This weekend, I cleaned out my closets and drawers of clothes I no longer wear. My kilt collection is growing and I needed the room.

Today, I took the clothes down to the Salvation Army Re-Sale Store. As I brought in my bags of clothes into the receiving room a red box on some other bags of clothes caught my eye.

It was an unopened (sealed in clear wrap) Piper Chanter Kit from the Bagpipes of Caledonia in Edinburgh. Wow, I thought. I don’t know about you but when folks see me in the kilt it’s the second most asked question, “where is your bagpipes?”

I have often said if I was younger I would like to learn to play the bagpipes. I also have no musical talent what so ever. All that aside, that red box seemed to have my name on it.

So, I picked it up and told the attendant I would be interested in buying it. Taking it to the cashier, she asked for $2.50. I gave her ten and told her to keep the change.

Wish me luck!