Welcome from Phoenix! I only have one UK original and I love it. I only received my kilt a little under a week ago but I have been posting here since I ordered it. I switched my order so I could get something in stock and I STILL felt it took way too long to get it. I'm not at all patient either.
Now I have three more kilts on order because I enjoy them so much but since I have one kilt already I'm not that concerned about when they will get here. Well....as long as they get here soon....
We have a few members in the Phoenix area and one in Page, AZ. Where in the state are you if I may ask? Will you be at the Highland Games in Flagstaff on Saturday and Sunday? Originally I was just going to be there for one day but my stay has been extended to two.
Thanks for the warm welcome from everyone.
And thank you MacWage for the correction, all help with the 'local' terminology is much welcome.
Originally Posted by MacWage
By the way, what is your surname (or its heritage, if not want to give it)?
My surname is Lewis. There were several people of Scottish descent at the local Highland Games who told me I couldn't be Scot with this surname that I was Welsh. But I immediately turned them to the Lewis' who were originally 'McLeod of Lewis' branch of the McLeod clan ... so I could be one of this family. But my folks can't/won't trace their heritage beyond their grandparents.
Originally Posted by MacWage
Are you a train fan?
In case readers don't know, The Flying Scotsman is a FAMOUS train that ran from London to Edinburgh!!
Actually I didn't even know about the train until I went looking for flyingscotsman.com as my own web address and found someone else had it.
The name came about when I was trying to come up with a name for my mobile DJ business. When I decided my 'gag' would be to wear a kilt to all my gigs it seemed natural to give it a Scottish sounding name ... So the 'Flying Scotsman Sound and Light Company' was born.
In the past couple of years I have tried to find something out about my heritage. The bits and pieces I've been able to gather up from my parents have left me with not much. I know my maternal grandmother was a McCutcheon and my father told me he was 1/4 Scots/Irish (which should make me about 1/8 or so from his side)
(McCutcheon is sept of McDonald clan)
Welcome aboard. It seems as though you have enough bits to be comfortable with a connection.
Note: There seems to be a move afoot to drop the "Mac" in the surname such as Donald instead of MacDonald when referencing the clan. Has anyone else noticed this?
Anyway ... to make a long story short (too late) I almost want to go back to saying I'm a purebred mutt ... but I love the kilt ...
No Scottish blood here at all, just Swedish and German. I tried a UK for the first time one week ago today when mine arrived and I was unprepared for how comfortable it is and how much fun it is.
I'm not at all patient either. 
Originally Posted by MacWage
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