This evening yielded possitive experiences!

**Nighthawk** · 14th February 08, 07:36 PM

Hey there rabble!

With the growing monster of a thread about religious nuts driving the rest of us nuts (and by "religious nuts" I mean the people who take their beliefs too far and force them on others; not NOT any and all religious people, as I myself am very spiritual) I thought I would start a thread about a very pleasant Greek lady I met. She owns a leather shop I went into tonight. The first thing she did was to gush over my Black Stewart and ask all kinds of question- family lines, what the tartan means, the ever present triskele medallion around my neck. She asked what the occasion was, and when I told her that there is none, that wear it because I love it, she was all the more impressed. And then we went to the eye doctor... where I met a Buchannan, with whom I got into another very pleasant conversation. I gave her the website address of the Renaissance Scots, the living history group that I'm in, and just had a very good time talking to her and her future daughter in law.

So it was a very good evening overall. How about everyone else?

**Nighthawk** · 14th February 08, 07:38 PM

Oh, and anyone interested in the Ren Scots, the address is www.renscots.org .

**Standard** · 14th February 08, 07:43 PM

Nice to hear some good news after the last thread.

**Bugbear** · 14th February 08, 08:00 PM

Well... It's a good day. Glad you had a good day to, Nighthawk.

BTW, someone sent me a zebra kilt pin which I got today. All is well.

I'd say it's a very positive day.

**Nighthawk** · 14th February 08, 08:35 PM

Originally Posted by Ted Crocker

Well... It's a good day. Glad you had a good day to, Nighthawk.

BTW, someone sent me a zebra kilt pin which I got today. All is well.

I'd say it's a very positive day.

Do you have a picture? That sounds really interesting!

**Bugbear** · 14th February 08, 08:41 PM

Sorry guys, no pictures yet, but I'll work on it... I need to find those teeth pulling plyers... It's silver and black though. Moosedog sent it to me.

**Rex_Tremende** · 14th February 08, 08:44 PM

Well, it wasn't today, but here's a recent random act of kindness from a stranger:

Monday this week I left work early on account of some unrelenting digestive cramps. Knowing that foul weather was coming, I stopped at the grocery store to lay in a couple supplies. In the parking lot, a down-and-outer approached me and clearly had something to say to me. I thought he was going to ask me for a hand-out. Instead, he asked, "You work downtown, don't you?"

"I do," I said, feeling suspicious.

"I've seen you down there, and I have to say you are the sharpest dresser there is." Of course, I have to presume he was talking about my suits and not my kilts.

"Well, thank you for saying so!" I said, loading my sacks into the trunk, now feeling foolish for jumping to conclusions.

Regards,
Rex.

**BoldHighlander** · 14th February 08, 08:56 PM

Originally Posted by Rex_Tremende

Well, it wasn't today, but here's a recent random act of kindness from a stranger:

Monday this week I left work early on account of some unrelenting digestive cramps. Knowing that foul weather was coming, I stopped at the grocery store to lay in a couple supplies. In the parking lot, a down-and-outer approached me and clearly had something to say to me. I thought he was going to ask me for a hand-out. Instead, he asked, "You work downtown, don't you?"

"I do," I said, feeling suspicious.

"I've seen you down there, and I have to say you are the sharpest dresser there is." Of course, I have to presume he was talking about my suits and not my kilts.

"Well, thank you for saying so!" I said, loading my sacks into the trunk, now feeling foolish for jumping to conclusions.

Regards,
Rex.

Ha! At least it wasn't like the time I was wearing my bonnet (no kilt, was in **GASP** jeans ) and this girl starts walking beside me.

She says to me "I really like your hat."

To which I reply "thanks."

Then she adds "could you loan me $5.00" !!??!!

**Bugbear** · 14th February 08, 08:58 PM

Cool story Rex.

It's too late now, but I have a picture up in the gallery of the zebra kilt pin next to one of my zebra sculptures.

**Bugbear** · 14th February 08, 09:32 PM

A picture wouldn't help me, Nighthawk, but would you describe that triskele medallion you wear? I mean like what are the three... things depicted as:arms, legs, curved lines...? Is there anything else on the medallion and so on?