Did Mother Nature Lift Your Kilt?

**philbo** · 9th March 06, 12:28 AM

My only full-blown experience was in NYC, wearing a utilikilt. It wasn't exactly mother nature at work, it was the subway system, and I happened to be standing on one of those ventilation grates in the sidewalk, right above the subway. Well, when the train goes by, underneath the streets, gusts of air blow directly upward out of these ventilation grates, and...

I just kept walking as if nothing happened. Of course, knowing New York City, nobody probably paid any attention.

**cessna152towser** · 9th March 06, 02:37 AM

The wind the wind the naughty wind,
That blows those kilts so high,
But God is just,
And sends the dust,
To blind the wicked eye.

**cessna152towser** · 9th March 06, 11:13 AM

A Scottish heavyweight kilt shouldn't lift much unless there is a very strong updraft and should normally preserve modesty. A lightweight polyester kilt is a different matter and being a non-traditional kilt there is no justification for wearing such a kilt regimental. Clean underwear is an essential accessory for lightweight kilts.

**KiltedKnight** · 9th March 06, 03:23 PM

Originally Posted by cessna152towser

A Scottish heavyweight kilt shouldn't lift much unless there is a very strong updraft and should normally preserve modesty. A lightweight polyester kilt is a different matter and being a non-traditional kilt there is no justification for wearing such a kilt regimental. Clean underwear is an essential accessory for lightweight kilts.

Clean underwear, got it! :confused:

Chris.

**Pleater** · 9th March 06, 05:19 PM

I was heading East, wind was coming from the South, about a Force 5. I reached an open area by the church just before a cross road, and the swirling wind blew the pleats out to one side and flapped them like a sheet on a washing line.

Luckily I had on a heavy cotton petticoat, with a lace edging which was almost as long as the kilt. However, the sight of all that frou-frou fabric was enough to divert the attention of a driver and he caused a double shunt as the lights changed at the crossroad.

He glared at me ferociously - but his wife was giving him an earful over the damage to the car so I went on my way to the bank.