It is with great sadness and regret that I must say goodbye to my old companion Blue.
Blue, you and I were together for the better part of fifteen years. We went for countless walks together in all sorts of weather. We braved the rain at the Vancouver Folk Music Festival as one. We survived the nasty garbage compacter attack of 2012... both of us left with cuts on our arms from that evil monstrosity at work. Patches for you, a band aid for me... I healed, while sadly, you did not.
Through the years you've been with me, keeping me safe and dry, but you've started slacking off in the areas that made you a good companion for all of these years.
I mourned the loss of each one of your button snaps, but still I stuck with you.
I've spent the better part of five minutes each morning and afternoon struggling to zip you up since your zipper became damaged, still I stuck with you. It may have been a hassle, but I could handle the faulty zipper.
Where you have failed me the most lately, is in the one area I always thought that I could count on you. You no longer keep me dry. Your waterproof fabric and seams are no longer so. I walk home in the rain, then peel you off when I get home only to find that my shirt beneath is soaked through. You have failed me in the worst way Blue. You are no longer waterproof, and I'm afraid that is the one quality I simply must insist on a raincoat companion possessing.
So, with regret, I must bid you adieu, and welcome my new companion Burgundy. You see, Burgundy is lightweight and 100% waterproof. She's not as long as you, but she'll keep me dry where you could not. Burgundy and I will have to make new memories of walking through the park and braving the rain.
Goodbye Blue, it was nice knowing you, but it's over now.
~ Your former human, Jeanie
Blue, you and I were together for the better part of fifteen years. We went for countless walks together in all sorts of weather. We braved the rain at the Vancouver Folk Music Festival as one. We survived the nasty garbage compacter attack of 2012... both of us left with cuts on our arms from that evil monstrosity at work. Patches for you, a band aid for me... I healed, while sadly, you did not.
Through the years you've been with me, keeping me safe and dry, but you've started slacking off in the areas that made you a good companion for all of these years.
I mourned the loss of each one of your button snaps, but still I stuck with you.
I've spent the better part of five minutes each morning and afternoon struggling to zip you up since your zipper became damaged, still I stuck with you. It may have been a hassle, but I could handle the faulty zipper.
Where you have failed me the most lately, is in the one area I always thought that I could count on you. You no longer keep me dry. Your waterproof fabric and seams are no longer so. I walk home in the rain, then peel you off when I get home only to find that my shirt beneath is soaked through. You have failed me in the worst way Blue. You are no longer waterproof, and I'm afraid that is the one quality I simply must insist on a raincoat companion possessing.
So, with regret, I must bid you adieu, and welcome my new companion Burgundy. You see, Burgundy is lightweight and 100% waterproof. She's not as long as you, but she'll keep me dry where you could not. Burgundy and I will have to make new memories of walking through the park and braving the rain.
Goodbye Blue, it was nice knowing you, but it's over now.
~ Your former human, Jeanie
Raincoat - Kelly Sweet
Famous Blue Raincoat (Leonard Cohen) - Tori Amos
