Fun day at the mall.

[Blu (Ontario)]

Sometimes when I go to the mall, my daughter likes to tag along. She walks about 15feet behind just so she can watch peoples reactions. It's fun, but tends to get a bit tiresome after a while.

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[Norbydog]

I also went to my mall today, kilted, and had similar reactions.....but it gets better.

As my wife and I were leaving the mall, we watched a one car accident as a vehicle drove across three medians, into another vehicle, and then into a light pole. The driver must have had some type of medical condition (she was not drunk) since she continued driving after the collision, and drove into an electrical pole. Her vehicle had broken the wooden pole, and there were sparks raining down. The accelerator was pressed, so the engine continued, and then finally blew through a haze of smoke and fire. There were many people around, and some running over to help her, although the electrical pole was still live and smoke and fire all over.

If you have read my profile, you know I am a police officer, and of course that kicks in. So there I am, trying to get people back, so no one else gets hurt, and trying to assist the driver. I could not get a door open, and someone comes over with a hammer, wanting bust open the window. I could see the driver moving, and I knew the last thing we needed was a bunch of broken glass flying around in addition to the other dangers.

So there I am, in my trusty Stillwater heavyweight Blackwatch, barking orders, trying to convince people to not follow the natural survival instinct, and explaining that I really am a cop. They must have thought I was a mad man.

She was okay, and no one was hurt.

And not a single negative kilt comment.

[chasem]

That story is awesome! I would love to see something like that; a guy in a kilt taking charge barking orders at an accident scene

[Mr. Kilt]

Wow, that must have been quite a sight! Between the bad accident scene and you in your kilt...:grin: I hope the woman in the car wasn't hurt too badly.

[Sherry]

It's more excitement than I'd want, but I would think that they wouldn't dare disobey you!

[Norbydog]

Even the officers who arrived, that are generally the most caustic about my kilts) did not say anything about what I was wearing. A few firefighters I know did mention something, but not at all caustic. But they haven't seen me in a kilt before. Maybe they are getting used to the kilted?

No one was hurt, but I am anxious to return to duty to see what was determined to be the "cause" of the accident. In Nebraska, the state wants some sort of cause, or determination of where the error was. Obviously the driver, but what led to her driving behavior.

If it is printed in the local papars, which were all on-scene, in addtion to local TV, I might just be in one of the photos. Either way, I will post a copy or a link to the pictures.

I guess I did not mention.....my wife, after I got out of the car (I was passenger) moved our new Ford Mustang about a block out of harm's way, just like a good little lady should.

[GMan]

Who ever said that Kilt wearing is boring?? It seems that Kilt wearers are the ones always there. Great story.

[Sindarius]

No one was hurt, but I am anxious to return to duty to see what was determined to be the "cause" of the accident. In Nebraska, the state wants some sort of cause, or determination of where the error was. Obviously the driver, but what led to her driving behavior.

Might have been she was to busy oogling(sp) the man in the kilt and nay paying enough attention to the road.

But seriously, glad noone was hurt.