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30th July 09, 04:37 AM
#1
Budget is important but you dont need to overdo it at all. It's nice to have enough products to mix & match though.
People think I own wayyyyyyy too much "kilt stuff" and I only have a few different jackets and 2 kilts.
I managed to get an amazing tweed jacket off ebay for £10 because the person listed it very poorly and in the wrong category with spelling mistakes. It's a miracle I found it
It is in truth not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom -- for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself.
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30th July 09, 05:49 AM
#2
Well said, Matt ! It is a very good answer !
Andrew Philip
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30th July 09, 06:24 AM
#3
I've learned alot from reading this forum over the past couple of years. I was blessed to have been given my one and only 16oz wool machine sewn kilt by my friends and family when I turned 50. I do hope to own two or three more as I am able to afford them.
I find real value in studying the kilts and kit of so many of the members, so I really appreciate the pictures. I've also learned what the quality of certain items can mean and refuse to settle for less, so, I save, or do side-work to earn additional money so that what I buy does not effect the household budget. I've also learned to make some things myself, kiltpins mostly, and my one and only sporran is one I found hand-made on E-Bay that I then embellished with some deer antler.
So........ given all of this and the consensus that it's not how many kilts you own, or the number of full mask sporrans you have, DO WE REALLY NEED A LINE ON EACH POST THAT TELLS THE WORLD HOW MANY KILTS WE OWN?
“If you want people to speak kindly after you’re gone, speak kindly while you’re alive.”
Bob Dylan
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30th July 09, 08:04 AM
#4
 Originally Posted by kiltedsawyer
So........ given all of this and the consensus that it's not how many kilts you own, or the number of full mask sporrans you have, DO WE REALLY NEED A LINE ON EACH POST THAT TELLS THE WORLD HOW MANY KILTS WE OWN?
Need? No. Useful if you want to share? Yes.
Like location, you don't need to tell people where you are. but it helps. Now, sure, the person with 1 kilt might well know more than someone with 10 kilts. But law of averages tells us that the person with 10 has experience, while the person with 1 might want more advice to what they want. Of course there will be exceptions, we know that. I think it helps us to know each other just a bit better.
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30th July 09, 10:45 AM
#5
 Originally Posted by sathor
Need? No. Useful if you want to share? Yes.
Like location, you don't need to tell people where you are. but it helps. Now, sure, the person with 1 kilt might well know more than someone with 10 kilts. But law of averages tells us that the person with 10 has experience, while the person with 1 might want more advice to what they want. Of course there will be exceptions, we know that. I think it helps us to know each other just a bit better.
Sorry Sathor, but this sounds like so much waffling to me. Respectfully, I think if you want someone to know how many kilts you have, post it. If you want newcomers to not be intimidated, remove the line.
This is a very small issue.
“If you want people to speak kindly after you’re gone, speak kindly while you’re alive.”
Bob Dylan
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30th July 09, 02:42 PM
#6
 Originally Posted by kiltedsawyer
Sorry Sathor, but this sounds like so much waffling to me. Respectfully, I think if you want someone to know how many kilts you have, post it. If you want newcomers to not be intimidated, remove the line.
This is a very small issue.
Are you saying what I responded was nonsense, or that the count creates a form of pack mentality that would lead to showing off?
I am unsure if I should be insulted by that comment or appreciative of the level of intelligence you displayed.
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30th July 09, 08:26 AM
#7
 Originally Posted by kiltedsawyer
...DO WE REALLY NEED A LINE ON EACH POST THAT TELLS THE WORLD HOW MANY KILTS WE OWN?
For me it's not about how many kilts others own, but to see what the "norm" is out there. Especially in the states where the Scot/Kilt wearers community is few and far between. Look at it this way, my Dad's family is ethnic Slovenian. The all live in the same city along with other children of those immigrants. The traditions they decided to keep from the old country are easy to pass to me. (As a matter of fact they didn't keep many traditions from what I hear). My mother's family (literally) lives in the far corners of the US. Plus we are several generations removed from our immigrant ancestors. The old world community just isn't there anymore. Sorry, now I'm just rambling... I just think it's interesting to see how others live out the tradition.
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30th July 09, 08:31 AM
#8
Great posts. Especially during these times when so many out there are dealing some belt tightening. It has been quite awhile since I have purchased anything kilt related and I am just fine with that. I can wait till my next birthday. It makes it that much more special.
Last edited by JelicoCat; 30th July 09 at 08:35 AM.
Reason: Typo
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30th July 09, 02:35 PM
#9
I think that this is a very important topic, and I'm glad it's being discussed!
I think that the "Number of Kilts" counter that is displayed with each member's postings gives the superficial perception of the community as a forum for clothes-horses' one-up-manship... Hence my entry in the box.
The spirit of the Declaration of Arbroath (6 April 1320) abides today, defiantly resisting any tyranny that would disarm, disperse and despoil proud people of just morals, determined to keep the means of protecting their families and way of life close at hand.
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