Not fair! MwaaaaaHHH!!!!!

**Laird_M** · 16th October 14, 04:49 AM

Just popped to the local shops to get a hot waterbottle as I've somehow doen my back in and thought I'd to a quick browse in the charity shops.

One had a genuine, hand woven Harris tweed jacket that could be turned into a kilt jacket. Excellent condition, only £10? YES!!! What size FIFTY!?!?!

**Tarheel** · 16th October 14, 06:02 AM

Of Course! Isn't that the way it goes? I know I can't keep my "girly-man" figure all my life so I turn to my backup plan, sewing skills. Fifty is the new 38 in my direction.

**Laird_M** · 16th October 14, 06:11 AM

Yeah.
My tailoring skills are exceptionally rusty, but may be one day I'll take a crack at making one.
I did find an old tweed jacket in my mum's loft that a friend gave me years ago that she found in a charity shop. I'm sure I haven't got that much bigger. Have I? It used to fit beautifully...

**frank_a** · 16th October 14, 06:44 AM

My seamstress could take a 50 and make it into a 38 kilt jacket!

Frank

**Laird_M** · 16th October 14, 07:24 AM

Well, if you could send her over to the UK and cut down to a 40 for me...

**Tarheel** · 16th October 14, 08:00 AM

Gents, the postage on a jacket is cheaper than the postage of a seamstress. Next time buy the jacket and I'll pay half the costs, (one time offer only and it best be a wonderful jacket).

**Rick Y** · 16th October 14, 08:02 AM

Oh but wouldn't I be elated by that find!! I can never find a jacket that fits me, much less Harris tweed. Seems strange not to find them. After all, shouldn't those of us who are so greatly "portly" die of heart attacks left and right? And shouldn't our widows be donating our clothes to the various charity shops left and right?!? I guess getting a genuine Harris tweed jacket is just another reason to lose weight. Sigh. As if I haven't ignored every other intelligent reason so far!