting lil holes in there to get it started, f'king with your mind

OR

You got some dry ass elbows, sandpaper in comparison, and in desperate need of moisturizer.

i kid i kid...

LOL just seen JKs post.

green mountain man

The elbow joint is a bony prominence that is frequently flexed,extended,and leaned on. The sleeves will wear in that area.

You could switch to wearing strait-jackets. :wtf:

DS1119

How big are your biceps?

Suzi78

green mountain man

Do you juggle with those shirts on ?

PureandEasy

It could be that you need a size bigger, you could be putting undue pressure on the area every time you move your arms. None of the material should be stretched when you're making normal arm movements.

green mountain man

PureandEasy wrote:

It could be that you need a size bigger, you could be putting undue pressure on the area every time you move your arms. None of the material should be stretched when you're making normal arm movements.

It is important to look good , not to feel good....... Fernando Lamas

The Juggler

Monster Rain wrote:

Maybe you jsut lean on your elbows more than you notice. I do that a lot when I type at work because my PC is in a corner. I never really noticed it until one of my jackets started to wear a little bit around the elbows.

but i've been wearing shirts the same way for over 3 decades now. i'm a shirt wearing veteran at thsi point and i''m not doing anything different with my elbows now than i was in the past. why now, all of a sudden, am i having this problem? :x

81

sounds like a job for the myth busters

Claireack

I would say put a patch inside the sleeve before you start wearing them. Then you'll discover if your wearing them out from either the inside or the outside.

If it's the inside - moisturise. If it's the outside check your desk and see if it's getting rough.

Either that or just give up and say 'by heck they don't make shirts like they used to'.

The Juggler

81 wrote:

sounds like a job for the myth busters

and i dont need to moisterize my elbow. little pointy maybe, but it ain't dry

The Juggler

neilybabes86 wrote:

http://www.ehow.com/how_12093879_avoid-holes-elbows-shirt-sleeves.html



you're welcome

i love how there is actually a guide to avoid getting holes in your sleeves. god bless the internet

Lizard

I think the newest thing is to wear you shirt inside out.

chadwick

The Juggler wrote:

81 wrote:

sounds like a job for the myth busters

and i dont need to moisterize my elbow. little pointy maybe, but it ain't dry

haha @ 81 .. myth busters
i dislike those clowns
they do infact drive me batty
they are the sole reason i do not own a television set
kidding.......

jeagler... i think i know what's up. if i were you i would (as others suggested) apply dry skin lotion to myself. baby oil, vaseline, aloe vera cream and what have you. it could be your elbows are sharp, rigid and pointy. if you elbow your nearest or most unfavorite co-worker upside the head will your elbows drawl blood from his/her skull?

chadwick

also as someone posted above, you need the patches on your elbows shirts and business jackets. you know, like a professor or steven stills. (currently i am looking for the song where he wears patches on his elbows jacket.)

The Juggler

chadwick wrote:

also as someone posted above, you need the patches on your elbows shirts and business jackets. you know, like a professor or steven stills. (currently i am looking for the song where he wears patches on his elbows jacket.)

patches on the outside? i have to do that because of pointy elbow condition? :x

well...i guess that could be my thing then. people will recognize me because of my elbow patches.