I first wore a kilt to work in January 2003 when I injured a leg and was hobbling around on crutches. Not wanting to be off work I wrapped a kilt around my waist and went into the office. At that time I was manager of a town hall. I received lots of compliments from the staff and public and several people expressed the sentiment that they would like to see more men wearing kilts around the office. After my leg healed I continued to wear the kilt to the office one or two days a week. There was never any difficulty about my kilt wearing either with the elected councillors nor with senior management from council headquarters. I accepted an early retirement deal in mid-2004 (nothing to do with being kilted) and set up my own business providing specialist legal services to the public sector. My work includes sitting as a magistrates clerk/assessor in the District Court two or three days per month for which I almost always wear a black kilt. I have received several compliments on the kilt. My court deals mainly with road traffic cases and we regularly have to deal with drivers who have travelled from England for cases which arose from incidents when they had been in Scotland on business or on holiday. Often they are stressed as they are at risk of losing their driving licences and I have found that the kilt can be a great icebreaker which makes me more approachable and the court process less intimidating.