Feds Raid California Kilt Store

[Alan H]

Having been the subject of numerous news articles back when I was teaching environmental science in the 80's I can tell you that reporters screw up about 1/4 of everything they write.

A sealskin kilt? NOT.

[piperdbh]

A llama skin kilt with the fur side turned in... now THAT would be a kilt!

[runewolf]

Wow, now that would be extra crispy warm....... And cost a bunch I'm sure, sweaters made from llama wool are $$$

[piperdbh]

I have some llama wool that I'm trying to get spun into yarn. I'll let you know how it turns out.

[McClef]

I haven't seen seal in the swatch books at the Edinburgh branch of the Celtic Craft Centre!

[Hamish]

The Palm Springs premises of the Celtic Craft Centre are, apparently, the HQ of that Company. They moved to PS from Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco several years ago. The Edinburgh branch is just that - a branch outlet.

Two years ago, I visited the PS shop and have never seen such a mess! There was plenty of stock (as far as one could tell) but everything was such a jumble. How the staff could find anything was my great concern. (Could that have been a ploy to hide the Sealskin?!!) My friends and I were waiting for almost 20 minutes in spite of there being two visible members of staff on duty and only one other customer. At one point, when I enquired about some service, I was told in no uncertain manner that I would have to wait! Needless to say, I did not wait. I grabbed my friends and we left. A letter of complaint, sent a week later, was never acknowledged.

One of the friends who lives in PS actually wanted to order a kilt, that was our reason to be there, but the Celtic Craft Centre lost that order to a reputable Edinburgh kiltmaker who, I believe, made no shipping charge once he had heard of our experience in the desert!

The CCC website I had bookmarked was closed down about a year ago and their new one has not progressed beyond the incomplete home page: http://www.celticcraftcentre.com

The Celtic Craft Centre has been a name known to me for years, and I know little about the company but, if that experience was anything to go by, well ................

Take care,
Ham.

[bricelythgoe]

I like the comment at the end of the article. It seems we are worried about seal skins, not the complete collapse of our financial markets.

[Kilted Rogue]

A llama skin kilt with the fur side turned in... now THAT would be a kilt!

Ohhhh now thats paradise.

[kiltimabar]

Having been the subject of numerous news articles back when I was teaching environmental science in the 80's I can tell you that reporters screw up about 1/4 of everything they write.

A sealskin kilt? NOT.

I would go farther; when reading or hearing a report of every event of which I had personal knowledge, in every case the report was mistaken or misleading in some way. From that experience I must conclude that all other media reports are almost certainly inaccurate as well.

[Mr. bone]

I would go farther; when reading or hearing a report of every event of which I had personal knowledge, in every case the report was mistaken or misleading in some way. From that experience I must conclude that all other media reports are almost certainly inaccurate as well.

Pretty broad generalization their friend. In 33 years in radio I have yet to screw up any report that I have originated. Granted I am not in the news end of things but when I have been thrust into that position, I always make sure the facts are in fact, facts. Reported nation wide a few years back when our towns lumbermill caught on fire, and didn't screw up one fact. It was 7pm and our newsman was gone. Last week our local art and history building caught fire and being as it was a block away from the station I was first media on the scene and broke the report ahead of everyone else. Unless I got bad info from the fire or police depts. I got it all straight. Now the paper, well, that's a whole 'nuther thing. Plus, in radio...we have no typos!