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5th October 15, 10:48 AM
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6th October 15, 05:10 AM
#42
Sir Didymous, you ask great questions that make us think. It took some time and a full pot of coffee for me to sort this question out for me.
I really can not decide where hobby begins and ends for me at 5 years in a kilt, 85 kilts and $18573+ into it. It started for me not being comfortable in pants and shorts since I had abdominal surgery and the internal stitches caused irritation at the jean/pants waist lines. I tried a kilt with a wide belt and they solved the irritation issue and also introduced me to the comfort of breathing, non restriction below the waist. Early in the "collection " it was finding the brands and styles that fit my lifestyle and buying or building the equipment to maintain the kilts with ease. I was pretty much in t-shirts and ball caps with my kilts through this phase with no fashion sense. Then it became a fashion thing to "do it right" for nicer occasions and my plaids and tartans and accessories collection expanded. Now I think my activities here are learning / entertainment and the watching / buying / collecting may be in the hobby phase.
My experience of totally abandoning bifurcation seems very rare as I am the only one I know locally that is kilted full time.
slàinte mhath, Chuck
Originally Posted by MeghanWalker,In answer to Goodgirlgoneplaids challenge:
"My sporran is bigger and hairier than your sporran"
Pants is only a present tense verb here. I once panted, but it's all cool now.
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6th October 15, 02:17 PM
#43
Is piping and kiltwearing a hobby? As far as my taxes go, my instruments and the clothes I wear while making money playing them are business expenses and I write them off.
I'm careful not to write off Highland Dress items that I don't actually wear while doing paying gigs (and have photos to prove it).
The stuff I don't wear while doing gigs is the hobby side.
(My avatar? It was taken at a gig )
Proud Mountaineer from the Highlands of West Virginia; son of the Revolution and Civil War; first Europeans on the Guyandotte
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6th October 15, 02:33 PM
#44
Originally Posted by OC Richard
*snip*
(My avatar? It was taken at a gig )
That's a lot of kit, Richard!
Rev'd Father Bill White: Mostly retired Parish Priest & former Elementary Headmaster. Lover of God, dogs, most people, joy, tradition, humour & clarity. Legion Padre, theologian, teacher, philosopher, linguist, encourager of hearts & souls & a firm believer in dignity, decency, & duty. A proud Canadian Sinclair.
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8th October 15, 01:20 AM
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What I will say when asked about it:
Collecting of kilts and accessories is a hobby, wearing them part of my life style.
Greg
Kilted for comfort, difference, look, variety and versatility
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8th October 15, 02:17 AM
#46
If I could I would wear the kilt every day.
As Gregg said: it's part of a life style and no hobby.
With your back against the sea, the enemy can come only from three sides.
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