On our last trip from Ireland I put the sgian and a kilt pin and in my gillies with a pair of hose keeping everything in the shoes. When we got home the kilt was there and the belt, minus the buckle. So now someone between Boston and the Washington desert has a pair of "funny" shoes,long socks, a knife and a pin and buckle that probably won't fit any belt in their closet.

I put a claim in to the airlines and in about three weeks recieved a check. No questions asked. Looks like pifferage is not that unusual now that all bags are supposed to be hand checked.

Rob