I did something very unusual for me this trip to the Hopi reservation. I left my kilts at home. Wanted to see if I was treated any differently.

Wore Tevas, jeans, t-shirt yesterday on the drive down. Rest stops were routine, just another face.

But when I stopped for lunch at a restaurant I frequent kilted things changed. When kilted I'm used to a cordial welcome and prompt and attentive service.

Yesterday I was ignored a long time upon arrival. Staff finally decided to seat me. Then a very long wait for a waitress who said she was "busy in back" when she showed up. By then I'd finished reading both newspapers I'd brought with me. She left me a menu and dissappeared.

Much later she came back and took my order. The meal did show up in a reasonable time and was good as usual. Getting my check from her proved another matter. Finally, I went to the register and of course they made a big thing of "you're supposed to wait for the waitress to bring it." After much more waiting they brought me the ticket.

Maybe its a coincidence that the first time I got crummy service here is also the first time I've eaten there in pants. But it got me to wondering if other kilties think they get better customer service when they are kilted?

Ron