How Do you Observe Tartan Day?

[Zardoz]

I am home from work. It was a disappointing day.

I was dressed and ready to go at 06:30 this morning and my wife sent me back upstairs to take off "That Ridiculous Thing" and put on something more appropriate to our business. This was followed up with the comment that she won't "have you seen in public in That Ridiculous Thing."

Wow that is disappointing! I can't imagine what that must be like.
It's a real shame that you can't wear what you want at your own company!

[rdjmchris]

Long time no see!

Today I argued that all active duty personnel should be allowed to wear their respective service tartan on Tartan Day. Preferably as a kilt of course.

And for those exposed to hostile fire, they should be allowed to wear a camouflage kilt in their service's respective disruptive pattern.

Sadly, few thought it was a good idea. (It never ceases to amaze me that women like seeing men in a kilt, but many men feel "threatened" by the idea of wearing a kilt.)

Yeah, they keep me busy in my hole. I tried to talk my boss into letting me wear my kilt today, but got a long sideways glance and the response of "Not even gonna ask higher, just wear your uniform".

[Dave K]

I went with a friend to Sacramento's "Old Sac" area. I called here before and asked if I would embarrass her if I wore my kilt. She said no. She's used to my kilts by now.

We went to the Train Museum and walked the area. We were quite a site; 5 kids (only two were mine, one from another friend, and her two are adopted) and two adults one of which was a guy in a kilt walking around talking trains.

The pic is from right before we left. The weather is beautiful today, not too windy.

[Red Stag]

Great choice of tartan, Red Stag! Are you a member of the Sons of Union Veterans?

T.

Yes, Past Camp Commander of Joel Searfoss Camp No. 273.

[pdcorlis]

Well, I'm usually kilted at the community college where I teach - but today I wore my ancient Caledonia, a nice bright and bold tartan. That gave me the chance to talk about tartans, kilts, the highlands, the Declaration of Arbroath, and Scotland's many influences on our modern world.

Not a bad day, not bad at all...

[Eric Schutte]

Hello all,

I will not be wearing my kilt to work, (as a cop, not sure how it would go over with the criminal crowd) BUT I do have a bagpipe lesson tomorrow night and my instructor and I are both gonna be kilted.

Eric Schutte

[Brian K]

I am home from work. It was a disappointing day.

I was dressed and ready to go at 06:30 this morning and my wife sent me back upstairs to take off "That Ridiculous Thing" and put on something more appropriate to our business. This was followed up with the comment that she won't "have you seen in public in That Ridiculous Thing."

I am sitting here wondering how best to get all the photos together of my stuff to start the thread in which I sell "That Ridiculous Thing" and all the accessories that go along.

Why is she so threatened by your wearing a kilt? She's being ridiculous about it and you're just playing into her hands. If you're willing to sacrifice personal freedom for an unreasonable peace it's a sad sad day here at X Marks

Brian

[Bugbear]

* Edit *
I'll go hold a tartan swatch to make up for it.

[lethearen]

One of my coworkers caught up with me just after work to talk a little about the kilt. He and his son are getting into their Scottish heritage some, and he really likes the look, but doesn't think it'd look good on him. I proved him wrong by pionting him to some photos of our kilted Santas, a group which he could readily and aptly join. Maybe he'll be getting one soon, too ;)

[Kent Frazier]

I started a new job in December, didn't want to push the kilt wearing just yet. I did wear a tartan tie (Fraser Hunting). When I got home from work a package was waiting for me from the Scottish Tartans Museum, two new ties! Fraser (Lovat) and MacKenzie Ancient.