Happy Tartan Day!

[NewKilt]

Happy Tartan Day! I spent most of the day strolling and sitting in one of our large city parks. I wore my SWK Black Stewart with a red polo, black hose, and red flashes. Had a nice conversation with an older couple that remarked how nice the kilt looked. A very pleasant day.

Darrell

[Riverkilt]

So something different happened today. I'm in my X Marks the Scot tartan for Tartan Day and another therapist (even older than I) stares at my kilt a while and finally she asks me how I keep it so clean and keep the pleats so perfectly aligned.

She was asking from the point of view of wanting to know...she said she has some wool tartan skirts that she has trouble with.

Told her I didn't really know. Explained the kilt was hand sewn and that I kept it in a garment bag when not wearing it and that I never wore it to smoky places or hiking when the sand was blowing around.

Then she asked how I washed it. Told her I hadn't yet...but if I did would probably use woolite and hand wash in the tub.

She just sort of took it all in then went back to work and so did I.

I'm still pondering how often does a woman ask a man about garment care?

Ron

[Angus MacSpey]

Phooey on me for not realizing that today was Tartan Day. And to think I was wearing troosers.

I shall endeavor to wear the kilt tomorrow, but of course, it will be paired with a black shirt.

Why?

Because tomorrow is Black Friday. Black Friday is the American's answer to the recent protests by illegal aliens. By wearing black shirts on 7 April, we show our support for America's legal immigrants, and the upholding of our laws, traditions, and work ethic. Sorta like the Boston Tea Party.

[Pour1Malt]

oah lads... whit a dae....

I wuz thinkin it wuid bae uneventful... cause NO wan kens whit Tartan Dae is... I wuz wrang....

I went oot wit mai cousin Bruce.... he is helpin' ma fin aw 54 pubs in the toon....

soooo....

we went tae.... "The Worlds End" (guid place tae start I thoucht)... "White Hart"...

"Devorgilla Lounge"... "Globe Inn"... "Spread Eagle Inn" (aye- thots REALLY it's name)...

"Hole I' The Wa'".... "Robert The Bruce"... "Dalston House"... "Cavens"... ""Fleshers"...

"Dickies"... an ended at "Slip Stream"...


whew... whit a nicht....


the Spread Eagle had a top shelf wi aboot 12 whiskies oan it... they were all covered in

dust... many o' the lables I recognised as early 1980's.... 7 o them were interestin

enough fair ma tae try.... 6 o' those were quite guid tae.....

ai spred the guid waird aboot Tartan Dae an reminded people in a' the pubs aboot

the signin o the Declaration o Abroath.... saddens ma thot so few

Scots (at least roond here) tak pride in their ain history an traditions....

it was a lang walk hame... (whit wit a' the sideways walkin ai was doin.... :rolleyes: )

makin breccy this morn was a rough wan.... I think ai'm still a bit blootered....

after ai clean the kitchen an dining room ai need a nice lang nap.....


happt Tartan Day bouys!... an gulls.....

[Kilted KT]

got my pic up...over in the celebration zone...

here is a link to the thread...

Kilted KT after work

[MacConnachie]

It's rained almost 2 inches here in southcentral Montana in the past 24 hours, so it's excellent weather for wearing a kilt. Dressed in the 4-yard Red Robertson today, although one of my tanks would probably have been appropriate.

Good on all of you for wearing the tartan today -- however, whenever and wherever you've managed to do so.

"Cuimhnich air na daoine o'n d'thaining thu" or, "Remember the men from whom you are descended."

Macconnachie

[pdcorlis]

I decided I pay our college president a visit today to tell him about tartan day and show him my new Isle of Skye tank. Now I've been know to drop in and chew the fat with him now and then since he's a very interesting and funny guy. His secretary LOVED my kilt, he gave me the the usual ribbing (I get that from him when I'm in pants too). All in all a very nice chat and as I left he said "that's a fine kilt... hey, that's something I don't get to say every day!" I said "drop by my classroom anytime you want to pay me the compliment." He smiled and said "you really do have to be a man to wear that huh?" I smiled and said "a man and a half" nodded and walked away.

Happy Tartan Day everyone!

[Eujeankilt]

I flew from Eugene to Columbus, Ohio today and I was surrounded by middle schoolers on their way to Washington DC. As we were leaving, on young man asked me if I was from Scotland. I told him I was from Oregon, but I wore kilts everyday. (I was wearing my Canadian Casual Nova Scotia tartan). He then asked me if he could take my picture. His seat mate noticed the activity and asked me if I was from Scotland, to which I replied no and this lad asked to take my picture too. I informed several of them that this was National Tartan Day and they reponded with blank looks so I grabbed the apron of my kilt and explained what tartan was.

On the way out of the jetway, I heard one say he was going to get a kilt, to which a friend questioned him, and he replied, yes, he was going to get a kilt.

I think I have steered a youth onto the path of kiltdom.


Dale

[Verlyn]

I wore my Hay ancient today with a grey shirt and tie and got compliments on the look, and questions on why (I normally wear a suit). One guy I see occassionally that is REAL impressed with the fact that I bicycle to work did a double take and said, "Wow, you look sharp, whats the occasion?" I explained tartan day to him an he said, "Cool". The only other comment was, "did you ride your bike in that?". Other than that, it was a non-event really. One woman who is a senior level supervisor who I thought would frown upon it actually said that she was glad to see someone observing tartan day when I explained it to her.

[Richland]

A few kilted gents from Xmarks met at a brew pub in Harvard Sq. in (The Peoples Republic of Cambridge.)
Was a great opportunity to meet a few of the kilted locals..we drank a few pints, and discussed much about the kilted world.
It was a first Boston kilt night. "On tartan day, none the less." We plan on many more.
X marks has provided such a great connection to kilted men everywhere...