I don't know, Trefor - those new "locality" subforums should make it easier for newer folks to find kilt nights/gatherings/groups nearby. There have been a couple of times when I've seen a thread "Kilt Night at O'Xxxxxx's 3/20", and I've thought "Well, I have that night free and O'Xxxxxx's is a nice place - I should go", only to open the thread and find out that this is a different O'Xxxxxx's than I was thinking of, in a completely different state.
My apologies for that ridiculously long run-on sentence.
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Unfortunately, up until reading this thread, I hadn't realised that X Marks is a street of many shops rather than the Super-Mall I had taken it for.
Instead of a street of shops, think of it as an enclosed marketplace. There are hose shops and kilt shops, weavers and smiths, restaurants and pubs, and kilts galore. You may come in looking for a kiltmaker, but he's on the far side of the bazaar. On the way there you'll encounter Alex's tours of the Borders; Pour1Malt sampling some whisky; a couple of gentlemen in their kilted finest discussing white-tie dress; Panache strutting in the center of the marketplace, thrilling the crowd with a tale while keeping a watchful eye on them at the same time; Barb T. and a Wizard deep in discussion while sewing kilts; Mike1 retired in quiet corner, with his mace still at his side; two groups playing tug-o-war using a pair of white hose; and the odd talking dog trotting by with a man wearing a rubber chicken for a sporran.
There are those who go straight to the shop they're looking for, and some who get offended when the other shoppers jostle or bump into them (it can be a little crowded in here).
And there are those who say, "Well, I came in looking for this, but let's see what's new today." They amble through, stopping when something catches their interest, moving along when they see something not to their liking.
There's room enough for everyone. Just mind your elbows and watch your step - the kilted alpaca isn't housebroken.