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To: E. Charters who wrote (82536)	2/25/2002 3:36:42 PM
From: long-gone	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116759

most Semi trailers have an aluminum skin. Can you imagine the ease of load inspection!

To: E. Charters who wrote (82536)	2/25/2002 11:44:04 PM
From: Richnorth	Respond to of 116759

There's gold in panty hoses. Wear them and you may live longer and prosper! Lifestyle Feb 26, 2002 Men wear pantyhose to block blot clots LOS ANGELES - Some men are discovering the virtues of women's pantyhose. But they are wearing the stockings for warmth, comfort or the compression provided as a possible antidote to circulatory problems or varicose veins. 'I don't broadcast what I wear under my pants,' Mr Steve Newman, an Ohio engineering-firm manager who wears L'eggs Sheer Energy Active Support under them, was quoted as saying in a Wall Street Journal report. The newspaper said determining the amount of hosiery hiding beneath male trousers was impossible because store cashiers do not usually record the buyer's sex. But statistics online, where a man could buy hose without raising eyebrows, pointed to an authentic niche. At Shapings.com, a lingerie website, about 85 per cent of women's-hosiery sales go to males, many of whom place two orders - large sizes for themselves and smaller ones for their wives. A generations-old wholesaler of women's hosiery, G. Lieberman & Sons, has now restructured itself into a manufacturer and online purveyor of pantyhose made exclusively for men, called Comfilon. 'There's a whole underground culture of normal, mainstream guys who wear hose,' said chief executive Steve Katz. He said he sells hundreds of thousands of dollars a year worth of Comfilon, which has male-specific features such as a fly in front. According to the Wall Street Journal, men working outdoors sometimes find that nylon, unlike thermal underwear, provided warmth without bulk and without absorbing perspiration. For that reason, US professional football players occasionally wear pantyhose during cold games. Men whose jobs require long hours of standing also say that pantyhose can reduce leg pain, swelling and fatigue. Increasingly, doctors recommend that long-distance fliers wear tight-fitting hosiery or socks, to prevent getting blood clots in their legs. In an ironic twist, while a man's sense of freedom to wear pantyhose has been growing, women have begun to abandon them. A big problem for the hosiery industry has been that many young women now eschew pantyhose even when wearing skirts. The industry sells US$1.4 billion (S$2.6 billion) a year in pantyhose in the US alone. But unit volume has been declining. At Sara Lee Corporation, the largest player through its L'eggs and Hanes brands, unit volume of sheer hosiery fell 8 per cent in 2001. The prospect of a new customer base, no doubt, would be enticing.