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[KiltedCodeWarrior]

If it makes you feel better, I just got called by dispatch at work. They want me to come in for 2 1/2 hours this afternoon. No bike ride today, but working for double-time OT makes up for it.

And btw...first the similarities in our kitties, now I find out that you're waiting for an Argyll jacket as well. I'm also waiting for the one I bought on Ebay on the 10th. Gee...are we long-lost twin brothers or something?

Al, it does sound like it! And I knew you were waiting for the jacket, I posted the link when those auctions showed up. Asked a question on your other thread as I am unable to button my jacket (it arrived!), but it fits fine otherwise, so I guess I need to post a pic and ask people for feedback!

[auld argonian]

43 Farenheit is cold for Arizona? It's 19 F in Chicago right now (and dropping) with a 25 mph wind...so it's toasty!

That the temps in Chicago would be lower than Calgary on average shouldn't be so much of a suprise. My understanding is that Vancouver and Victoria are pretty damn pleasant through the winter owing to some weather magic wrought by currents in the Pacific...leastwise plants that we couldn't keep alive in Chicago because of the winters thrive in B.C. Calgary might get more SNOW than we do...and the ski resort people thank the deity for that, I'm sure...we get those winds off the Plains that are mitigated slightly by Lake Michigan.

Bring it on! Shows just how hardy of a lot we are...kilted in these frigid conditions.

best

AA

[GlassMan]

Continental temps are always much colder than coastal temperatures. And to make matters worse for the middle of North American, there are no great mountain ranges to block the southward movement of air down from the arctic.

[cormacmacguardhe]

The day before yesterday we woke to 25F in our little corner of the pacific northwest. I went out to the barn, a distance of about 200+ feet from the house, no breeze but the weather here is more than a little damp. My wife opened the front door of the house and asked me, "aren't you cold?" I said no, just a little cool on the back of my knees. We get a little colder here because of our elevation and being about 30+ miles inland. My middle son(27) moved to Chicago back in September. He's planning on going to school there. Not a kilt wearer, but on the whole a good kid.

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

The day before yesterday we woke to 25F in our little corner of the pacific northwest. I went out to the barn, a distance of about 200+ feet from the house, no breeze but the weather here is more than a little damp. My wife opened the front door of the house and asked me, "aren't you cold?" I said no, just a little cool on the back of my knees. We get a little colder here because of our elevation and being about 30+ miles inland. My middle son(27) moved to Chicago back in September. He's planning on going to school there. Not a kilt wearer, but on the whole a good kid.

Hey Cormacmacguardhe, we had 25F for the whole day today, nice snowfall tonight, but probably will not stick. We did get to have fun sledding down a hill close to our house!

If you would like, PM me if you would like to know somebody local as a contact for your son, or if he needs anybody local for help or advice, feel free to have him contact us. Of course, if he becomes interested in a kilt night, definitely contact me!

[macgreggor]

Hey all,

We are visiting some freinds in North Dakota for the holliday. Being N.D. the weather is a balmy 20-25 F. with nice breezes. We went to a Dickens Festival last night. Temps fell like a rock when the sun went down. I, being a little crazy, wore my SWK Blackwatch, wolly socks, warm jacket and Royal Stewart scarf. After the umpteenth "are you a tru Scotsman under that kilt?" I figured a good reply. A Scot is tough, may be crazy and is more than a little frugal but he is NOT STUPID!

Lots of long pauses and giggles. My dearly beloved said there were lots of strange loks as I walked away.

macG (on the way to a MidWest winter kilted)

[Eujeankilt]

Over the past weekend I had a girl telling me I was "pretty extreme" for wearing a kilt in the weather we were having (It was probably in the high 40s/low 50s, I don't remember). She was wearing a winter coat and one of those ski hats with the ear flaps that come down. I think I was wearing my wool kilt, hose, and a fleece sweatshirt.

I told her that the kilt holds in a lot of heat... she refused to believe it. "I've worn skirts, I know how cold it gets." I got a little annoyed after she said that a few times, so I said something like "well, I'll probably get a bit chilly when the cold weather comes." She didn't know what to say to that.

I've had the same "discussion" with my wife. She still refuses to believe it. I walk to the bus stop 1/2 mile away, there and back daily in the mid 30's F. The movement keeps me warm enough. The only place I'm cold is my knees and nose.

I don't think that most women factor in that skirts are light and even twill kilts have more layers of material that tr*&sers or skirts. Secondly, if I even say the word cold, my wife shivers. My experience is that most women are cold-blooded and most men are hot-blooded. I guess all that extra hot air is good for something


Dale

[switchblade5984]

i hate the cold toes.......... dosent matter what you do...

[GlassMan]

I actually got that comment today at the airport as I waited for my brother-in-law and his family to arrive in from Dallas. An older woman commented to me that I must be cold outside. I replied that I wasn't. She asked how that was possible. I responded that with 8 yards of heavy wool around my waist I was actually roasting. She seemed quite shocked and commented that she'd had not idea that a kilt was so heavy.