The Wrong Time of the Year

[Whidbey78]

Funny that this thread popped up when it did. I am a native New Englander and find it funny here in So. Cal. when the temperatures gets to 50F or below you starting seeing wool hats, mittens and real cold weather jackets. Saturday night was probably in the mid 50s but damp and relatively cool. I was wearing a kilt at a concert and at the intermission I must have been asked ten times if I wasn't absolutely freezing cold in a kilt. Little do the uninitiated know. (I was very comfortable)

I remember seeing a lot of people wearing watchcaps, heavy parkas, shorts and flip-flops when I lived in SoCal. It takes all kinds I guess.

[O'Callaghan]

Probably meant it wasn't anywhere near St. Patrick's Day

In America I'd have no trouble believing that, but he was in Scotland.

[chrisupyonder]

As I walked into a supermarket in Wick last Friday. It was about 10c with a cold wind, two young ladies asked if I was cold as they stood outside the store shivering having a smoke. I said not at all with 8 yards of wool wrapped around me. They were of course wearing jeans and did not look warm at all. I said "kilts are like air conditioning, cool in summer and warm in winter". They laughed and I carried on into the store.

Chris.

[Mipi]

I said, "Nope, I've got a heater under there." Fortunately it cracked up both the hostess and the date.

Well, you could say so.

[OC Richard]

It makes me wonder what was meant by "the wrong time of the year".

Winter weather? Football matches?

I too am a transplant to SoCal from somewhere much colder, but I've been here 40 years and my blood has thinned and I too reach for a jacket when the temperature reaches down below 60.

Yet, I wear shorts year round and sandals on all but cold wet days.

[GaRebel211]

I generally wear kilts more in the Winter and early Spring than in the summer. The Georgia heat/humidity is murder in wool. Maybe its just been my experience but when the temp gets down to about 70-upper 20's I will always look for a kilt in the closet.

[Bill aka Mole]

Wearing my Stillwater heavyweight this last week when the temperature dipped in to the mid 40s during the day, the only part that was cold was the backs of my knees.

I also get asked "What's the kilt occassion" a lot as well and my answer is comfort and being off service for the day (volunteer firefighter).

[lukeyrobertson]

OK, it was -22C (approx -5F) yesterday on my way to church. Kilted I was. I have a long wool coat. Would I wear the kilt when I'm travelling on the highway in these temperatures? No Way. There'a a point where these temperatures are just plain dangerous (and we're not really into winter yet!). Going to church? Absolutely. Yes, some were concerned for my warmth--especially my knees. "Yes", I said, "It's 'brisk'. But if worse comes to worse, I just roll these here socks up as high as they go.