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Will the jonesing ever cease?
You would think I would know better. Last year I wound up ordering 6 kilts. 3 from Stillwater (Marine boxpleat, black watch and Lamont), 2 from Matt (an 8yd MacKinnon Hunting Ancient and an Isle of Skye box pleat) and a scotweb 8 yarder (MacKinnon 1842 Variant).
Then I proceed to go to India for six months and lose a little weight. Now none of my kilts really fit any more (no complaining really, just facts.) So three of my kilts will be going to visit Matt next week to have some inches removed.
Now, as long as I am going to visit Matt, I just happen to have a little bit of material sitting around the house, what do I do with it?
Hmm, let's see. The 4.5 yards of double width xmarks tartan is going to Barb to be turned into one of her masterpieces (shipped off to her today). The 4 yards of double width 12oz MacKinnon Hunting to Matt for a box pleat for my bride. The unnamed fashion weathered tartan also to Matt for another box pleat for my wife and then the 16oz MacKinnon red to Matt for a box pleat for me...
What am I going to do with myself for the next 4 to six months while these masterpieces are being made....? I know! A new belt from Oconee Leather works and a new Sporran from Thorfinn..... hmmm, maybe it wont be so bad after all! 
"A veteran, whether active duty, retired, national guard or reserve, is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to "The United States of America", for an amount of "up to and including my life." That is honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer understand it." anon
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OK Splash 4,
Lets go easy on Matt! He has work to get done, or my Jonesing will go on forever!
Jonesing in Illinois ... 
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"Will the jonesing ever cease? "
No
Cheers
Jamie
-See it there, a white plume
Over the battle - A diamond in the ash
Of the ultimate combustion-My panache
Edmond Rostand
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Once you are addicted the Jonesing is always there - either for an order you have placed or one you want to place!
[B][COLOR="Red"][SIZE="1"]Reverend Earl Trefor the Sublunary of Kesslington under Ox, Venerable Lord Trefor the Unhyphenated of Much Bottom, Sir Trefor the Corpulent of Leighton in the Bucket, Viscount Mcclef the Portable of Kirkby Overblow.
Cymru, Yr Alban, Iwerddon, Cernyw, Ynys Manau a Lydaw am byth! Yng Nghiltiau Ynghyd!
(Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Cornwall, Isle of Man and Brittany forever - united in the Kilts!)[/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]
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 Originally Posted by McClef
Once you are addicted the Jonesing is always there - either for an order you have placed or one you want to place!
So the problem becomes that you are either jonesing or you are jonesing for jonesing... oh dear! 
Cheers
Jamie
-See it there, a white plume
Over the battle - A diamond in the ash
Of the ultimate combustion-My panache
Edmond Rostand
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F'raid so!
[B][COLOR="Red"][SIZE="1"]Reverend Earl Trefor the Sublunary of Kesslington under Ox, Venerable Lord Trefor the Unhyphenated of Much Bottom, Sir Trefor the Corpulent of Leighton in the Bucket, Viscount Mcclef the Portable of Kirkby Overblow.
Cymru, Yr Alban, Iwerddon, Cernyw, Ynys Manau a Lydaw am byth! Yng Nghiltiau Ynghyd!
(Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Cornwall, Isle of Man and Brittany forever - united in the Kilts!)[/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]
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Mike, be careul not to gain the weight back. I can tell you from experience that it is really easy.
Convener, Georgia Chapter, House of Gordon (Boss H.O.G.)
Where 4 Scotsmen gather there'll usually be a fifth.
7/5 of the world's population have a difficult time with fractions.
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Originally Posted by turpin
Mike, be careul not to gain the weight back. I can tell you from experience that it is really easy.
Thanks for that advice.... One of the reasons I waited 4 months prior to getting them sized. I have continued to slowly drop weight.... It is amazing what a little exercise and smaller meals make!
"A veteran, whether active duty, retired, national guard or reserve, is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to "The United States of America", for an amount of "up to and including my life." That is honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer understand it." anon
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"Will the jonesing ever cease?" Erm.. no 
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3rd June 08, 10:42 AM
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it will never cease as long their are new tartans and kilts to wear!
Gillmore of Clan Morrison
"Long Live the Long Shirts!"- Ryan Ross
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