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[Hank Chinaski]

A few months back several of you mocked people who wore jeans to a health club. I speculated that perhaps the person was travelling and packed poorly.

This weekend I was in Philly suburbs. I brought 1 pair of running shorts. I planned to run in them Saturday and Sunday morning, with a dry out in between. Instead, my wife convinced me to wash them Saturady at the in-laws. So I did. They were washed and beginning to be dried as went to lunch. i didn't know at the time but the M-I-L doesn't like to have the dryer runing while out of the apartment, so when we got back the clothes were still wet.

My son wanted to lift at the Abington YMCA, so i drove him there- wearing jeans! I was going to lift with him, but first I dropped him off and went to the nearest store (an Old Navy) to get some shorts that looked a little workout proper.

So anyway, this board saved me from a fashion faux pas, as I would have worked out in jeans if not for your warnings.

i do wonder whether it might have been acceptable given the particular location though. also, i feel vindicated for my initial sympathy for those people who might be wearing jeans, and mindful that there could be a host of reasons that could justify the look.