Some humdrum stuff...

For most of our vacation, I stayed dressed in my usual shorts and top outfits, with flats.

At the first motel on our trip home, the TV wasn't working when we got back from our evening meal.  We had already unpacked and were settled in for the night (with me in my house dress and my daytime outfit already in the dirty laundry bag.)   After calling the front desk and following the female desk clerk's phone instruction, I still couldn't make it work.  So she said she'd be right there.

No way to deny who was "wearing the pants in the family" and ""who was wearing the panties" when the clerk knocked on the door.  My wife didn't tell me to change, nor was I told to hide...in fact, she told me to open the door - yes, while wearing my dress (and barefoot, with all 20 pink nails showing.)     My attire caused no issue, from the clerk OR my wife...and the clerk omitted any reference to gender for either/both of us.   Unable to fix the equipment issue, the clerk suggested that we talk with the manager in the morning about an adjustment.   After she left, there were still no comments from my wife...it was like nothing unusual happened.  Not a word about my dress.

Yes, I talked to the day manager, but not wearing a dress...and got an adjustment.   Bet I was the talk of the motel that day...

When I checked in to the motel on the second night, the thirtysomething female desk clerk omitted any gender references.  After settling in, we headed to the motel's dining room for dinner, and the fiftysomething female server identified me as male.  I was "Sir" for the entire meal. But when I checked out the next morning, a different desk clerk (fiftysomething female) addressed me as  "Ma'am."   Very interesting.

On TV at the motel, the show my wife was watching featured a man and his son visiting Scotland with his wife and daughter.   The boys both bought kilts.   I ignored most of the show, but filed its existence away for future reference.  While finishing our drive home the next day, I asked my wife how the show with the kilts went, and she said that they wore their kilts the rest of that day.   So I reminded her that I haven't forgotten about getting a kilt to wear on St Patty's day and Halloween.   She told me that she was fine with it, but "it's the silliest thing I've heard of."

Maybe I'm making headway?  Or these were the "path of least resistance..."  Either way is OK!

Once back home,  we again visited the restaurant where my wife and I have "both been recognized as ladies."  My outfit was white capris, a navy blue women's tee top, and my dark slide sandals, with all the usual enhancements and accoutrements except "no jewelry other than my necklace, or makeup."   The female staff duly addressed and treated us as "ladies."

Hmmm...on the two previous visits, why did we have one success and one failure?  So I looked back at the posts.   In a post about the success, I stated that I was in capris and a top, with my white slide sandals.   In the other post I didn't state what I was wearing, but based on my reception at Lancaster, PA  I suspect that I'm more often seen as a woman in the capris, even though my shorts are very short.  I will pay attention to that theory over the next few outings in shorts...

More later...