Won't Get to be Kilted

**Verlyn** · 14th December 07, 09:20 AM

I could walk naked through the detectors and still manage to set them off. I just returned from a cross country trip wearing a USAK Semi and had zero problems. I let the TSA agent know I had buckles holding stuff on and she had me walk through. Alarm went off and I went over the the wanding area. Now, the hometown airport TSA lady I think was messing with a male co-worker. As I was putting the sporran, computers, brief case, shoes, belt and coat through the scanner, I caught her out of the corner of my eye saying to the x-ray operator, "Oh, I love that look". Then, she gets a really sly grin when I told her I know I'll set off the alarm as she calls for male assistance. This guy was clueless and they knew it; finally I said, "Man, its just a kilt. Wand as normal" while she's laughing at him. Coming back through the airport on the other end was so uneventful as to be a yawn; in fact as I was putting my shoes and sporran back on, I commented more to myself that at least I remember to not wear a SD. The TSA agent doing a test next to me said, "Yeah, some don't". I said I'll bet that caused a lot of excitement. He said only the first time it happened.

The moral of the story is that, for me at least, there is no more or less hassle going through the checkpoints kilted and I'm much more comfortable.

**Don Patrick** · 14th December 07, 09:52 AM

Originally Posted by ccga3359

So why not just wear the kilt on the trip there?

Good show.

**Bugbear** · 15th December 07, 10:45 PM

Hi all, I made it back from New Mexico, and all went well. Thanks for all the replies. Though I didn't get to take a kilt, I did tell everyone that I
would probably be kilting the next time around. I think a USAK casual would be the best flying kilt for me because I make sure there is nothing to set
off the metal detector when I fly. I just feel better not having to set off the thing, and cause as little hassel for me and everyone else when I am flying. Hopefully I won't have to take such a short trip next time around and be so pressed for time.