Royal Visit to the USA

[AcuteEnigma]

I went to the Greenville Scottish Games a few years ago, maybe their first?

It was HOT. Very hot.

I bet Prince Edward wears a kilt. The only question is which tartan?

Beautiful setting. Too hot.


Might go, might not. :-)

Julie

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Julie, Greenville (and indeed, much of the south) suffered unusually high temperatures for three or four years in a row. Last year the temperature at the Greenville Scottish Games stayed in the low to mid 80s. This year, the Games have been moved up to the Memorial Day Weekend, where historically the temperature hovers in the high 70s to low 80s. No one can predict the weather (or whether HRH will wear a kilt) but I can predict that those attending the Greenville Scottish Games should have a great weekend!

[thescot]

OK, it's time to bump this thread.

What pub gets our business on Friday night, and where do we meet on Saturday? These are important questions to ponder, and I don't know the pubs in Greenville.

We're planning to being there in the afternoon, check into where ever we are staying, go to the parade, and then meet at what ever local extablishment the locals recommend.

Who's planning all this ayway? I do my part in October for Stone Mountain, but Greenvile is off my beaten path.

[piperdbh]

We'll be there Saturday, and I'd also like to know when & where to meet up.

I hope it's as cool that weekend as it was today, with highs close to 70 F.

[thescot]

We can plan a little gathering for Sat. since David can't make it until then. Or maybe we can talk them into coming a day early. And bring one of those really cool bonnets he's knitted.

[Bigkahuna]

Alright now Gentlemen. We have a serious bet here. We're staking the finest of our Southern mountain dew against some of the best that Scotland has to offer. The bet is about whether or not Prince Edward will be wearing a kilt when he attends the Scottish Games in Greenville, May 28/29/30. The American position appears to be that the Prince will be Kilted. Our Bretheren across the sea feel he will be nicely attired in a suit and tie. If this is incorrect in any way please feel free to add any information. If there are any other wagers to be made on this topic, please make them ASAP. Non-belligerants will retire to neutral corners. I thank you.

[Jock Scot]

For some reason Jim, I seem to be working up a thirst.

[piperdbh]

We're staking the finest of our Southern mountain dew against some of the best that Scotland has to offer.

You ought not to put this in print, unles you're talking about the store-boughten stuff.

[Lallans]

You ought not to put this in print, unles you're talking about the store-boughten stuff.

In a certain former northern colony of Great Britain it used to be quite easy to buy corn whisky which would ignite with or without a match and which was on a flavour par with laquer thinner. An opportunity to taste test similar bulk American moonshine once yielded the same conclusion. But a certain Canuck once had a chance to do a side by side taste test of the original mountain dew, poteen from Northern Ireland, against the finest commercial whiskys of that same former colony and the poteen, which had been made with love and caring, was vastly superior. So I know the real US mountain dew can probably likewise beat any commercial product.

Anyway, I want to put in a Canadian bid for a kilted appearance by the Duke. The Royals are trying to be crowd pleasers these days.

[McClef]

Anyway, I want to put in a Canadian bid for a kilted appearance by the Duke. The Royals are trying to be crowd pleasers these days.

HRH is currently only an Earl and not expected to become a Duke until the demise of his father.