[Northern Monkey]

Originally Posted by DemolitionRed

Three years ago we bought an ancient derelict building in Briancon and turned it into 6 modern apartments. I got really involved in the building work which included helping to lay a new roof which was 100ft up (but I'm a climber so enjoyed that). I learnt to use a circular brick saw, nail guns, angle grinder and circular table saw and although I loved it' the things I couldn't do was carry heavy loads or lift and move weighty things and I didn't have the strength to knock down walls with a sledge hammer.

I always believed that I could do any job a man could do but six months of that sort of manual work really did me in; I just didn't have the same physical strength that a man does. I respect any woman who gives this sort of job a go but I think some jobs are definitely mans work.

A very good and realistic answer.I've done loads of manual work and it's tough going for a man too(even though we don't usually admit it).It's unfair to expect women to do things that they are not physically capable of.Women give birth.I've witnessed that twice and god knows i would'nt wanna do it.I think we should all accept the differences and let women be women and men be men.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Northern Monkey

A very good and realistic answer.I've done loads of manual work and it's tough going for a man too(even though we don't usually admit it).It's unfair to expect women to do things that they are not physically capable of.Women give birth.I've witnessed that twice and god knows i would'nt wanna do it.I think we should all accept the differences and let women be women and men be men.

Indeed. Also men get less distracted as they are less inclined to gossip and want to talk endlessly about feelings and clothes.

[Northern Monkey]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Indeed. Also men get less distracted as they are less inclined to gossip and want to talk endlessly about feelings and clothes.

Ha.Yes true.I always feel slightly uneasy when i see a woman driving a bus.
I once saw a woman breast feeding a baby whilst driving!
Constantly see them applying lippy in the mirror whilst driving too.So many distractions for females.

[the truth]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Indeed. Also men get less distracted as they are less inclined to gossip and want to talk endlessly about feelings and clothes.

tut tut such generalizatons....that's what happens when you avoid being sincere

[Mokka]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Indeed. Also men get less distracted as they are less inclined to gossip and want to talk endlessly about feelings and clothes.

ewww... feelings

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Mokka

ewww... feelings

now now mokka you know you go on and on to your pals bout things like this when you should be reading scientific journals

[Mokka]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

now now mokka you know you go on and on to your pals bout things like this when you should be reading scientific journals

You really know nothing about me... (goes back to reading about the new gene therapy being used on mushrooms in Scientific America)

[Jamie89]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Indeed. Also men get less distracted as they are less inclined to gossip and want to talk endlessly about feelings and clothes.

90% of tibb threads suggest otherwise

[the truth]

Originally Posted by Northern Monkey

A very good and realistic answer.I've done loads of manual work and it's tough going for a man too(even though we don't usually admit it).It's unfair to expect women to do things that they are not physically capable of.Women give birth.I've witnessed that twice and god knows i would'nt wanna do it.I think we should all accept the differences and let women be women and men be men.

tell that to new labour. according to them, every person is equal. they sadly got confused, equal opportunities yes, equal no, everyone is different.

[Northern Monkey]

Originally Posted by the truth

tell that to new labour. according to them, every person is equal. they sadly got confused, equal opportunities yes, equal no, everyone is different.

I agree.We are not equal.We should let each gender fulfill the roles we are good at and not disturb the balance of the force.

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Northern Monkey

I agree.We are not equal.We should let each gender fulfill the roles we are good at and not disturb the balance of the force.

Or how about just let the individual person (no matter what gender they are) do the jobs that they're good at?

[DemolitionRed]

Originally Posted by Northern Monkey

A very good and realistic answer.I've done loads of manual work and it's tough going for a man too(even though we don't usually admit it).It's unfair to expect women to do things that they are not physically capable of.Women give birth.I've witnessed that twice and god knows i would'nt wanna do it.I think we should all accept the differences and let women be women and men be men.

I'm showing that bolded bit to my husband

Yep, giving births tough, but its the final stages of labour pain I'd love a man to experience.

[Mokka]

Originally Posted by DemolitionRed

I'm showing that bolded bit to my husband

Yep, giving births tough, but its the final stages of labour pain I'd love a man to experience.

Omg....they have no idea