Kilted in airports

**Galician** · 21st July 10, 08:43 PM

Not surprising, Tony. That site was only recently completely re-opened to the public, and then, only through the pressure of a couple of U.S. Senators. They are probably still over cautious about what and whom they let through.

**ziggy** · 22nd July 10, 07:38 AM

Though I figure flying ina kilt would proably be really comfortable.... not sure I'd try it...never really occured to me haha.

**Geoff Withnell** · 26th July 10, 05:58 PM

Just completed a trip from Baltimore MD to Mississippi. Went though Baltimore-Washington International, Memphis, New Orleans and Atlanta airports in my Flamingo kilt. With my belt and sporran in the tray going through the metal detector was a breeze. The pockets worked well for more stuff than the sporran will hold. No grief from the security folks. I was in very rural Mississippi, and some people didn't seem to be able to cope with a kipah wearing, kilted Jew. But thats another issue.

Geoff Withnell

**jrmiller** · 27th July 10, 08:02 AM

Probably is tough enough just being a Jew in rural Mississippi let alone donning a kilt! How do they know anyway? Could be they are reacting to the kilt alone! Now, if you were black, Jewish, kilted and wearing an Aussie hat, they would need duct-tape to keep their heads from exploding!

**morrison** · 29th July 10, 04:11 PM

Originally Posted by Monkey@Arms

. . . got the pat down in my Utilikilt even though I didn't set off the metal detector. (What can I say, when I'm in a kilt people just can't keep their hands of me.

) Best regards, Jake

The kind of attention I crave!

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**Geoff Withnell** · 31st July 10, 03:52 AM

Originally Posted by jrmiller

Probably is tough enough just being a Jew in rural Mississippi let alone donning a kilt! How do they know anyway? Could be they are reacting to the kilt alone! Now, if you were black, Jewish, kilted and wearing an Aussie hat, they would need duct-tape to keep their heads from exploding!

I wear a kipah (skullcap) when not wearing some other hat. Even in the boondocks, they recognize this as probably being Jewish. I think being a kilted Jewish, mostly Welsh, Marine Vietnam veteran, makes me a minority enough for most purposes.

I did twice hear essentially the same phrase behind my back "expletive deleted, Yankee, anti-Semitic ethnic slur, homophobic slur!" Amazing that the only word suitable for this forum, Yankee, was the most vehemently spoken.

Geoff Withnell