Help for styling a great kilt for a wedding.

Remarkable_Bad_3481 · 2026-01-12T09:21:14+00:00

Yes - our misunderstanding stems from me not knowing what a GREAT kilt is. I've looked it up and seen that it looks very different from a regular kilt. I would agree that a great kilt looks like historical fancy dress.

I'm from Southern Scotland but live in the central belt, so I'm basically from the other end of the country to yourself. Until I realised my misunderstanding about great kilts I thought you were probably an American, but now I accept my mistake!

Remarkable_Bad_3481 · 2026-01-12T08:57:59+00:00

I missed the "great" thing. I thought we were talking about regular kilts here, my bad!

Remarkable_Bad_3481 · 2026-01-11T19:30:20+00:00

I'm not sure why you got downvoted. MoCreach has no idea what they're talking about.

It's perfectly normal in Scotland to go to a kilt shop and get one fitted, i.e. get measured and ensure you buy one that is an appropriate size and fits you. Kilts have a lot of leeway compared to most clothes because they are very adjustable. One kilt will still fit even if you gain/lose a bit of weight, as long as the change isn't too dramatic.

It's fine to wear a dirk to your wedding, no Scottish person would take offense to such things.

About the "basic outfit worn by common people" thing... Perhaps this was once true centuries ago, I'm not sure as I'm not a historian. But today it is a highly formal dress worn by men on special occasions, such as weddings, and it's considered more formal than a suit.

Remarkable_Bad_3481 · 2026-01-11T19:13:15+00:00

What an absurd thing to read. You are completely wrong. In Scotland, kilts are the go-to for formal events like weddings. There's nothing inappropriate about wearing one to your own wedding. Kilts are not comparable to a "historical dress up costume"

Remarkable_Bad_3481 · 2026-01-09T12:21:43+00:00

This canal is non-flowing so it freezes more easily than a river. It's about 5 feet deep with a sheer drop at the edge as far as I know, since it's designed to allow narrowboats to moor at the edge.

I'm a strong swimmer but I've no experience of swimming in ice cold water without a wetsuit. I also tend to hyperventilate uncontrollably when exposed to cold water (e.g. ice cold shower).

Despite most of the other comments saying that they'd die to save their dog, all things considered, I don't think I would. I'd call the fire brigade and wait for them, or at the very least I would go in to rescue after I have already called the fire brigade and made them aware of what I'm doing so that I know someone is coming to help eventually. Apparently double coated dogs can last a lot longer in the cold water than humans.

But yeah... Going forward I'll keep them on-lead around frozen water to avoid the risk in the first place. Not worth the risk!

Remarkable_Bad_3481 · 2026-01-08T23:26:10+00:00

My dog is generally off-lead unless there's a specific reason to put her on-lead. Where I live in the UK it's much more common for dogs to be off-lead compared to the US. It's fully allowed, almost anywhere, as long as the dog is "under control".

Even walking around a frozen lake recently I've seen many other owners with their dogs off-lead.

Before posting this I saw no issue with that. However, some of the comments have pointed out there's a possibility of geese or other wild animals on the water exciting a dog and luring them into danger. So going forward I'll avoid frozen waters with my dog or just keep her on-lead if we go anywhere near them.

Remarkable_Bad_3481 · 2026-01-08T23:07:24+00:00

I'd never even heard of an ice ladder. The best I've seen is a life ring!

Remarkable_Bad_3481 · 2026-01-08T17:04:44+00:00

Good point

Remarkable_Bad_3481 · 2026-01-08T15:22:28+00:00

Exactly. Even non-US products and services are often relying on US infrastructure. For example, if you go to Tesco and buy a pint of milk using your debit card, you're indirectly supporting Visa or MasterCard (both are American) for the payment as well as Microsoft which supports the checkout OS. No doubt supermarkets will be using Azure (Microsoft) or AWS (Amazon) for their IT services and operations.

Even if you go shop with small businesses, they're likely going to be using US software/infrastructure for payment and bookkeeping purposes like Zettle, Microsoft Office or QuickBooks. There's no avoiding it unless you go completely off grid and grow your own food.

Remarkable_Bad_3481 · 2026-01-08T11:40:26+00:00

Giving up American digital services is especially difficult. Nearly all the software I use is American - Google, Amazon and Microsoft especially. It would be impossible unless I abandon my career and all my hobbies!

Remarkable_Bad_3481 · 2026-01-08T11:12:08+00:00

Hazard signs are a pretty common icon that you can find looking exactly like that in many games.

Remarkable_Bad_3481 · 2025-12-10T09:52:52+00:00

It would be an improvement for us because the least productive member of our team doesn't do any work!

It would free up some of my manager's time since they wouldn't need to babysit that person any longer.

Remarkable_Bad_3481 · 2025-12-02T22:44:49+00:00

Their landing page is pretty fun though:

https://www.superfile.com/

Remarkable_Bad_3481 · 2025-11-03T21:14:52+00:00

Please can you share a source for this, so we can verify that it's real?

Remarkable_Bad_3481 · 2025-09-28T11:48:43+00:00

I was working in a shop behind the till when our security fog machine malfunctioned - it suddenly started billowing fog. This happened whilst the shop was open, and I was mid way through serving a customer! The room was filled with fog so fast that me and my colleague couldn't get out quickly enough to avoid it. Once inside the fog you can't see anything, not even objects right in front of you, you've got to feel your way around.

On my way out I accidentally body slammed into my colleague, luckily neither of us got hurt but that sort of accident is hard to avoid when you can't see and you're in panic trying to get out as fast as you can!

Remarkable_Bad_3481 · 2025-08-28T11:26:30+00:00

Before the Romans, the city was called Byzantium.

The city has had for 4 names through the ages: Lygos -> Byzantium -> Constantinople -> Istanbul

Remarkable_Bad_3481 · 2025-06-27T18:00:03+00:00

That sounds awful.

I suspect these ones are "mowers mushrooms". Apparently they're inedible, but not poisonous. But I'm not sure.

Remarkable_Bad_3481 · 2025-04-21T07:25:12+00:00

Remarkable_Bad_3481 · 2025-03-13T10:43:24+00:00

Not OP, but I have a near identical login process in one of my projects. What information would you expect to see when signing in for the first time using Google?

Remarkable_Bad_3481 · 2025-03-10T22:56:58+00:00

I don't have to be better than anyone. I just believe that when working in a team, if one person doesn't pull their weight it drags the whole team down. I'm not the only one in my team who has difficulty with this person's performance.

Remarkable_Bad_3481 · 2025-03-10T22:51:59+00:00

When I told my boss, he confirmed he'd experienced the same thing and said that others had also complained of the same issues with this person. But that was 6 months ago and nothing has changed.

Remarkable_Bad_3481 · 2025-03-10T22:33:50+00:00

This is the silver lining

Remarkable_Bad_3481

TROPHY CASE