Haven't worn pants since August 3, 2005. Kilted full time since. Love it.

Been to jails (on the job, not as a resident yet), court, out in high winds, hasn't been a problem or anything I couldn't deal with.

Eased into it. For work first showed up kilted at the '04 Christmas party at the boss' home, then began wearing kilts to work on special occasions (had my defenses ready), then on casual Fridays and when I wanted to...finally, just gutted it out (there's a mental piece to deal with) and came to work kilted every day.

It was worth the effort and walking through the silly fears. The worst things I ever experienced never actually happened.

Interestingly, my agency's dress code has always been, "Don't make us institute a dress code." After nearly 9 months of me being kilted daily that has not changed.

Ron