Where do you work?

[BLAZN]

Just curious, but is the Santa Fe an SSN or SSBN? I'm ex navy , but a tin can sailor.

SSN. I've never been graced with the honor of serving on the floating hotels known as SSBNs. Likely never will, as I only have the tour I'm on and one other sea tour remaining in my career.

[Angus MacSpey]

I'm a self-employed remodeling contractor. I do everything from demolition and framing to electrical and tile.

Some days are good for kilt wearing, and some are not. If I'm crawling around in an attic full of rockwool or fiberglass insulation, I opt for jeans. You do NOT want that stuff up yer kilt. And painting, too - hate to ruin an expensive kilt, even a UK.

Framing, trim, tile, cabinetry, drywall - those are good days for the UKs.

Hell, I could probably work in a prom dress if I were so inclined. The quality of my work speaks for me, and I haven't yet had a client who feels the need to complain about my kilts. And if they did, I can get new clients. Although, I probably wouldn't want to deal with female groupies while installing fascia on scaffolding during a windy afternoon.

And for some strange reason, there have been days at Home Depot or Lowe's when I keep bumping into the same women several times in various places throughout the store....

In fact, I have recommended Utilikilts for my uh... shall we say, larger... subcontractors who have the age-old problem of "plumber's crack." <shudder> I suspect a beer-gut cut Workman's will prevent that awful sight.

[Frank McGrath]

OK, MY turn.....I am a field service technician for electric lift trucks. (Fork Lift mechanic). I get greasy and work around some redneck morons. I climb up and down the masts as needed, and sometimes crawl around underneath them. I did wear my Stewart hunting to the Company's Holiday party. I had only been with company for 3 months. !. I was one of two employees that wore a kilt. 2. The owner said next year he will wear one too. 3. I was the only technician that was close to dressed up. Factory reps from our products actually talked to me. Women wanted their picture taken with me.. I had a blast. I have answered many questions from those who were there and some from those who were not. I was even askeed to line up a ppiper for a co-owner's daughter's wedding. to paraphrase Mel Brooks, It's nice to the kilted person. I did wear it to church, but the pastor made a crappy remark about it. I cant wait until he's gone. Happy Tartan Week.

Frank McGrath
County Carroll, Md

[andyfg]

I teach philosophy at SUNY Cortland. Wear a kilt a few times each semester (increasing each semester), always at Univ functions, graduations convocations, parties. College president has said nice things about it. Students seem to appreciate it. Get the usual comments . . . "what's under there?" etc. But you get into all kinds of interesting conversations with folk.

[Tartan Hiker]

High school biology teacher, where kilts are not OK under our strict dress code, and part-time community college anatomy instructor, where I teach every class kilted except when we're doing really messy labs (I really have to get to work on my Prince Charlie lab jacket )

Oh yeah...summer time hike leader, and I plan on hiking every day kilted from now on! WaaaHooo!

[Wompet]

I really have to get to work on my Prince Charlie lab jacket

Not a Prince Charlie, but how about this for a lab coat?


As for me - uniformed federal employee, so no kilt on me at work. Maybe once I progress from the chanter to the bagpipes I'll see if there's a local honor guard - there's national precedence for kilts there.
http://www.cbp.gov/xp/CustomsToday/2...r/bagpiper.xml
http://www.cbp.gov/xp/CustomsToday/2...l_ceremony.xml
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/News/2...Communique.pdf
(I was looking for San Diego - they have an entire pipe band - but Laredo will do.)

[JayFilomena]

As for me - uniformed federal employee, so no kilt on me at work

I remember seeing a photo on the Utilikilts web site, about a postal delivery clerk (Mailman) wearing a kilt while delivering mail. It was designed with the same blue grey material, and even had a blue strip down the sides. I wonder how long he got away with it?

[mkmound]

High school biology teacher, where kilts are not OK under our strict dress code, and part-time community college anatomy instructor, where I teach every class kilted except when we're doing really messy labs (I really have to get to work on my Prince Charlie lab jacket )

Oh yeah...summer time hike leader, and I plan on hiking every day kilted from now on! WaaaHooo!

How about an Inverness lab cape?

Mark

[efer]

I work for a county government. I haven't quite got nerve yet to wear my kilts at work yet. Don't think it will be a problem since I work on the computer most of the day.

I was planning on wearing one on Tartan Day last week but didn't. My wife asked me why not...I said I was giving blood that day and was not sure I could hop up on the table without flashing folks She said good point.