My Turn To Deal With A Dress Code

**Dreadbelly** · 10th March 07, 09:45 AM

Get some LOUD MCLEOD TREWS!

That'll learn em.

Really Ron... I hate to say this, but maybe it is time for you to walk. I get the feeling from your writing style that you are pretty upset and down over this. Your words are heavy and blunt. You completely lack the flair found in almost all of your posts. This is not a good sign. One can almost sense a certain bit of loathing maybe.

You gotta figure out what is right by you... I would stick with your convictions though. Stay kilted and see what happens. This could be the moment you see everybody's true colours. And maybe it is time for life to change a bit.

**Riverkilt** · 10th March 07, 09:56 AM

Crack me up Dread.

Had thought of trews, but not Loud MacLeod...

My CEO also perceives I am in that place and hence the reasurrance and please don't gos. But I am old enough to cash in on social security and have enough to pay my basic bills, get a part time job, or be a man-slave to my lady (her words, not mine) while she rakes in the big bucks at her job.

And, I do love it here geographically. Its so beautiful. Came here by choice and not gonna let some new boss with an agenda run me off. I'm waiting out the more serious issues and hoping things roll in my favor. I can quit anytime. I work where I chose to work.

Back in elementary school they banned thin belts. In high school we protested the dress code by meeting it, but with thrift shop clothes and mismatched color combinations. Women fought the dress codes for the right to wear pants. In 1970 the issue was my wearing a trim beard with my three piece suit. In 1994 the issue was my long hair flowing free and that agency decreed I had to tie it back. Now its kilts.

Nothing changes. Power and control...yawn....

Ron

**An t-Ileach** · 10th March 07, 10:47 AM

Taking BEEDEE's suggestion further: if we were to revive Pour 1 Malt's holidays thread (http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/s...ight=holidays), could we come up with general 6-Nations Celtic holidays/festivals that would take in most of the year to help Riverkilt out?

**ccga3359** · 10th March 07, 11:53 AM

Never heard of a MacDonald backing down, don't think it's possible. Fight Ron, in your own way. With your American tartans you could celebrate American occasions. With your military tartans you could honour those whom sacrificed all for our freedoms.

**The Frumious B.** · 21st March 07, 12:59 AM

Originally Posted by ccga3359

Never heard of a MacDonald backing down, don't think it's possible. Fight Ron, in your own way. With your American tartans you could celebrate American occasions. With your military tartans you could honour those whom sacrificed all for our freedoms.

Now there's a point...Celebrations are not just for the ethinic....American Tartans, Military Tartans, Scots and Irish Tartans, a long list of "special events" to celebrate. A 4th of July Tartan, and surely, at least one president had a bit of Scots heritage to celbrate on President's Day....

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**davedove** · 12th March 07, 08:09 AM

Well Ron, since you can retire at any time, I would use that. If you have to, wear the pants, but immediately inform management that you have decided to retire. When they ask why, just flat out tell them that it's because you would no longer have the freedom to wear your kilts. If the upper management really wants to keep you, then the ball is in their court.