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    Illinois St. Andrews & my newest buy

    I wanted to post pics of my newest buy, my first wool kilt, and a pic from the place where I got it. I went to the Chicago Highland Games in Oak Brook today, and found a vendor selling a Black Watch ex-rental for $25 in my size. I couldn't pass it up! I also got some green hose and black flashes there, which actually cost me more than the kilt.

    The vendor was the Celtic Croft (http://www.kilts-n-stuff.com - the June featured vendor). The kilt was listed in poor condition, but inspection showed that it was in good shape-a closer look let me know that the sewing on the pleats was loose, but still a bargain for the price. I don't know if the wool is 13 oz. or 11 oz. seeing as I have very little experience with wool.

    Here's the kilt, new hose and flashes:


    And here are Xmarkers:
    [FONT="Comic Sans MS"]"The industrious man gets up early and goes home late, and the lazy man sleeps with the industrious man's wife"[/FONT] -[FONT="Arial Black"] Benjamin Franklin[/FONT]

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    Cool!
    You're home early!
    More pics?

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    Congratulations on the new kilt, nice to have wool isn't it? As it is a rental kilt I would think it was either 13oz or 16oz wool. Nonetheless you wear it well. So who is who in the group photo?

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    The people in there are (left-to-right) Brewboy, Glen C, Scotus, and beloitpiper (me!)

    I'll post my photos later, Rob.

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    Wow, what a deal. Looks good, too.

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    By the way BrewBoy also got one of his law associates kilted at the games. He also found a great deal on argyll hose, that were promply gobbled up by some of us.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Glen C View Post
    He also found a great deal on argyll hose, that were promply gobbled up by some of us.
    To be fair, beloitpiper was the one who told me about it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Glen C View Post
    By the way BrewBoy also got one of his law associates kilted at the games. He also found a great deal on argyll hose, that were promply gobbled up by some of us.
    I got two pairs!

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    It looks good on you. And you can be proud not only of the kilt but of the great price for which you purchased it.

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    Rob, it was great t o meet you. I also got a kick out of helping you fit Haj for a kilt. Did he end up ordering one? You are a true ambassador for the kilted nation.
    Animo non astutia

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