Men are too stupid for welding - welding is a job for WOMEN!!!

--Heh. You sound like a bit of a dick yourself! ;-)

My wife is very good at shotgun shooting, and I would expect her to be good at welding also, not that she is interested.

"Todd Rich" wrote: If you are going to reply, please edit out the fj.kanji newsgroup. (clip) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Sorry--I will next time. But then you won't get to enjoy the cleverness of my repost.

Why? I'm reading this from sci.engr.joining.welding. I just don't want the trolls flooding this groups again. Todd

"Ignoramus12712" wrote

Having supervised a very large number of humans and observing their activities:

Sometimes you just need "ass" to get something done. Lifting 90# bags of Portland is best for the bigger guys in the crew. Then I have seen lots of smaller guys who could do amazing things with leverage, rigging, common sense, and good old gravity.

Demanding physical performance from someone who just can't do it is ludicrous. But, as I was taught by a Navy Seal in diving training, one can be amazed by what they can do when they get stuck in a corner. We've all heard of the housewife who lifted the tree off the infant.

My opinion is: pound for pound, men are stronger. And as far as the sexes go, women are more likely to quit and stop trying before men do.

You missed an important point.

If she was listening, and otherwise tried

People who know it all already don't listen well. There is no trying to work well with other people. "Do or not do" - Yoda to Luke Skywalker.

But anyone who says because they're a _____________ (you fill in the blank) isn't asking to be judged on their performance or attitude.

YMMV.

God, that was lifetimes and worlds away. Now my biggest worry is gophers and tree borers.

The more I'm around humans, the more I appreciate my dogs.

Steve

An interesting picture on the subject.

Women stick welding, making antitank obstacles:

Here they built the airplanes. My mother told me they were EXTREMELY happy to give those jobs back when the men returned.

jsw

I can imagine...

My mother-in-law was a shipyard welder for Kaiser during WW2 building transports. She had fond memories of those days....

Carla

I became a journeyman welder - I did very well. I loved it. It was like crocheting... - Mildred Admire Bedell

Welding is a small part of a long process after cutting and fitting. Women can and do make good welders, but there's more to welding than the burning of rods. Unless you're doing production pipe, or station welding, or the like. Standing in one place all day welding something that's brought to you and taken away when you're finished.

Women generally weld good because they have the disposition to do sewing, crocheting, writing nicely, etc. It's all making lines that go where you want them to go.

The only thing that women don't have is the oomph to muscle things when they need to be muscled, although they can become proficient through the use of mechanical advantage. Just some times when push comes to shove, they don't have the muscle.

And how come the ones I've seen don't have the big hair, no welder's cap, don't wear a tube top, and don't use a welding hood on an OA torch with no

Steve

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Yeah I found out that both my mother and mother in law worked in the same place for 3 years during WW2 but they didnt know each other. I never knew my mom could weld until she fixed a broken weld in the chassis of my old Impala for me. It was pretty amazing since she hadnt welded in over 20 years it took her all of about a minute to go from spittering and sputtering to some of the most beauitul welding I have ever seen before or since.

Jimmie