Gary's Gear for Football Games

 

My husband, Gary, and my bonus-daughter, Krista, are loyal James Madison University football fans.  The fall temperatures here and in other places they go to watch games can have very, very cold weather.

It is quite a show to watch Gary get ready or to watch him remove layers after a game.  This was after the JMU vs Marshall University game that went into overtime.  (We lost - Marshall 35 vs JMU 33.) He didn't get home till midnight.

Here's the fully dressed version.  Layer 1
I have a double-fleeced stocking cap on my head and
a black fleece windbreaker over my face. 
My red scarf is one I got in Moscow (can't find my JMU one). 

My black gloves are battery-powered and stay warm for 8 hours.

I am holding my hot seat cushion, which I sit on.  It is filled with starofoam and keeps me warm from the cold, plastic chairs of the stadium. 

 

Layer 2  Notice the large, magenta polar-level down-filled thick coat over my arm.

Layer 3  This is under the fleece stocking cap that protects my face from the wind. 

 

 

 

 

Layer 4 is my battery-powered heated black vest.

 

Layer 5 features the JMU fleece sweatshirt.

Layer 6 is flannel-lined Docker pants.

  

Layer 7 is thermal underwear black tights.

 Layer 8 is heat-holder socks.

 

Layer 9 is insulated boots with toe warmers.  You shake them and they stay warm for 6 hours.

Such is the life of a dedicated and loyal JMU football fan, Gary Lee Suter!

Gary says, "Thanks to my faithful cohorts, Winston Weaver and Krista Lee Suter, who join me each Saturday during football season."

p.s. Last year one game in Harrisonburg was 17 degrees during the whole game. We stayed till the final minute!

Thanksgiving Eve Buffet at VMRC

Gary and I live at VMRC (Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community) in Harrisonburg, Virginia. 

We had the pleasure of inviting some family and some "almost family" to our Thanksgiving Eve luncheon.
 

The version with the labels below is for posterity. 
It's frustrating to me to find old photos of unidentified people.

(Click on any pic for a larger view.)