To Lend, or Not to Lend?

[Ryan Ross]

Thanks to all who posted (and for making me not feel like a selfish jerk for my reluctance to lend)!

After mulling it over and considering your posts, here is what I have been thinking:

1. My kilt almost certainly will be a bit big (2"+ in the waist).
2. Others may do stupid things over which the borrower has no control.
3. I have other things to offer that would allow him to wear a kilt for much less than renting the whole ensemble.

So, I've asked him to come over after work today where I'll have $20 and a business card for the local kilt rental shop waiting for him. I'll offer all of the accessories he needs from my closet but will ask that he rent just the kilt for the dance.

If something gets spilled on my jacket, that's not such a big deal as I can have it cleaned (or replaced) more easily than a kilt, I have quite a few pairs of hose and flashes, etc.

In the end, I think this is the best way to go - I can encourage him to go kilted (and to do so with style) without worrying about the most significant part of my Highland wardrobe.

You're a good man, sir.