Gentlmen,. .I have just returned from another stimulating happy hour - the chat was racy and the lager free flowing. . .. .I must say that this is a victim of the bully that is budgets. I have a solution however. To save wear on the fabric and lengthen the life of the flying suit, I suggest that aircrew only wear their kit for flying. The rest of the time they could wear blues. This system works perfectly well at Brize Norton (in Oxfordshire.) In WWII pilots flew in their 1's all of the time. This could also go some way to resolving the them and us attitude.. .. .We do not see surgeons wearing masks in the street, builders wearing hats in the bar, or gardeners walking around with lawnmowers and gloves.