Hello from Western Suburbs of Chicagoland

**thatcat321** · 2nd March 14, 06:50 PM

Hello Rabble,

I've trolled this forum for some time now. Finally worked up the nerve to join. (Had to have a Scotch or two).

Anyway, proud to now own my first kilt - a MacDonald Dress (Modern Colors), direct from dear Scotland. Special in that this tartan covers both sides of my ancestry - Cochran on my mother's side, MacDonald on my father's side.

Looking forward to learning and posting.

thatcat321

**Father Bill** · 2nd March 14, 07:02 PM

Welcome to the "Great Rabble!"

**ASinclair** · 2nd March 14, 07:32 PM

Hello, thatcat321!

**mookien** · 2nd March 14, 08:02 PM

If you knew us better, you would have to have had 4 or 5 drams.

Welcome from the Jemez mountains of northern New Mexico! I hope you enjoy the XMTS forum.

**thatcat321** · 2nd March 14, 09:04 PM

Ahhh, Mookien,

New Mexico . . . I grew up in Ruidoso. Then, was trapped in Texas for about 30 years. Just moved to Chicago and really miss the mountains of NM. Was in Ruidoso the middle of February. Cannot wait to get back.

All that, and I almost took my kilt skiing. I would have had to take it down to casual, but when we were skiing in mid 50 temps, it would have been most excellent.

Cheers,

thatcat321

**Mikilt** · 2nd March 14, 09:07 PM

Hey thatcat,
Hiya neighbor! I am in LaGrange.

**thatcat321** · 2nd March 14, 09:14 PM

Mikilt,

I'm in Bolingbrook, so, not a long distance at all.

Thank you all for the warm welcome. Seeing there is no sun in Chi-Beria, the welcomes at least make one smile.

Cheers,

thatcat321

**faithwalker** · 2nd March 14, 09:37 PM

From West Central Florida,

, thatcat321. Enjoy.

**mookien** · 2nd March 14, 10:28 PM

My brother was stationed in Alamogordo in the '80s. We skied a couple of times at Ski Apache. I enjoyed it and the town of Ruidoso, though living up north and much closer to Taos, Pajarito, and Santa Fe, it was simply easier to ski those areas.

In the spring I skied in my shorts sometimes (though never in a kilt). The only "hazard" were the skin burns I got from sliding on the snow, if (ie when) I fell.

I hope you enjoy Chicago. My son and his wife visited there last year and loved it. The only ski area "near" there that I know about is Boyne Mountain.