Too Cold for a kilt...not likely

[Iolaus]

Come on Iolaus! Another or just A blanket on the bed!

You mean that thin flannel fabric doesn't count as a blanket?

[Ruanaidh]

It was 23 degrees F in El Paso this morning with a good wind blowing. I was warm as toast in my 16 oz. kilt, aran sweater and leather jacket.

[Wompet]

It was 23 degrees F in El Paso this morning with a good wind blowing. I was warm as toast in my 16 oz. kilt, aran sweater and leather jacket.

And it started out 65 F yesterday and it's dropped to 41 F. It's ironic - i left El Paso to return to the lands of real winter, and we were warmer here today!

Ruanaidh, here's a little fun you can have with native El Pasoans. Once the weather gets "cold" - below 55 F , intentionally walk by a native El Pasoan (who is now wearing thick socks, thermal underwear, undershirt, longsleeve shirt, sweater, winter coat, wool cap, scarf, and gloves) in a kilt; and before they can ask the winter question, ask them "Aren't you warm?" Hijole!
You're guaranteed interesting results every time!

PS - the first couple times I would reccommend doing this to people you know. Strangers can react unpredictably.

[Alan H]

I'm wearing a t-shirt under my flannel shirt today 'cause it's GRAY and COLD here...

in the San Francisco Bay area...like about 60 degrees or something.

I dunno about snowblowing in kilts. LOL

[cormacmacguardhe]

Been snowing here for the last three days. As of now we probably have about 8-9 inches. The main highway from town is pretty clear, kept that way because of the local ski area nearby. Which had a world record snowfall three or four years ago. Daughter stayed home from work last night, came over and played poker until about 4AM. Temp outside is hovering around 34F.

[MacConnachie]

Good on ya for doing snow removal duty in a kilt. I remember shoveling snow away from a stuck vehicle one night in the dark, after a pipe band event. I'm certain if there'd been anyone around to help or observe, they would have gotten a very obvious answer to the perennial question. However, except for my knees, I stayed warm, and the snow shovelling actually had me warmed up to the point that I had to take my coat off.

St. Andrew's Day -- I would have liked to kilt up today. May have to, for a while, when I return home this evening. It's about 20 deg. F. here, today, with lots of snow. I don't generally mind the cold that much, when kilted, but my old-football-injury impaired circulation right knee tends to object strenuously if I spend too much time kilted outside on a day like this one.

More snow on the way out of the Pacific Northwest, so folks further east of the Rockies can be expecting more snowstorms through at least the end of the week. Lots of opportunities for going kilted to various wintertime activities. I'll look forward to reading more reports.

Mac

[Sherry]

Sounds like your knee needs a nice, warm wooley sleeve of its own.

Sherry