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"We're all just walking each other home." -Ram Dass
"Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder."-Rumi
Tina Hillel wrote: Maybe you can start billing the landlord for being your own repair person.
Anne Miller wrote: There are so many handyman type jobs that woman can do. And too few men that want those kind of jobs.
I always thought that painting and wallpapering would be good trades for women.
There are a lot of little old ladies that would feel more comfortable calling a women to do things they can't do. You know those silly little chores around the house. A jammed drawer that won't shut. A door that won't open. I could name several more!
Judith Browning wrote: She came back and fixed his leaky joins and cleaned up his muddy messes. I would hire her to do more work but she's not the one with the license.
Gardens in my mind never need water https://permies.com/t/75353/permaculture-projects/Gardens-Mind
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Well made buildings are fractal -- equally intelligent design at every level of detail.
"We're all just walking each other home." -Ram Dass
"Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder."-Rumi
Judith Browning wrote:
No reason at all that women can't do the job's that are typically 'men's work' if that's what they want to do.
Gardens in my mind never need water https://permies.com/t/75353/permaculture-projects/Gardens-Mind
Castles in the air never have a wet basement https://permies.com/t/75355/permaculture-projects/Maison-du-Bricolage-house
Well made buildings are fractal -- equally intelligent design at every level of detail.
You don't have to want to deal with diesels to do at home oil changes, and you don't have to be able to build a whole addition to put the trim back on that came off... There's a different level here that needs a word. Someone clever make up a word for this!!
"We're all just walking each other home." -Ram Dass
"Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder."-Rumi
Gardens in my mind never need water https://permies.com/t/75353/permaculture-projects/Gardens-Mind
Castles in the air never have a wet basement https://permies.com/t/75355/permaculture-projects/Maison-du-Bricolage-house
Well made buildings are fractal -- equally intelligent design at every level of detail.
Tomorrow doesn’t exist and never will. There is only the eternal now. Do it now.
Tina Hillel wrote:I like the definition here for Girl Friday
Urban Dictionary Link wrote: a girl who does most of the leg work on a project, but never takes (or gets) credit.
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Well made buildings are fractal -- equally intelligent design at every level of detail.
Idle dreamer
Gardens in my mind never need water https://permies.com/t/75353/permaculture-projects/Gardens-Mind
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Well made buildings are fractal -- equally intelligent design at every level of detail.
Pearl Sutton wrote:IShe sent a plumber, who said all water heaters make horrible noises in the night (really? like it sounds like people with prybars are removing the garage door quality noises?)
Personally, I don't like that someone cut oversized holes for the pipes up from the crawlspace, then didn't flash them, then put cabinets over it, which have space under them. Can you say mouse freeway? And there's nothing I can do to stop it.
Argue for your limitations and they are yours forever.
Mike Barkley wrote:
foamy mouse blocker
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Well made buildings are fractal -- equally intelligent design at every level of detail.
Pearl Sutton wrote:
Tina Hillel wrote:I like the definition here for Girl Friday
Urban Dictionary Link wrote: a girl who does most of the leg work on a project, but never takes (or gets) credit.
Oh, I dislike THAT part.... We need to take credit for what we do!!
The world wouldn't run well without us.
Gardens in my mind never need water https://permies.com/t/75353/permaculture-projects/Gardens-Mind
Castles in the air never have a wet basement https://permies.com/t/75355/permaculture-projects/Maison-du-Bricolage-house
Well made buildings are fractal -- equally intelligent design at every level of detail.
Judith Browning wrote:I forgot to mention that the 'plumbers helper' I mentioned above is also a carpenter/builder with a great reputation...her work with her ex was to try to keep him from losing his plumbers license.
No reason at all that women can't do the job's that are typically 'men's work' if that's what they want to do.
My cousin was a diesel mechanic for many years...she loved big trucks![]()
Judith Browning wrote:
You don't have to want to deal with diesels to do at home oil changes, and you don't have to be able to build a whole addition to put the trim back on that came off... There's a different level here that needs a word. Someone clever make up a word for this!!
Someone clever will find you a word I'm sure![]()
What comes to my mind is the very gender oriented 'handyman'...I'm not sure 'handywoman' would catch on?
A 'jack of all trades' or a 'jill of all trades'
No inspiration here....
Mike Barkley wrote:
Personally, I don't like that someone cut oversized holes for the pipes up from the crawlspace, then didn't flash them, then put cabinets over it, which have space under them. Can you say mouse freeway? And there's nothing I can do to stop it.
foamy mouse blocker
The only thing...more expensive than education is ignorance.~Ben Franklin
Mick Fisch wrote:
A young gal can do most of the things a guy can do. I have decided the term 'the weaker sex' is more aptly aimed at the 40+ year old mothers. Eventually, if we live long enough, all of us, (male or female) get to the point where we are no longer able to do the heavy labor. Some people get there sooner than others, often because of damage to their bodies from work or accidents. From what I've seen, women who have born several children, (pregnancies are very hard on the body) often have more health problems as they grow older than their male counterparts. I view their condition kind of like I view a fireman's burn scars or a veteran's prosthetics. These are all damage they received to their bodies doing difficult, dirty jobs serving others.
Greetings from Brambly Ridge
Ruth, you truly are blessed and I'm glad to see that acknowledged and respected. I am built fine boned with small hands and there are many tools that I physically cannot grip safely enough to use. I do not have broad enough shoulders to get the leverage that many other people the same height as me can get. Despite that, I do what I can. It took me a while to convince hubby that just because he could use brawn to do something, didn't make it better than my suggestion which used brains to compensate for a lack of brawn. It simply had never occurred to him to bother, even though he's a really smart guy. Now that he's over 65 and slowing down a bit, his appreciation for my point of view has improved.Nah! It's not age or number of children. I'm 65 and had three children. I can work rings around the younger generation. And that includes heavy labor like moving rocks. I've been blessed with fortunate genes.
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