A Kilted Trip to the Doctors Office

[CactusJack]

So I kilt up to go to my Dr's Appointment, while walking up to the dr's bldg and I pass three middle aged black women, One of them who is in a wheelcarir turns and say " Good God would You Look at That" So I stop dead in my tracks turn and look at these ladies a state in a very pleasent tone.
It's A Kilt, I bet you thought it was a skirt didn't you. They all three shake their heads in agreement.
The lady in the wheelchair asks if it's scottish and I say yes it is, One of the other ladies asks.
"Do You Ever Wear Pants", I reply "Only when I have Too." With that I wish them all a good day and continue on to my appointment.
I get to my dr's office go in, sign in and sit down. Nobody in the waiting room say a word but I did get a few stares.
I finally get in to see the Dr and the first words out of his mouth is " Wow A kilt that is so cool"
He then states that he could never pull it off and I say to him sure you could If I can anybody can.
So I really had a good day in a kilt.

[Finn]

Good for you!

[Niblox]

In relation to trips to the Doctor - a kilt makes a physical examination in... ahem... certain regions, somewhat easier!

[SFCRick]

good story

[Coemgen]

I usually wear my kilt to the doctor's office (actually a refurbished house owned by the university, and a doctor comes out a few times a week). It usually makes for good conversation.

[BEEDEE]

The best remark I got was last year while having the cast removed from my leg. The technician said that in 20 years of working a cast room, he had never seen a kilted patient. But he did agree that it was more convenient than cutting the seam of a pair of trousers, then hauling them over the cast.

Brian

[cavscout]

He then states that he could never pull it off

Response: "you could but I'd punch you"

[SteveB]

Many years ago, while working as a manufacturing systems mechanic, I had my knee damaged by a rolling material bin. After my visit to the hospital visited a large immobilization dressing on my left knee, it was obvious that I would not be covering it with my trousers. My spouse brought my kilt to the hospital on my request. I put it on with hose, flashes, sporran, kilt pin, sgian dubh, and belt with a T-shirt. I then got the crutches out and ambled out of the room to the nurses station to check out. The nurses and technicians commented on how I had made my clothes work with the cast. This was further noted by many people as I worked my way through the corridors to the exit. I took the paper work and headed to my place of employment so as to handle the insurance bureaucracy. At the time the fashion for my younger workmates was to have the clip of their folding knife showing on the trouser pocket. I was getting a few "skirt" comments from the lads until I slid the sgian dubh from my hose to peel an orange as I was sitting in the break area awaiting a supervisor. I wiped the blade off on a paper towel and thrust it firmly into its scabbard hidden in my hose. The younger co workers were suddenly very interested in this feat of not cutting myself or the hose. The ears were open and a short dissertation on the kilt and its history resulted in a lot of respect for it and my wearing of it. During the recovery period, one of my coworkers had broken an ankle while on a ski holiday, and was joining the crutch club. He had a rather large "walking cast" that made trousers a real issue, and was wearing sweatpants with a ripped lower seam to work. He got more ribbing for not getting a kilt than I ever did for wearing mine.

[NewKilt]

Good story. I'm always kilted, so all my trips to the doctor are in a kilt. Due to my disabilities, I have 3 doctors that I have to see on a regular basis. They are all located in the same large medical complex. I'll usually get one or two compliments each time I go - either from other outpatients, nurses or clerical staff. For some reason the nurses seem to enjoy watching me get up on the examining table .

Darrell

[Mael Coluim]

Way to go CactusJack. On my last annual physical, I found out that my doc is a MacLoughlin, but uses her married name (Slavic) professionally.

She is real interested in her Scottish Ancestry. The upcoming weekend of that exam was the Alexandria Scottish Christmas Walk. She said she would take her young daughter to see it.

So I think I will follow your example on my next visit and go KILTED!