Out and About -- In the World at Large

[Barleymower]

Nobody’s going to get near my manhood with a tape measure.

[denimini]

Nobody’s going to get near my manhood with a tape measure.

Well better a tape measure than a micrometer.

[denimini]

I had an apointment for an eye check in Broken Hill today. Caught the bus a 8.00am as usual and after travelling about 180kms, with 16 to go, there was a road block with a police car and was told that the road ahead was closed for at least 2 hours due to a nasty road accident about 3kms further on. We filled in time chatting and ringing to cancel appointments, myself and one other passenger had phones that could get reception, even the bus driver did not have any communication. While we were milling around I took some photos and asked another passenger to take a photo of me, mini-skirted of course. No-one mentioned my skirt although one passenger I did not know well asked if I was at all cold as there was a chill breeze.
After about 2 hours we were then told that the road would be closed for a further 3 to 4 hours. The bus driver opted to go back, which was my choice as by the time we got into Broken Hill it would be too late to do anything, the driver would have to have an hour off before driving back which would be in the dark which is a hazard with animals. Also the bus has a fridge normally stocked with drinking water but only had a few left so we ran out, although not disasterous in winter. Half the passengers set off to walk to Broken hill, so the bus driver phoned head office and got a bus to meet them the other side of the crash scene.

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[familyman34]

I thought with Dundee being a Scottish city I’d see more guys in kilts but I’ve only seen them dressed in kilts casually a few time. I have seen a few guys in skirts and fishnets tights but that seems to be around the university as it has a big LGBTQ following.

A week in Scotland around Edinburgh and St Andrews. I saw two guys in kilts and both were in costume playing the bagpipes on the street. Going to Scotland and seeing MIS on every corner is not a thing. I think that it shows that even in a place where men can wear skirts without loosing their man card, they still don't.

I too spent the first week of May in Dundee and Edinburgh - saw no other skirted (or kilted) males in Dundee, and only one in Edinburgh who wasn't in costume playing the bagpipes on the street. So, much the same experiences as reported above. Admittedly the weather wasn't brilliant, but Scots are meant to be tough!

[DrFishnets]

I too spent the first week of May in Dundee and Edinburgh - saw no other skirted (or kilted) males in Dundee, and only one in Edinburgh who wasn't in costume playing the bagpipes on the street.

This is why it was more of a challenge for me to dress in a skirt as hardly any man is dressed in a skirt or even kilt in Dundee. Today I was in Dundee town centre in black pinafore dress and casual t-shirt and felt alone (even though I felt good about myself).

I seen another guy who I seen later on (when I went back to town) wearing a green frock and sheer black tights with black boots. I also seen a different guy in pattered knee length skirt the previous day in Dundee town centre and the guy dressed casually in kilt last weekend that I mentioned on here.

[familyman34]

I too spent the first week of May in Dundee and Edinburgh - saw no other skirted (or kilted) males in Dundee, and only one in Edinburgh who wasn't in costume playing the bagpipes on the street.

This is why it was more of a challenge for me to dress in a skirt as hardly any man is dressed in a skirt or even kilt in Dundee. Today I was in Dundee town centre in black pinafore dress and casual t-shirt and felt alone (even though I felt good about myself).

I seen another guy who I seen later on (when I went back to town) wearing a green frock and sheer black tights with black boots. I also seen a different guy in pattered knee length skirt the previous day in Dundee town centre and the guy dressed casually in kilt last weekend that I mentioned on here.

While in Dundee my wife and I spent a couple of hours in the V&A (Victoria and Albert Museum, for non-UK people) while it was cold, windy and raining outside, and had a good chat with the lady at the top of the stairs on the top floor.

(My starting question to her: Why do people who lived in Ceylon/Sri Lanka before the Second World War say what sounds like "jutation" - to rhyme with "station" - when speaking of woven jute fabric? Surprisingly she had no answer although Dundee was, until the 1960s, the world capital of the jute processing industry.)

In the course of our conversation she congratulated me on being in shorts, sandals and bare legs in spite of the weather, so I had to demonstrate to her that the "shorts" were a light flared black cotton skirt! At least the wind let it dry out quickly on the way back to our lodgings in the evening.

[greenboots]

I passed through Dundee by car on Saturday and back again on Sunday, in order to take part in the Aberdeen KiltWalk. Parked at Banchory then caught the bus to Aberdeen, walked up Anderson Drive it the Premier Inn. Next day I got a lift to Tesco and we walked to Duthie Park, then 18 miles along the Deeside Way to Bellfield Park. A great experience, but many were not kilted. Women in leggings, men in shorts or Craghoppers

[Uncle Al]

As I stopped at my local grocery story, walking in, the 'cart kid' said "Nice Kilt"

This is what I was wearing, a white shirt, black with white chevron stripes skirt.
I still have enough of a tummy, to hold the knit skirt up without a belt.

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I thanked him and went on into the store.

Uncle Al

[skirtyscot]

Nice skirt, Al!

[denimini]

Nice kilt
Someone asked me if I played the 'pipes when I was wearing a denim mini skirt. At least you can answer that you do.

[Coder]

My "yearly" post - again attended the Ann Arbor Michigan art fair. Folks can see my two recent outfits in my outfit thread, but basically first day walked the entire fair with a friend, second day by myself walked through the fair to meet a colleague for a lunch thing.

Got one "I love your skirt" compliment, had a great day.

[Myopic Bookworm]

Today - preparing to be trapped in trousers by circumstances for a couple of days - I started out in a dress (sleeveless orange Incerun button-through dress over a long-sleeved white top, sports socks and white trainers). I went shopping in town, planning to change before the cleaners arrived. But I didn't get around to it. Then I was going to change before going to the supermarket for flowers for my mother. But I didn't get around to it, and was starting to run late. So I stuck a cream linen jacket on top and went to see my mother (who has more than a touch of dementia), having visited often in a kilt and once in a skirt. Although I saw her looking sidelong at one point, she said nothing, and the care home staff were their usual polite selves. I just got more and more comfortable as the day went on. So now the visiting music teacher has seen me in a dress, and he said nothing either. Most relaxing.

[Bill]

A rare trip for me today to a local BJ's warehouse store - with my wife. I was wearing a SportKilt in an Air Force tartan (mostly blues), a Sturgis, SD (Motorcycle Rally) t-shirt and flip flops. I received three distinct compliments about my kilt. One was from an older woman, one a 30-something woman and one from a guy in (guessing) late 20s.

[Jim]

After taking my wife to a doctor appointment I picked up an order at Target. (What could be more middle-America?)

A woman called out to me in the parking lot, "I love your dress!"

"Thanks, I find it very comfortable in this humid weather."

"I should have worn one, too. But I just chose these boring shorts."

"Yes--well there's always next time."

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("Time and Tru" brand picked up for an end-of-season clearance sale at Walmart for $2, size L)

[Coder]

I attended (as staff, also manned a spot to discuss our services with faculty) a new faculty session today - about 50 in attendance. They made all the staff stand in front of the group when they did introductions. Skirted in a brown knee-length skirt, grey boots, grey t-shirt with department logo, brown/blue watch.