G'Day from a displaced Aussie!

**Slider** · 31st July 13, 06:01 AM

Morning All,

I've just joined after lurking for quite a while - the forum has been a gold mine of information! Thank you to all who have contributed here.

My name's Andrew and I'm currently living in the good old USA, but I'm originally from northern New South Wales and will be hopefully getting back home to Australia in the next year or two. My forebears emigrated to Australia in the 1850's and settled in the New England region of NSW. The area in which they settled (near Wollomombi) became known as Scots' Corner due to the sheer number of Scottish families that had settled there ( Scots' Corner, A Local History, B.L. Cameron & J.L. McLennan ).

I currently have an 8-yard kilt in MacRae Hunting Ancient from USA Kilts in my possession. I purchased the kilt almost 2 years ago after taking 20 years to be in a position to be able to afford one. This kilt was to be paired with my Royal Australian Air Force mess dress however someone in their infinite wisdom recently removed the privilege (right?) to wear kilts with mess attire. It has seen a fair amount of use anyway for Burns' Suppers etc but I'm still bummed that I can't wear it at formal RAAF dinners.

I've just recently ordered another kilt from USA Kilts - a semi-traditional in MacRae Hunting which will be my 'sacrificial' kilt (if there can be such a thing) that will be worn whenever I feel the tank may be likely to suffer abuse.

And then of course, I have a plan to order a box pleat kilt from Matthew Newsome...the red Clan MacRae tartan most likely in Wilson's colours...although the MacRae (Prince's Own) is tempting.

I look forward to discussing all things kilt related with you in the future,

Andrew McRae

**Father Bill** · 31st July 13, 06:56 AM

Welcome to the "Great Rabble!"

**NorseCelt** · 31st July 13, 07:06 AM

Greetings, and welcome from the state of Illinois.

**Aussie_Don** · 31st July 13, 08:11 AM

Welcome from an expatriate "septic" in Melbourne

**Hopper250** · 31st July 13, 08:36 AM

Welcome from Minnesota

**bluebonnet** · 31st July 13, 08:43 AM

Hello Andrew, welcome from Alberta!

**JohntheBiker** · 31st July 13, 08:57 AM

from Toronto

**Grizzly** · 31st July 13, 09:52 AM

Welcome to the rabble from Southampton UK.

**McClef** · 31st July 13, 09:59 AM

welcome: from South Wales UK!

**Nile** · 31st July 13, 10:15 AM

Hello there Andrew, and welcome to X Marks from Delaware. I glad that you have invested the time to get to know this site; you have obviously learned a lot and put that knowledge to work. I look forward to your participation in the future.

I see that you are about an hour away from Dublin, OH (Columbus area). The Dublin Irish festival is this weekend (I know, I'm of Scottish decent as well but...) and a number of X Marks will be there, myself included. It would be great if you could attend. Just look for those wearing dandelions in their lapels or bonnets (our XMTS clan badge). Check here for more information about the festival.

Nile