New Guy on the block

**Keys MacQuarrie** · 31st January 08, 02:45 PM

Hey, gentlemen,

I guess I'm the new guy here...I'm a 52 year old detention officer with the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office here in Arizona and a former Force Recon Marine. I recently got my first (not my last) kilt in my clan tartan (MacQuarrie). I am fiercely proud of my lineage, which can be traced back to the earliest recorded clan chieftan in the 1200's. I am training to compete in as many Highland Games as I can get time off for this year. Now. A question...how do you get your wife to be more accepting of your newly chosen attire?

**N. Campbell** · 31st January 08, 02:51 PM

Welcome from Ohio. Nice to have another thrower in the group.

**RobertsonII** · 31st January 08, 02:55 PM

Yeah I'm first!!! Damn to slow! Anyway

from SW MI, great to have you aboard.

int:

Good luck training for the games. As for your wife, if your excitement isn't enough I found the promise of acting out a highlander fantasy works best

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**CactusJack** · 31st January 08, 03:01 PM

Hello

and

From a snowy St. Louis ,Mo

Can't help you with the wife problem, My wife has bought me all of my kilts so far..

**Tattoo Bradley** · 31st January 08, 02:57 PM

First of all, a hardy welcome from Southeastern New Mexico!

Originally Posted by Keys MacQuarrie

A question...how do you get your wife to be more accepting of your newly chosen attire?

As to your question. This one comes up from time to time. The best method that most agree on is to just try to rationalize. My wife's still not exactly "crazy" about it, but she is a bit more tolerant (all I ask for.

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**McMurdo** · 31st January 08, 02:57 PM

from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. As for the wife being more accepting the best advise I could offer is to give her time.

**ChromeScholar** · 31st January 08, 02:59 PM

Welcome from Prescott Valley.

You could start by getting her to come to more Scottish events.

The big Scottish Gathering and games is in Phoenix the 23rd and 24th of February.

The Scots of Prescott are having their gathering/games at Watson Lake in the Prescott area on May 17th, with a celidh on Friday evening (no details yet).

The Verde Valley Scottish games are on March 29th at the Camp Verde Community Center.

And of course there's the Highland Festival in Flagstaff. That's July 19th and 20th.

**Dirk Skene** · 31st January 08, 03:02 PM

Hello

and

from Memphis, Tennessee. Home of the blues & Elvis.

**BEEDEE** · 31st January 08, 03:05 PM

from coastal North Carolina

Brian

**Keys MacQuarrie** · 31st January 08, 03:07 PM

ChromeScholar,

I intend to be at all the aforementioned games. Perhaps I'll see you in Phx. next month!!

I'll not be competing in that one, but I'll certainly be there!