Shiny Steve
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Iv noticed even with shooting ladies tend to be betterShe has never welded before tonight. R tech 160 hf Tig
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Fine motor control - we're built to chuck rocks and spears, they're built to pick berries (and beware the lasses with big hands, more so with Adam's apples...)Iv noticed even with shooting ladies tend to be better
As much as I hate sexist generalisations, there is some truth in this.Fine motor control - we're built to chuck rocks and spears, they're built to pick berries (and beware the lasses with big hands, more so with Adam's apples...)
Dave H. (the other one)
Know what you mean, but "sexism" is something we've only been aware of for a hundred and a bit years, we've been hunter-gatherers for a hundred thousand or more, equal but different*!As much as I hate sexist generalisations, there is some truth in this.
I.e, you drop a small screw on the floor, chances are your wife will find it better than you. My father pointed this out and it's true. My wife's the same.
Got my daughter doing tig alu some years ago, and she picked it up pretty quick, I was struggling. Still am.
Go on, which song? I like a laugh.Know what you mean, but "sexism" is something we've only been aware of for a hundred and a bit years, we've been hunter-gatherers for a hundred thousand or more, equal but different*!
My daughter learned to solder PCBs etc. aged three and a bit, with dad's supervision, and she's a damn sight better sketcher / painter than I am but can't grasp perspective (I can) - perspective's a "sense" very useful to a persistence hunter sizing up prey and distances...
Dave H. (the other one)
* My Thanks to the Au Pairs - love that song, ta!
Iv noticed even with shooting ladies tend to be better
Iv noticed even with shooting ladies tend to be better
Id agree with this…..I think this comes from lack of ego, I hate training men they already know everything don't like being told.
Women don't fall into this trap as often.
Id agree with this…..
My Mrs is ok with the mig, she says its easier than icing a cake, quite handy when someting needs tacking and holding at the same time. I hold she tacks.
But struggled with the tig with the 26 torch, threw it down in frustration in the end, too heavy. And shes never tried the 9 or 20 since.
I think this comes from lack of ego, I hate training men they already know everything don't like being told.
Women don't fall into this trap as often.
When learning to fly gliders the woman in our group of ab initio's was far more precise than the rest of us and would never be competitive. She ultimately fell foul of nervousness and gave up when asked to push the boundaries and fly off site.I think this comes from lack of ego, I hate training men they already know everything don't like being told.
Women don't fall into this trap as often.
Teaching my Mrs to ride a motorbike was a doddle, explain positioning just does it. Men "hit the apex, speed not safety"
At this rate my wife will be restoring my old classic and I’ll be washing, hoovering and cooking the dinner, I’m not going to show her this.
The vac needs plugging in...
"It's Obvious" - good tune IMHO, but I was a post-punk young'un once!Go on, which song? I like a laugh.
Fine motor control - we're built to chuck rocks and spears, they're built to pick berries (and beware the lasses with big hands, more so with Adam's apples...)
Dave H. (the other one)
I found female apprentices listen to what you tell them, ask questions and put it into practice. The males know it all and want to get back to playing on their phones.
The result was most female apprentices don't stay long on the tools when they come out of their time, they normally move up to better positions.