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    Mel wrote: “I don't know why I never thought to look in the box the coffee maker came in, in the first place!”

    Yeah. Feminine logic. You can’t beat it.
    (You can’t follow it either!)
    The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mike_Oettle View Post
    Mel wrote: “I don't know why I never thought to look in the box the coffee maker came in, in the first place!”

    Yeah. Feminine logic. You can’t beat it.
    (You can’t follow it either!)
    We only have a small 2 bed apartment, its not as if there were many places it could have been.

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    Even there, Mel. Even there.
    The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mike_Oettle View Post
    Even there, Mel. Even there.
    Good job we don't live in a huge villa!

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    I normally wear a waterproof top of one type or another, depending on temperature as I don't have a long raincoat. It is also important to keep your kilt from drooping. I suspect one of the reasons military kilts tend to be shorter is so that if they get wet, they are not slapping against the back of your calf when you are walking. One that only touches the leg a little above the back of the knee is much more tolerable when wet.
    If you are going to do it, do it in a kilt!

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    Quote Originally Posted by tpa View Post
    I normally wear a waterproof top of one type or another, depending on temperature as I don't have a long raincoat. It is also important to keep your kilt from drooping. I suspect one of the reasons military kilts tend to be shorter is so that if they get wet, they are not slapping against the back of your calf when you are walking. One that only touches the leg a little above the back of the knee is much more tolerable when wet.
    I didn't know they were shorter. Maybe its just the typical QM stores issue. Too big or too small?! I can tell you from recent experience that a long coat is essential, wearing a sopping wet kilt isn't very nice.

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    Rather than being a stores issue, it is based on the very practical point that TPA made: a wet kilt slapping you on the back of the knees can draw blood.
    Wearing a kilt over the kneecap is a civilian fancy which may or may not have something to do with Queen Victoria.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mike_Oettle View Post
    Rather than being a stores issue, it is based on the very practical point that TPA made: a wet kilt slapping you on the back of the knees can draw blood.
    Wearing a kilt over the kneecap is a civilian fancy which may or may not have something to do with Queen Victoria.
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    Just having a little dig at the QM dept. What you say makes sense. So if a civilian wore it in the same manner, it wouldn't be incorrect?

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    Not at all, anywhere from the top to the middle of the knee is usually deemed to be fine. However mini kilts on men is not a pretty sight.
    If you are going to do it, do it in a kilt!

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