Did Mother Nature Lift Your Kilt?

**possingk** · 9th March 06, 10:41 AM

I have only been hit with two really bad ones, the first was in a remote part of nothern NY state, while pumping gas on a windy day, the car I was driving and the gas pumps created a wind tunnel, no problem it just pushed the kilt up against me, that is until I opened the car door which made the wind swirl and the kilt to go up to my shoulders. Luckily the wife was inside and no other cars around for miles. The second one was in from of city hall, the air conditioners there are under ground, and we all know what happens when the kick on.

I can hit the park for disc golf in a good breeze w/o a thought. jjoseph

Another disc golfer that is great.

**Canuck** · 9th March 06, 11:52 AM

Originally Posted by possingk

Another disc golfer that is great.

Count me in too
I got introduced to the sport on my recent trip to Hawaii....what fun! I'm hooked! Disc golfing in a kilt is great...working on an apron to clip on my kilt to hold the discs....

Ooops a little off topic...I've had a gust lift the back end of my leather kilt...but that was a hurricane gust ;)

**Nick** · 9th March 06, 12:05 PM

By lightweight do you mean things like Sport Kilts?

I wear my Utilikilts regimental most of the time. Same with my greatkilt when I'm not dancing or performing, and the material in that is much lighter than a tank. And when I get my SWK, it'll probably be the same thing.

I've never had the kilt go all the way up, though I've had a couple close calls.

**cessna152towser** · 9th March 06, 01:27 PM

Nick wrote

By lightweight do you mean things like Sport Kilts?

Living in Scotland I've never seen a Sport Kilt. I was just speaking from personal experience having been for years a wearer of heavyweight Scottish kilts and having only recently began to wear the polyester Mercy kilt. I certainly don't intend going regimental in the Mercy kilt.

**Graham** · 9th March 06, 05:36 PM

I wear black undies - all the time so I don't worry, and why should the sight of undies upset anyone? I see young lads all the time walking the streets with their undies showing, it's almost a fashion statement!

**Sherry** · 9th March 06, 05:48 PM

Just as long as they're clean, Graham.

Pleater, you should be more careful about causing car accidents.

**michael steinrok** · 9th March 06, 08:52 PM

All I can say is Beware Breezeways. My son mooned a bus load of tourists whilst wearing a black UK. Me personally have had some close calls in Virginia last Dec. The breeze lifted my Stillwater several times trying to get into my buddies' truck. Front and rear.

**Pleater** · 19th March 06, 10:27 AM

Originally Posted by Sherry

Pleater, you should be more careful about causing car accidents.

Twice now - at the same spot by the traffic lights some poor man has had palpitations at the sight of my lace edged petticoats - knee length petticoats, light cream in colour and a good safe cotton too - maybe they just don't have much excitement in their lives.

Oh well, at least no one had keeled over at the wheel yet, and the damage has been fairly minimal.

I am a little doubtful about wearing the black one, however - and have decided against making the maroon one I planned - far too close to red for the good of the traffic.

It is the conformation of the land and buildings there. The parish church stands back from the road and has an open area with seats and flower beds - it is the sunny side of the main street. A wind from the South has to come up the slope to the top of the ridge on which the road runs, and it is funnelled by tall buildings on the South side of the cross roads, so it gets stronger, and then is let loose in the open piazza, bouncing off buildings and destroying umbrellas, stealing hats and generally causing mischief.

**NewKilt** · 21st March 06, 12:32 AM

Originally Posted by Graham

I wear black undies - all the time so I don't worry, and why should the sight of undies upset anyone? I see young lads all the time walking the streets with their undies showing, it's almost a fashion statement!

Same here, Graham, although not always black. If you are referring to those young guys who wear their pants down so low that 3-4 inches of their underwear is showing - I've begun to wonder if they are trying to get the crotch of their pants down lower for comfort.

Darrell

**bikercelt1** · 21st March 06, 02:01 PM

I have had Marilyn effect a couple of times, most notably in the carpark/parade ground outside Edinburgh Castle! We just finished visiting the castle and I'd been trying to hold down my 16 oz kilt much of the day when a sudden gust caught me unprepared. I don't know how high my kilt went, but it was high enough. Time stood still. I felt as though the entire world had just frozen in mid-heartbeat to stare at me. If there are any pictures I fervently hope to never see them. I think I've had at least one "Marilyn Moment" in every kilt I own but none as memorable as that.

Jamie