Kilted at work today...

[Alaskan Kilted Guy]

Well, thanks for all the support, encouragement, and kudos everyone! Being kilted at work yesterday was a great experience. A couple of the kids we work with were not sure about it and laughed, snickered, or make "nice dress/skirt" comments, but I just thanked them and answered any questions they had. Also, I am the Trainer for our organization, and had a CPR class yesterday afternoon. One of the folks in my class asked when he first saw if I had a sexual-identity issue (he was joking, we always joke about stuff like that in the behavioral/mental health world) and I just answered that as a matter of fact I did, I was feeling twice as manly as the rest of the men in the room... which got alot of laughs, not to mention a little twinkle in the eye of the women in the room.

More seriously though, I agree that thouse of us that are fortunate enough to go to work kilted should. Those of us that are not "allowed" to wear the kilt to work should try to find an angle to push. You can go subtle by just putting up a pic of yourself kilted in your personal workspace, or extreme by threatening ACLU action as Perldog007 has suggested. Eventually I think the tide will turn (women wear pants to work every day don't they?)

Anywho.... back to the salt mines......

[Mr. Kilt]

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One of the folks in my class asked when he first saw if I had a sexual-identity issue (he was joking, we always joke about stuff like that in the behavioral/mental health world) and I just answered that as a matter of fact I did, I was feeling twice as manly as the rest of the men in the room... which got alot of laughs, not to mention a little twinkle in the eye of the women in the room.

More seriously though, I agree that thouse of us that are fortunate enough to go to work kilted should. Those of us that are not "allowed" to wear the kilt to work should try to find an angle to push. You can go subtle by just putting up a pic of yourself kilted in your personal workspace, or extreme by threatening ACLU action as Perldog007 has suggested. Eventually I think the tide will turn (women wear pants to work every day don't they?)

Anywho.... back to the salt mines......

Bravo!! I loved your response to the fellow in the CPR class. Well done!

When my wife and I open our new business together once we make the move to Manitoba next year, kilts will be a main part of my wardrobe. I have no idea how the locals will react, but we'll see when the time comes.

[Nerts]

...I was feeling twice as manly as the rest of the men in the room...

That's awesome! I will SO have to remember that one!

I'm going to be teaching first aid soon and have been wondering if the comapny I'd be working for would let me get away with being kilted.

I'll be sure to post and let everyone know how it goes!

E.