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27th March 06, 08:22 AM
#1
Going upstairs while regimental
Is it possible not to get exposed while going upstairs?
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27th March 06, 08:27 AM
#2
Originally Posted by Sylvain
Is it possible not to get exposed while going upstairs?
I would think that unless you're being closely followed up the stairs by a midget it shouldn't be a problem. Now, if they were glass stairs...:rolleyes:
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27th March 06, 08:29 AM
#3
Or you're very tall...
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27th March 06, 08:38 AM
#4
Thanks never thought about that until now. Now I'll think about every time I am walking up a flight of stairs or should that be a flight of stares
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27th March 06, 08:46 AM
#5
If it's an enclosed stairwell, I don't worry about it. If it's open on one side of the staircase, I walk on the wall side. There's a staircase at the public library that is completely open, and the risers are perforrated. I take the elevator.
An uair a théid an gobhainn air bhathal 'se is feàrr a bhi réidh ris.
(When the smith gets wildly excited, 'tis best to agree with him.)
Kiltio Ergo Sum.
I Kilt, therefore I am. -McClef
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27th March 06, 08:50 AM
#6
My son's first kilted outing was several weeks ago at the Black Watch concert. Our seats were on the second level, up a long flight of stairs. At the bottom of the stairs a bar was set up and lots of folks standing around waiting for drinks. He got to the foot of the stairs and stopped. I asked what was the matter and he just muttered "stairs...why'd there have to be stairs?" He's about 6'3" and all legs, so a flash was a genuine possibility. He asked if I would walk behind him. I reminded him that he had on boxers (15-year-old-shyness) and I was quite regimental. He wasn't moved by this, so up we went. About half way up there was the sound of a drink hitting the floor and other general mayhem. I didn't look back to see what had happened, but he's convinced that I caused the rukus. We'll never know, but he's since spread the story pretty thickly among friends and family, much to my wife's dismay.
Kilted Teacher and Wilderness Ranger and proud member of Clan Donald, USA
Happy patron of Jack of the Wood Celtic Pub and Highland Brewery in beautiful, walkable, and very kilt-friendly Asheville, NC.
New home of Sierra Nevada AND New Belgium breweries!
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27th March 06, 09:12 AM
#7
It will be very difficult for anyone to see anything beyond the mid to upper thigh, going up the stairs, or else women wouldn't climb stairs either! You probably don't want to decend to vigorously though!
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27th March 06, 09:13 AM
#8
before worrying about flashing someone with your kilt, keep in mind that every day millions of women in skirts and other female non-bifurcated clothes walk up and down millions of stairs.
I wouldn't worry about it.
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27th March 06, 08:36 AM
#9
Yes.
If you're walking up the steps at a moderate speed (carefully) and not bounding up them with your sporran bouncing off your forehead. Most kilts are heavy enough that they don't fly up that high...the sporan helps keep the front down.
Consider that my first "kilted outing" was to the Apple Computer Store in Chicago and I had to go up to the second floor which is reached by a GLASS staircase in the middle of the store. (I just looked at it and thought "oh, well!" and walked up.)
There is a tendency that we all have - whether we are wearing a kilt or not - to assume that a whole lot more people are paying attention to us than there really are. And should the "worst case scenario" occur, I seriously doubt that anyone is going to yell out that they spotted your tallywhacker while you were ascending the stairs...unless of course you are at a drunken frat party or somesuch similar event...in which case it isn't going to make much difference even if they do.
We should start a sub-forum called "Ask Aunt Kilty" to field these questions...model it on the "Ask Uncle CJ" column at firstfoot.com.
Best
AA
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27th March 06, 09:57 AM
#10
The power of fear!
Not to run this topic into the ground, but we are generally incorrect in what we believe people see.
1. Most people are not paying any attention to you in the first place.
2. They would have to be right underneath and looking straight up (maybe with a flashlight).
3. It's dark up there.
4. Unless you're walking bow-legged with a spotlight on your crotch they won't see anything more than a bit of thigh.
5. Wearing anything other than dark bikini briefs will only draw attention to that area and make you look ridiculous.
6. If someone wants to learn the nature of your under-vesture, they will, but that's a far cry from "flashing." Discerning whether or not there be any undwear up there and actually seeing the family jewels is a very different matter. Just keep you legs together and walk with poise (I know, men don't usually learn those skills growing up!) and nobody's gonna see nuthin'
Relax and enjoy life!
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