The "real cold question" season

[Tartan Hiker]

Just another example of a question that no one would think to ask a woman in a dress/skirt in the same situation.

[Ian.MacAllan]

The only time I have had to deal with that question was when I was out preparing to clear my driveway of snow. The tone of voice in which the question was asked was clearly insolent, so I replied simply, "No."

"I should think you would be." Still insolent.

"You would be wrong." At that point I fired up the snow blower. End of conversation.

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[kilted in seattle]

It's a bit cold and windy in seattle today. Running around doing errands. Got two "isn't that colds" and one "aren't you worried about everyone seeing your business?".

Here's an important thing I've learned about the USA kilts. A sporran and tightenting up the bottom buckle a notch or two will keep the wind from blowing your kilt up.

[GG]

Well, we should be cold, shouldn’t we? Our wives would be cold in skirts if they had not supplied with pantyhose. And yet they might often feel cold and the same to men in pants.
And here we are seen with unprotected knees and the same could other parts be, they might think.
When temperatures are down a man in a kilt must to most people be cold and therefore their question is pretty relevant, so to say.

My answer will be
- No, not at all. Had I been wearing pants today, I certainly had been cold, too. I can’t explain why, but it is a well known fact among kilt wearers that they are very seldom cold when in a kilt.

Or the short version:
- O yes, my hands feel rather cold today.

Earlier, when I was wearing shorts, sometimes at low temperatures I had the same question, by the way.

Greg

[Rex_Tremende]

We had about 2.5 inches of snow this morning, and I spent about an hour and a half shoveling my drive through a bit of a breeze and sticky, wet, falling snow in a tank and a couple of layers up top. Couldn't have been more comfortable, despite coming in finally a bit on the damp side. The kilt is now my preferred snow-shoveling gear - keeps me warm and I have way more mobility than if I had on jeans and long-johns.

Regards,
Rex.

[Giuseppe]

I was in a big box hardware store today. Aren't you cold in that kilt? TWICE. No you would be quite suprised how warm it is.
In the grocery store.ONCE. Aren't you cold? Same answer.

...Nope, these socks are warmer than they look!

[Daaaaang]

The other day we had a few inches of snow and I walked across town in a SWK, overcoat, hat and scarf. Of course I was fine. It didn't even occur to me that I could have been cold until I saw myself in a mirror at my destination. My black overcoat and hat were pretty much white with snow.

As long as you know what areas to keep warm, you're fine.

[McClef]

It's been really cold around here the past few days but the part covered by the kilt never gets cold, just the rest of me!

[string]

I have a tendancy to tell people they are making me cold. I also force my nephew to put on sweaters when I am cold. yes, I am a mom in training, but I try to remember that other people have more cold tolerance than a scrawny girl from Kentucky.

[bikeolounger]

I tend to not get cold easily, a function of my weird metabolic rates and that I've worked outside for much of my adult life. Yes, I'm one of those who would make String cold simply by being seen by her.

Since this is my first cool season kilted, I've not been out in sub-freezing weather much. Also, I've not bought a nice wool kilt yet (I have a UK original and an Amerikilt, and an Alphakilt on the way some time). The one time I was out in cool weather, it was a bit gusty, and I was more focused on keeping the kilt from blowing around than I was on the temperature. It was just above freezing, with winds gusting to 25 or 30 knots, but my UK didn't answer "the question" for anyone. Nor did my cotton shirt and pile vest answer the "too cold" question for anyone. The only comment I heard on the kilt was from a bookstore clerk, who recognized it as a UK and wanted to get one himself.