I knew about my family history, but the really difficult bit was that I used to work in the theatre during my time in college and I used to go for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Whenever I got time off I used to walk down to the mile and look at the kilt price tags and work out how many more years of festivals I would have to work to get one. Once I started work and got money, other things got priority.
My Dad started doing the family tree in earnest, then we found out he had cancer and was not likely to last long, so a couple of years back I decided to get my kilt in time for Christmas, so he could see it and I could get best use out of it for the season.
Now?.... I've given up trying to find excuses and just get on and wear 'em!
Phil