Kilties in Williamsburg, VA

**KiltedTurtle** · 23rd October 06, 07:54 AM

I was in Williamsburg,Va this past weekend with the wife for our anniversary. While there I ran into 4 other kilties 1 at Busch Gardens, 1 in Market Square (both Utilikilts) and 2 in Scotland House Ltd. (both were period re-enactors). Always good to see other kilties.

**Joe Gondek** · 23rd October 06, 08:47 AM

The only place prettier then Colonial Williamsburg in the fall
is Colonial Williamsburg in the Spring.

Bush Gardens is nice too and you had the extra pleasure of being there kilted with other kilties

I wish I colud have been there,I miss Va. in the Fall

**Schultz** · 23rd October 06, 08:59 AM

According to my mother, Williamsburg is prettiest in the evening after an inch or two of snow.

I'm going to test that theory in December when the wife and I head down for a weekend away from everyone and everything. It may not snow, but it'll be close enough

**Pour1Malt** · 23rd October 06, 10:01 AM

guid oan ya....

but where are the piccies?

**KiltedTurtle** · 23rd October 06, 01:20 PM

Williamsburg was great this weekend. The leaves we're almost at peak color. I've never been there in the snow. I may try to get back up there this winter.

Unfortunately I didn't get any pics of the other kilties

(Didn't have my camera with me at the time). I do have some pics of Williamsburg that I got later. I'll try to post them later tonight.

One side note, one of the gentlemen I meet told me that he works conventions for Utilikilt. Said that he had worked DragonCon this year and sold over $35,000 of utilikilts there. He said they had guys dressed as Stormtroopers wearing kilts with there costumes. Just shows you how much more accepted the kilt is becoming.

**KiltedTurtle** · 23rd October 06, 08:30 PM

As promised here are the pics.

http://www.kodakgallery.com/ShareLan...0_648596916107

**Jerry** · 24th October 06, 03:27 AM

Snow is kind of hit or miss here in the part of Virginia east of the Blueridge Mountains. We may go for several years with occasionall light snows, then have 2 feet all at once the next year. Just be aware, most of the people around here have no idea how to drive in the stuff.

**Schultz** · 24th October 06, 06:53 AM

I've lived in the Baltimore-Washington corridor long enough to know that most people who live south of the Mason-Dixon and east of the Appalachians have NO idea how to drive in snow, let alone prepare for snowfall in general.

I hear there may be snow this weekend in Pittsburgh and I'll be visting my brother. Much to my wife's chagrin (she of the geographic stock listed above), I'm crossing my fingers for my first kilted snowfall.

**mddock58** · 24th October 06, 08:01 AM

That's OK, there are many North of the M-D Line that also are without a clue how to drive, in either rain or snow!

I lived on Long Island for 10 years, and if there was the least amount of snow, drivers just acted plain stupid!

I never saw so many right turns from left lanes! Right in front of other drivers!

Rant off

Actually I go to Wmsburg at least once a year, and will have my kilt, I love the Scotland Shop in Market Square!

**auld argonian** · 24th October 06, 08:47 AM

While I can certainly wait for the snow to fall...still got a couple of things that need doing on the outside of the house...nothing makes the un-kilted pause and think like seeing a kilted man happily slogging through the snow. Whether you are freezing or not (probably not), you absolutely cannot admit to being the least bit cold...it's sort of part of the code of kilted honor. As long as you have your top half well insulated, you probably won't feel it. A hat is de rigeur...time for that Balmoral or Highland Bonnet or something smashing in a tocque. WARM shoes are highly recommended...cold feet will make you really uncomfortable.

I don't know how many of you may have seen the Robin Williams bit on how golf got started (you may be able to find it on youtube) but he has a very distinctive way of saying "**** NO!" with a Scottish accent (you can guess the expletive) and I have, much to the annoyance of my dear wife, adopted this as my standard answer to, "...aren't you cold?"

As to driving: snow falls, drivers' IQ's drop by 50%. And it snows here...those of you down South may get this as an occasional thing but we get nailed pretty well (though it could be worse, could live in Rochester, NY). It's a simple process of taking it easy and letting the front wheel drive and the traction control thingie do its thing. Rear wheel drive cars are at a real disadvantage and cars that are lightweight with big mills really take the hit. I used to joke that whatever color the Camaro was when you bought it, after two years in Chicago it was one of two colors: primer orange or primer grey.

Best

AA