Bill Tennant and Buffalo Approved!

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Sep 28th 2005, 3:47pm By queenseyes

Bill Tennant, fishing in an open 14'10" boat found that his outboard motor had failed and was swept out to sea off Northern Ireland, into the teeth of a force eight gail. The local lifeboat captain put his chances at 80 to 1 against Bill. If the sea didn't get him, hypothermia would. After 11 hours, the gale blew out, and 30 hours after he'd first set off, he was found. Under his Barbour jacket, his clothing was dry. He'd lost weight, was exhausted, but was otherwise hale and hearty.

Ok, so you might not be heading out to sea this winter... but when you're heading over to grab a warm breakfast at the Lake Effect Diner, wouldn't it be nice to be able to travel in class and comfort?

The Classic Beaufort ($348) is a great all around waterproof jacket for Buffalo, elegantly combined style and purpose. In mediumweight Skylkoil with Barbour Tartan lining and rear game pocket... hey, you never know.

The Beaufort is available at O'Connell Lucas Chelf located at 3240 Main Street in Buffalo. 716.836-4140 or 800-336-0076.

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