The Flight of the Saltire

**CWKchic** · 18th August 08, 10:28 PM

hey there are several of us here by me count me in!

**SteveB** · 18th August 08, 11:13 PM

I am sure the New England Rabble would give her safe harbour whilst on her way.
Slainte

**Panache** · 21st August 08, 09:08 AM

I am utterly delighted that some of the fine folks here are interested in being part of this.

I want to make it very clear that Steve is not coordinating the entire journey of the Saltire!* He and Freedom Kilts are only the first stop of a (hopefully) long and fun voyage. Whoever Steve hands off the Saltire to is then responsible to passing her to the next link in our chain that may span the globe. Those living nearby to BC Canada should be the only ones sending him PMs or emails to arrange a handoff.

Keep an eye on this thread and when our mighty Forum's brave zeppelin is headed towards your area then start contacting the current holder.

Cheers

Jamie

* He could do a magnificient job of this with maps, timetables , GPS units, constant monitoring,and a lot of coffee. But I think it would be more fun to see where she goes without a rigid flightplan. Also this would keep Steve from working on the next run of XMTS tartan and XMTS Shirts.

**Big Mikey** · 21st August 08, 09:34 PM

Originally Posted by Panache

I am utterly delighted that some of the fine folks here are interested in being part of this.

I want to make it very clear that Steve is not coordinating the entire journey of the Saltire!* He and Freedom Kilts are only the first stop of a (hopefully) long and fun voyage. Whoever Steve hands off the Saltire to is then responsible to passing her to the next link in our chain that may span the globe. Those living nearby to BC Canada should be the only ones sending him PMs or emails to arrange a handoff.

Keep an eye on this thread and when our mighty Forum's brave zeppelin is headed towards your area then start contacting the current holder.

Cheers

Jamie

* He could do a magnificient job of this with maps, timetables , GPS units, constant monitoring,and a lot of coffee. But I think it would be more fun to see where she goes without a rigid flightplan. Also this would keep Steve from working on the next run of XMTS tartan and XMTS Shirts.

Umm, excuse me but isn't there a stop BEFORE Mr. Ashton gets his grubby, little kilt-making paws on the Saltire?

Perhaps somewhere on the B.C. mainland?

Where another moderator type may want his picture taken with the great airship?

Not ot mention the Kilted Dragon?

Maybe at a great pub in say............................Langley, B.C.

It is my belief that a certain "kilted gentleman of substance" just happens to reside in said town.

I am certain that EVENTUALLY he will forward the Saltire to Mr. Ashton, after the ransom is paid.

**Panache** · 21st August 08, 09:37 PM

Originally Posted by Big Mikey

Umm, excuse me but isn't there a stop BEFORE Mr. Ashton gets his grubby, little kilt-making paws on the Saltire?

Perhaps somewhere on the B.C. mainland?

Where another moderator type may want his picture taken with the great airship?

Not ot mention the Kilted Dragon?

Maybe at a great pub in say............................Langley, B.C.

It is my belief that a certain "kilted gentleman of substance" just happens to reside in said town.

I am certain that EVENTUALLY he will forward the Saltire to Mr. Ashton, after the ransom is paid.

I should be so glad that the Saltire finds its way to Ralph and Colin!

Outside of being a bit beer stained it should be all the better for the stop.

Cheers

Jamie

**Colin** · 29th August 08, 09:08 AM

Originally Posted by Big Mikey

Umm, excuse me but isn't there a stop BEFORE Mr. Ashton gets his grubby, little kilt-making paws on the Saltire?

Perhaps somewhere on the B.C. mainland?

Where another moderator type may want his picture taken with the great airship?

Not ot mention the Kilted Dragon?

Maybe at a great pub in say............................Langley, B.C.

It is my belief that a certain "kilted gentleman of substance" just happens to reside in said town.

I am certain that EVENTUALLY he will forward the Saltire to Mr. Ashton, after the ransom is paid.

Thank you Mikey. At least someone is thinking of us..................Panache

**Jack Daw** · 22nd August 08, 12:40 PM

I'd like to as well. As I travel a great deal, let me discuss this with Zardoz, though.

**Streetcar** · 22nd August 08, 05:09 PM

Should The Saltire find it's way to Seattle, I'll happily provide a berth, and do what I can to pilot it to it's next destination!

**English Bloke** · 22nd August 08, 05:58 PM

If you fancy seeing it pictured on a Scottish Oil Rig I can make it so... Doubt I'd be kilted at the time though... sorry, Regs an' all!

I can personally escort it on, email the pictures to Panache and get it mailed off to anywhere in Mainland UK within a week provided I have the next forwarding address in advance and the log book doesn't weigh 20 kilos by the time it gets to me. If it does it'll be 3 weeks before I can get it off again.

What do you think?

**English Bloke** · 22nd August 08, 06:29 PM

In addition I could also get pictures of it's journey up North... Lancashire County Boundry. English/Scottish Border, Aberdeen City Boundry, Aberdeen (Intl) Airport and Heliports etc. If you are happy to wait 3 weeks I could hand deliver it to Pour1Malt on my way home (regardless of whether it's been there before)...

What a great Idea this is. In fact it's a bad idea because if I were kilted for the visit to Ferintosh I'd have to avail myself of Pour1's wee dram for kilties offer and I'd be driving.... which means I wouldn't be driving anymore because ONE dram is never enough. Which means I'd have to stay at his Guest house... which means I'd end up crawling the pubs of Dumfries in mee kilt, which means I wouldn't be driving the next morning, which means ... you see where we're going with this...

Bad idea... Count me in!!