Advice needed!

[biblemonkey]

Politeness and coutesy is always appreciated. Wearing your kilt while you tell him might help, also. Star Wars, eh? I love meeting fellow geeks! My wife has suggested "Lando" as a name if we ever have a boy. Have fun.

[Mark Stephenson]

FM hit the nail on the head: people WANT to know. I had two experiences. The first was told to me by my Commanding Officer when I was a brand new 2nd Lt. He recounted that when he was a 2nd Lt, he was in a briefing given by a General. The General’s fly was down, and the General was standing in front of a large group giving the briefing.. My Commander raised his hand and the General called upon him. He politely told the General, “Excuse me Sir, but your fly is open”. The room fell quiet. The General turned around, zipped up and then asked how many had noticed t his fly was down. Most of the attendees acknowledged they had noticed it. The General proceeded to praise the 2nd Lt for having the moxie to tell him and prevent further embarrassment.

From my own experience, I went to dinner with a friend. We were both kilted, and were the only ones kilted in the restaurant. After dinner as we were headed back to the car, he asked me if the pleats went to the back of the kilt, and I told them they did. He had his kilt on backwards. As my eyes were injured during my military service, I did not have enough residual vision to see that his kilt was on backwards – but, my friend would have wanted me to have told him. So, be polite, but for heaven’s sake, tell people because they will WANT to know.