Quote Originally Posted by KiltedCodeWarrior
Just wanted to chime in that we had a great time at the Celt festivl and it was good to meet up with someone else that is kilted in the area. The caber toss was fun, and auld was correct that when my oldest daughter woke up, whe was a little dazed by all the kilted men. Maybe she thought I was the only one crazy enough to wear one, but now she knows better.

I would also like to encourage anyone who is a little shy or reluctant to wear their kilt out in public, to attend a celtic festival or renn faire or other similarly themed event as their first foray. Once you have worn it someplace where others are relaxed and comfortable, you might feel more comfortable yourself. Especially when you see the guys at the caber toss! There were some very large fellows and it was impressive to see them first get the caber off the ground and balanced against their shoulder, and then begin their run and toss! Saw one good flip as we got there. Glad we did not miss that part of the festival.

RJI
I love the philosophy behind it all. Anybody can lift something up and put it down but why bother? Might as well just leave it there. The important thing is can you move it over there? Or even further away? Then the caber toss gets really silly, so what if you can flip it, can you stack it neatly? No points for distance, height, weight ratio, run, anything, only the position relative to your twelve o'clock counts. Very cool.