Fun day

[macgreggor]

My spouse talked me into going to the mall for a little endurance shopping yesterday. The good news was that another couple and their kids (about the same age as our two) could go with us. The ladies went their way, the kids, John (the other dad) and I went another way. I was, of course, kilted. The fun started as I walked in the door! The usual, black-sloppy-pants-chains-and-zippers-everywhere clad kids were smoking outside. I smiled and nodded as I entered. The reply was 'cool dude, you win at life!' Accepting the accolades with a gracious nod and tip of the cap (wall to wall grin and thumbs up) I procceded onward.

The days just got more fun! Lots of looks several nice comments from both genders and a couple of subdued whistles from, I hope, young females! Not bad for a 49 year old, balding, rounding, hauling two young kids along introverted male! Life was never like this when I was 20!

Just another kilted day in paradise!

macG

[Hamish]

My spouse talked me into going to the mall for a little endurance shopping yesterday. The good news was that another couple and their kids (about the same age as our two) could go with us. The ladies went their way, the kids, John (the other dad) and I went another way. I was, of course, kilted. The fun started as I walked in the door! The usual, black-sloppy-pants-chains-and-zippers-everywhere clad kids were smoking outside. I smiled and nodded as I entered. The reply was 'cool dude, you win at life!' Accepting the accolades with a gracious nod and tip of the cap (wall to wall grin and thumbs up) I procceded onward.

The days just got more fun! Lots of looks several nice comments from both genders and a couple of subdued whistles from, I hope, young females! Not bad for a 49 year old, balding, rounding, hauling two young kids along introverted male! Life was never like this when I was 20!

Just another kilted day in paradise!

macG

Good for you, MacG.,

Make the most of it whilst ye may. It probably won't be happening like that when you are 69 ......... I speak from experience!!

[Big Paul]

endurance shopping

That's a new one.. I like it! I'll have to tell the wife. I'm sure she get a kick out of it..


Glad to here you and your kilt are so widely accepted!:grin:

[Riverkilt]

I suppose "endurance shopping" is an intense form of Retail Therapy :-)

One of my favorite things to do when down in the big cities with the malls is to stop at a mall and have my lady walk behind me about 30 or 40 feet so she can watch the double takes from folks after I pass them. Always cracks her up.

Ron

[AckZel]

One of my favorite things to do when down in the big cities with the malls is to stop at a mall and have my lady walk behind me about 30 or 40 feet so she can watch the double takes from folks after I pass them. Always cracks her up.

I visited my mother last week and she did the same. She was surprised how neutrally people reacted to the kilt. Most people watched twice looking like "What the he... oh, a kilt!" and young girls (really, younger than me!) ;) started laughing like they always do but no negative reactions. And when we went eating I think that the cute looking waitress smiled a little more than she normally would have.

It was the first time she saw me in kilt by the way.

[Prester John]

ahh, the power of the kilt.

[GMan]

Glad you won at life! With all the shopping endurance it is great to hear.

[minimalistix]

As an semi-old saying gos

'That's the great thing about wearing kilts, you can call punks conformist'