Damn Gale Force Winds!

[flyv65]

Between the 16 oz tartan and the sporran, I don't think I've ever had a problem with an unexpected appearance of my "meat and two veggies" (thanks for the analogy, Austin Powers :-) ). I did learn once, however, why it's important to tuck your kilt under your butt front AND rear if you're going to take your motorcycle for a test ride around the block. One of my neighbors says I still owe him for his child's therapy (I asked him if maybe it was therapy for himself, to combat his newfound inadequacy).

Bryan...but that was a UK: not very heavy material...

[auld argonian]

multiple kilt pins....and plenty of 'em.


Best

AA

[GMan]

I was outside only for a little bit, but I did feel the gusts as I was waiting for the Light Rail, and this sweet older lady said that I was a true man for being that brave.

[Angus MacSpey]

Well, the tall building theory is probably correct in most places. But here, we live on the edge of the plain right below the mountain. The wind funnels down steep canyons, and when it gets to the end, it gets a boost from something called the "mountain wave effect."

Just to illustrate, about a week or so ago, there was steady wind all day between 40 to 50 miles per hour, gusting to over 90, with one gust recorded at 98. We're not talking about wearing your kilt for a hat - we're talking about using it for a sail and taking a cheap flight to Kansas. Days like that I'm glad I don't live in Wyoming.

[millar]

The gusts coming off of buildings is actually where the phrase "23 skidoo" came from. "New York City's Flatiron Building, on 23rd Street, is shaped as a triangle. This shape caused frequent winds, which would stir ladies' skirts, revealing ankles which, in the early years of the Twentieth Century, were seldom seen in public. Rogues would loiter around the Flatiron Building hoping for glimpses. Local constables, shooing such rogues away, were said to be giving them the 23 Skidoo." From Wikipedia