Grass seeds and Velcro

[Martin Butterfield via Canberrabirds <>]

And probably fixing buckles and clips to the gaiters is more expensive  than glueing on some velcro. But your general point about designers thought processes is correct. 

Martin Butterfield

http://franmart.blogspot.com.au/

https://mallacootaweatherwildlife.blogspot.com/

On Sun, 2 Jan 2022 at 10:57, Philip Veerman <> wrote:

I have (or had) gaiters, that close with a metal clip at the bottom and
buckles on the side - no Velcro. Sadly, modern designers don't really care
or know about real world use of things, only interested in selling fashion.

Philip

-----Original Message-----
From: Canberrabirds
[ On Behalf Of
Alison Rowell
Sent: Saturday, 1 January, 2022 7:09 PM
To: 'David McDonald (Personal)'; 'Canberrabirds list'
Subject: Grass seeds and Velcro

Hi David,
I hear your pain, Vulpia is the greatest culprit this year. Speaking as a
professional, I used to pay a small child to do this for me after field
work, but in the absence of such I just settle in with a cup of tea and pick
the seeds out (with forceps if necessary). You could try a steel louse comb
(something else that comes with young children) but I'm not sure what that
might do to your Velcro.
Good luck!

-----Original Message-----
From: Canberrabirds <> On
Behalf Of David McDonald (Personal)
Sent: Saturday, 1 January 2022 6:53 PM
To: Canberrabirds list <>
Subject: Grass seeds and Velcro

Dear CanberraBirds brains trust.

This spring and summer have seen a bumper crop of grass seeds.

The Velcro fasteners on my gaiters have become increasingly clogged up with
them.

I asked Siri for help. Her suggestions were unhelpful.

One option is to continue to pick the grass seeds out one by one, but that's
really hard to do.

Another is to give myself a New Year's present of new gaiters, but that
would be wasteful.

Does anyone have any other (helpful) suggestions to proffer?

With thanks.

(signed) Frustrated of Wamboin

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1004 Norton Road, Wamboin NSW 2620, Australia
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