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  1. #1
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    -5 and I feel fine...

    Its turned a bit chilly here in north Idaho. Yesterday and today the daytime temps are hovering near zero and it was -8 when I headed off to work this morning - KILTED. Bracing? Yes, but here's the trick... Be sure to wear your warmest wooly hose, some sturdy shoes and gloves and of course the real top secret to cold weather kilting is a nice warm hat.

    Then just sit back and enjoy all the funny questions you'll be fielding!

    Cheers!
    Phil in Idaho

    "Walk Tall, Walk Straight, and Look the World Right in the Eye."
    That Great Celtic Philosopher Val Doonican

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    Good to know for the newly kilted. Today I have "Scottish" weather (hold your stones for a minute). The temp is 45-50 and dropping with a nice cold sideways rain/drizzle. I really with I had a real wool kilt in the closet today. These p@nts are freezing!
    "You are What you do When it counts." -the Masao from Armor by John Steakley

    "We are surrounded, that simplifies the problem." "Chesty" Puller USMC

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    When people ask me if I'm feeling cold I always tell them its never too cold to wear a kilt.

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    I agree totally with all three posts here! I nice wool hat, trench coat, wool hose and gloves, and I'm almost too warm- even when it was -18 here the last couple days! And it is never too cold for a nice heavy kilt!
    "Two things are infinite- the universe, and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe." Albert Einstein.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nighthawk View Post
    I agree totally with all three posts here! I nice wool hat, trench coat, wool hose and gloves, and I'm almost too warm- even when it was -18 here the last couple days! And it is never too cold for a nice heavy kilt!
    Can people please note Fahrenheit or Celsius...you're confusing us poor Metric Canadians.......

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    I can tell a big difference in the cold between my SW 5 yard acrylic economy kilts and my SW 8 yard wool heavy duty kilts. If I wear a SW 5 yard acrylic economy and hose is is comfortable in the teens for a few minutes, but for much more than 20 minutes I would want 8 yards of wool.
    Kilts: SWK Economy Leatherneck, SWK Economy Mackenzie, SWK Heavy Duty Blackwatch, SWK Heavy Duty Black Shadow Tartan, and UK Mocker

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    Quote Originally Posted by Scully View Post
    Good to know for the newly kilted. Today I have "Scottish" weather (hold your stones for a minute). The temp is 45-50 and dropping with a nice cold sideways rain/drizzle. I really with I had a real wool kilt in the closet today. These p@nts are freezing!
    Oh come off it! Please don't think the weather, here, is always as you describe. I did, I think, see the sun for a minute or two, last June!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jock Scot View Post
    Oh come off it! Please don't think the weather, here, is always as you describe. I did, I think, see the sun for a minute or two, last June!
    What?...There's sunshine in Scotland?
    'S Rioghal Mo Dhream

    There are no noble wars,...Only noble warriors. - Anonymous

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    Hey now - We had lovely sunny weather when we were in Edinburgh last May... At lest I think we did... Come to think of it, our B&B hosts kept talking about the "secret ingredient" they used in their haggis at breakfast... Hmmmmm...
    Phil in Idaho

    "Walk Tall, Walk Straight, and Look the World Right in the Eye."
    That Great Celtic Philosopher Val Doonican

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cherub View Post
    Can people please note Fahrenheit or Celsius...you're confusing us poor Metric Canadians.......
    Ha ha!

    Fahrenheit.
    "Two things are infinite- the universe, and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe." Albert Einstein.

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