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11th September 04, 04:24 AM
#1
Disadvantaged in a kilt
I had a lovely hike today in the Tasmanian Highlands, we walked through some beautiful rainforest.
When I returned to the vehicle I had a bit of irritation on my rear, low and behold a LEECH!
Leeches are part of the deal when walking in wet areas, but I've never had one there, of course, my wife in trousers had a good laugh and pointed to the obvious disadvantage of kilts! 
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11th September 04, 04:52 AM
#2
Graham did you sit down somewhere? Were you swimming? I can't imagine how this happened. Leaches I know of up here are pretty much water bound and I have never heard of one climbing up a persons leg.
Anyhow you got a new one here for us to watch out for, but I ain't giving up a wearing a kilt because of it! 
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11th September 04, 07:40 AM
#3
Nice one Graham ! I had swarms of midges atack me when I was camping in Glencoe in the Scottish Highlands a few years ago. Not the nicest thing to happen when wearing a kilt !!
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11th September 04, 08:44 AM
#4
 Originally Posted by acaig
Nice one Graham ! I had swarms of midges atack me when I was camping in Glencoe in the Scottish Highlands a few years ago. Not the nicest thing to happen when wearing a kilt !!
Presumably, fun for the midges though Alan!
[B][I][U]No. of Kilts[/U][/I][/B][I]:[/I] 102.[I] [B]"[U][B]Title[/B]"[/U][/B][/I]: Lord Hamish Bicknell, Laird of Lochaber / [B][U][I]Life Member:[/I][/U][/B] The Scottish Tartans Authority / [B][U][I]Life Member:[/I][/U][/B] The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society / [U][I][B]Member:[/B][/I][/U] The Ardbeg Committee / [I][B][U]My NEW Photo Album[/U]: [/B][/I][COLOR=purple]Sadly, and with great regret, it seems my extensive and comprehensive album may now have been lost forever![/COLOR]/
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11th September 04, 09:40 AM
#5
Graham, I hope you delt with the blood sucker. I have had a few leeches on me in my time. Not a nice creature to have attached to you indeed. Anyway, I guess that's one of the disadvantagees of Kilting  .
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11th September 04, 10:12 AM
#6
Leaches will find a way to attach themselves to you no matter what you wear. Even pants don't stop em.
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11th September 04, 11:04 AM
#7
At least it wasn't a Deer tick they can cause you all sorts of nasty life threatning illnesses
Leeches are coming back into medicine too.
Glad to hear your're no worse for the encounter 
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11th September 04, 11:09 AM
#8
Originally Posted by bubba
Leaches will find a way to attach themselves to you no matter what you wear. Even pants don't stop em.
I was scannning the thread and I thought that said Leprechauns.
The first thought in my mind was, "Indeed. Those bloody leprechauns are grabby little buggers."
No idea where my mind has been today. 
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11th September 04, 03:53 PM
#9
"Oh, to be in England...." : a Leech-free zone as far as I know - at least, I have never seen one!! 
[B][I][U]No. of Kilts[/U][/I][/B][I]:[/I] 102.[I] [B]"[U][B]Title[/B]"[/U][/B][/I]: Lord Hamish Bicknell, Laird of Lochaber / [B][U][I]Life Member:[/I][/U][/B] The Scottish Tartans Authority / [B][U][I]Life Member:[/I][/U][/B] The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society / [U][I][B]Member:[/B][/I][/U] The Ardbeg Committee / [I][B][U]My NEW Photo Album[/U]: [/B][/I][COLOR=purple]Sadly, and with great regret, it seems my extensive and comprehensive album may now have been lost forever![/COLOR]/
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11th September 04, 03:58 PM
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I think I'll take leeches over midges any day, I hear they are a real problem in Scotland.
Here they hang on the end of branches and ferns waiting for a warm blooded creature to pass by.
Since kilted men are hot blooded souls, I guess I was an obvious target, but in trousers I would never get one on the bum.
A small matter, but humorous to share, that's all
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