Kilts and flying & biting insects

**Mipi** · 24th July 08, 04:01 AM

Yesterday while driving home, dressed in the p@n!s, a fly started to bit me on my legs really badly. I alomst mised the road (or hit another car) trying to smash it, which finaly did happen (smashing I mean).

After that, I started to think, what it would be like if I were kilted?!?! Or even regimental!!! Hmmmmm

Do anybody from the rebble has any such experiances?

I remember a mail that was circling around the Globe, showing female TV reporter, which was attacted by a bee (under the skirt of course). She just droped the mic, ran behind the tree, droped the skirt too. Screaming and waving with the hands. Camera was running all the time. Funny, but not for her, would say.

**Jock Scot** · 24th July 08, 04:26 AM

The infamous Scottish midge cures even the hardiest of Highlander from kilt wearing between June and mid-September,unless there is a gale blowing.I kid you not.

**Howard Clark** · 24th July 08, 04:50 AM

I just returned home from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness along the US/Canada border. No kilting for me on that trip either. The mosquitos and flies made it impossibly difficult to deal with.

**Bugbear** · 24th July 08, 05:08 AM

Ever had ants in your pants!! We have little swarming ants that climb up your legs, wait a little while then all start attacking. In the kilt, it's a little easier to brush them all off at the same time... They don't get down into your socks either, so the taller socks or hose help. That's the only thing I can think of that might be an advantage to wearing a kilt during a bug attack...

**Mipi** · 24th July 08, 06:01 AM

[QUOTE=Ted Crocker;572846]Ever had ants in your pants!! [QUOTE]

As usual; there is no "universal" solution or absolute winner. Or as my wife says "Everything in the life is good for something". If it doesn't seam so, it will latter.

**Galician** · 24th July 08, 06:20 AM

Mipi, sounds like you have a wise woman for a wife!

**Spc. Scott** · 24th July 08, 06:21 AM

I've run into that before as well on a couple of the trails in the area. But I had also forgotten to put on any repellent at all. This year I haven't run into any problems outside of the wooded areas.

**Riverkilt** · 24th July 08, 06:57 AM

Sounds like a fine reason to ask a lady to help with pest removal...."Excuse me, I seem to have a fly/midge/mosquito under my kilt. Could you help me remove it please?"

Ron

**pdcorlis** · 24th July 08, 07:02 AM

Two words... no pest strip?

**Ozman1944** · 24th July 08, 07:40 AM

I have a Jacaranda tree, whose blossoms were carpeting the garden (and bees were buzzing) I'd just got in from a funeral and was wearing very light, loose fitting long pants.
I suddenly felt a "tickle" then a searing pain in my groin area-a couple of inches to the right of anything 'sensitive'. Big panic to whip off the trousers and dislodge the Bee, which had crawled up inside my (loose) pants leg. (Luckily I have a high back fence!) then search frantically for tweezers to remove the sting then slap mud on it, (loads of fun!) A knob of old fashioned laundry "Blue" used to do it, but that's gone these days.

I reckon a Kilt would've been easier; either to brush the Bee away in the first place, or at least to remove the sting quicker. Luckily I'm not allergic to Bee stings, so just a short, but painfuil experience.