No Kilts Allowed?

[Nighthawk]

Like I said in my first post of the thread- most administrations are reasonable. There is seldom a need to go to war- just talk things out. Glad it worked out.

And when are we getting pictures?

[Father Bill]

As a retired school principal HOORAY!!!!

[artificer]

Great News!

We will be patient in waiting for pictures, we promise ;).

(remember, pix, or it didn't happen)

[Chirs]

Just a thought: It may be possible to find some boxer shorts or the like with the white X on-line. For example: http://mytartan.bpweb.net/boxer-shor...8b669f6db0c502

[Mikilt]

This is outstanding news! I am very happy for you!

[MacGuffin]

Congratulations to you and your son! I'm sure he will look quite dashing in his new kilt ensemble

[O'Callaghan]

As part of my MBA, I took a very educational "business law" course that clarified such phenomena quite well.

In order for any contract to be considered valid, several elements MUST be in place, two of which are: an OFFER, and ACCEPTANCE of that offer. (There are other elements, such as: consideration, free consent, capacity to contract, enforceability, etc, but those would only obfuscate the issue here).

If you were to cross out the section that didn't appeal to you, sign and submit the completed contract, that would constitute a COUNTER-OFFER -- not acceptance. In order to be legal and enforceable, you would still need to have evidence that your counter-offer had been accepted first.

ith:

I once received the same advice from a Citizen's Advice Bureau (government run free legal clinic) in England. What you say is basic contract law and is part of English common law (not applicable in Scotland or Louisiana!).

We had been given a new employment contract and told to sign it or else, and there were very onerous clauses. I think the most objectionable clause prohibited taking another job in the same line of work for two years after leaving that one. I went with one of my colleagues to the CAB and they advised us to cross out the bad clauses before signing. We did that, and never heard another word on the matter. Nobody lost their job.

ETA: I forgot something very important. You must keep a copy of the altered contract with your signature on it. Otherwise you will likely be shown a copy of the standard contract, or maybe even a different version from a different time period that has even worse conditions, and told that 'everybody signed this'!

Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer, this is not legal advice, and you may not rely upon it.

[Downunder Kilt]

Marks Mom, you have worked out this prom night for Mark in a fantastic manner. Your timing in all that you have done has been impecable. Congratulations at taking something by the throat, giving it a good shake and comming up trumps. I also congratulate all the XMarks members who have provided generous assistance without being asked. Cheers to all of you.

As others have said, please don't forget the pics.

[DesertCeltic]

I am glad to hear that it all worked out for Mark to wear a kilt to prom. I am also glad to see my old high school (class of 87) was accommodating to the kilt. Hope he has a great time.

[ForresterModern]

To quote BA from the A-Team,

"I love it when a plan comes together." Congratulations on the results of all your hard work. Although the Saltire undergarments sound cute, I would go with something dark and nondescript to avoid the temptation to "show them off" which might then spoil the whole kilted event-----spandex training shorts work well and come in dark colors generally. No reason to take chances now.

Good luck, waiting for the grand photos.