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Army pants

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  • 18-06-2015 5:38pm
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    Whereisgalway
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    Anyone know where I could pick up a cheap pair of these?


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    tmh106
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    Barracks in Renmore. Just wait until they hang them out to dry on the line. Should be plenty of opportunity as long as the weather stays as it is. now.

    tmh


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    GalwayGrrrrrl
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    There used to be an army surplus shop half way up shop street (down a little side alley). Hope it's still there. If you are standing with Boots and Easons on your left side it is a few metres up the road (ie walking to BTs) on the left.


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    tmh106
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    xfactorfan23 wrote: »
    There used to be an army surplus shop half way up shop street (down a little side alley). Hope it's still there. If you are standing with Boots and Easons on your left side it is a few metres up the road (ie walking to BTs) on the left.

    I think that has closed.


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    [Deleted User]
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    Aw, did the army & navy store down by G's (formerly Metalworks, probably formerly something else!) close? I was in there a good few times.


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    Gremlinertia
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    Army navy shop is gone years at this point. Real pity.. I tend to drop into army navy shops in England now when I'm over.. Few of them do good prices delivered too.


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    galwaycyclist
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    tmh106 wrote: »
    Barracks in Renmore. Just wait until they hang them out to dry on the line. Should be plenty of opportunity as long as the weather stays as it is. now.

    tmh

    Bear in mind however that, regardless how it was obtained, it is an offence for unauthorised persons to wear Irish Defence Forces issue clothing if not on duty.


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    Long Gone
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    galwaycyclist wrote: »
    Bear in mind however that, regardless how it was obtained, it is an offence for unauthorised persons to wear Irish Defence Forces issue clothing if not on duty.

    What law specifically is it an offence under ? What about unauthorised persons wearing them when they're on duty ? .:confused:


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    snubbleste
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    http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1954/en/act/pub/0018/sec0264.html#sec264
    http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1954/en/act/pub/0018/sec0267.html#sec267


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    biko
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    Why would you wants army pants, it's not like anyone will see them underneath your trousers anyway.


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    galwayredgirl
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    galwaycyclist wrote: »
    Bear in mind however that, regardless how it was obtained, it is an offence for unauthorised persons to wear Irish Defence Forces issue clothing if not on duty.

    A fashion offence :D


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    chakademus
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    galwayredgirl wrote: »
    A fashion offence :D

    Zing!


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    galwaycyclist
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    Long Gone wrote: »
    What law specifically is it an offence under ? What about unauthorised persons wearing them when they're on duty ? .:confused:

    Hmm usually if someone is on duty then they are authorised to be in uniform but the nature of the uniform worn will specified.

    Long story short, even if you are in the defence forces, you must be properly dressed e.g. fully in uniform or else in civvies. You can't be partially in uniform. Also wearing your uniform outside barracks would be deemed unusual unless you are on duty or on your way to or from a duty.


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    Eeden
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    biko wrote: »
    Why would you wants army pants, it's not like anyone will see them underneath your trousers anyway.

    Pants meaning underpants was only an English or UK thing, I thought?

    I'm not trying to be funny or pedantic, just interested if the meaning is changing here.

    I've certainly heard people referring to pants (even more interestingly, "pantses", as is "there are no nice pantses in the shops at the moment" or "Penney's have no good pantses lately") in Galway to mean trousers. :pac:

    (sorry; I realise that this is way OT)


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