Back to trousers

[Graham]

Well I have to admit that I found one thing I would not do in a kilt.

We have a 25 acre front yard which slopes down to the Cam River. Bushfire is the only natural disaster we face each summer, and for the past two years I've failed to do a reduction burn, ie. set a fire to clear all the undergrowth before a really big wildfire does it for me.

Yesterday afternoon the conditions were perfect, so with a friend we set to creating a huge fire right across nearly half a mile of hillside.

The fire was effective, no one died, no houses destroyed.
The only casualty was my comfort, I had to put on overalls for the occasion. closeness to such a fire would have ruined any kilt.

My brother in law came around and saw me bifurcated, I was actually embarrased to be seen in trousers.
for the first time the tables have really turned, two years ago I was embarrassed to be seen in a kilt!

When the work was done I couldn't wait to shower and get back into a kilt.
Guess I'm hooked!~