Jury Duty

[JRB]

I wore my SWK standard Hunting Macleod to work yesterday. Had to spend about 3.5 hours on an unexpected road trip. It did fine, comfy - way ahead of jeans or shorts. Of course that is an E-250 van seat not a courthouse chair, but the pleats did just fine.

I find my kilt to be quite comfortable during long car rides. In restaurants my kilt is also fine. You hit the nail on the head when you mentioned the courthouse chairs, though. The chair/desk combo I had to endure for my jury duty was one of those that are found in a junior high school from the 1970s. It was more of a torture device than a seat. After more than 4 hours I was but a shadow of my former self. To add insult to injury, I was released after all that. I can't speak for anyone else, but I am really glad I didn't wear my kilt that day. Besides, I could have worn clown pants and no one would have known because my lower half was covered by the desk and I never got the chance to stand up. At least I won't have to endure that for another four years.

[Retro Red]

Since I only wear a kilt or nothing at all (to paraphrase an old US after-shave commercial), I've gone kilted the last several summons to jury duty. The only hassle is getting through security cuz I've gotta take the sporran off & send it through the x-ray machine & take off the kilt belt & then they still have to wand me because the kilt pin sets off the alarm. A pain in the bahookie! Oh, & don't even think about wearin' yer Sgian Dhu!!!

Once inside & reassembled, tho', I'm the most comfortable man there!

It's a good icebreaker, too, in a roomful of strangers.
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