On Thu, 2009-10-29 at 21:09 -0400,
bovineoaks@aol.com wrote:
> Why did you put the word "Female Mechanic" in the middle of my words.
> I meant all mechanics, not just xx are less organized, which makes
> them slower and less thorough. You are correct the is I am not
> automatically a better mechanic than women and men. I have 27 year
> experience that is what makes me more organized, efficient,
> faster, than most mechanics. I have taught classes for year and played
> mechanic speed games for many years too. The Games make you faster,
> putting your tools away every time you touch one makes you faster, As
> long as you wish to jump to conclusions that my word are against women
> only, you are showing that you are the sexist bastard you accuse
> others of being. I have worked hard for my skills and I in courage you
> to work just as hard to challenge your own skill to become better and
> better throughout your career.
>
> Christopher,
>
> Why are you assuming that you are more "efficient, thorough, and Fast"
> than a female mechanic? You are NOT automatically a better mechanic
> than
> a woman. My shop does not do drop-off repairs for customers, and I
> believe the situation in question involves trying to teach males.
>
> On the flip side, the bikes I build or restore are far more thorough
> than your own work that you are describing. I have had men tell me
> that
> this is because "I'm just better at cleaning and polishing". If I
> wield
> metal polish, wax, and the whole nine yards, it's a feminine virtue --
> if a male does the same, it's simply good work.
>
> This is the essence of your male privilege -- believing that where
> you've gotten in life and everything you do is unaffected by any
> privilege.
>
> andrea
>
>
>
> On Thu, 2009-10-29 at 10:34 -0400,
bovineoaks@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > A man needs his bike fixed. He will not say what's wrong
> with it, nor
> what he's
> > hearing or feeling. Only that it's broken. Fix it. He's
> doing this to
> challenge
> > me. No matter what I find, it's not the "broken" he's
> thinking of. No
> matter
> > what I fix, it isn't good enough. In an extreme case, he may
> lead me
> down the
> > wrong path (ie I find that his brakes are sub-par and fix
> those. Maybe
> he'll
> > even tell me that they're the only problem. But what
> originally caused
> him to
> > come in is a loose headset). If I miss something that breaks
> further,
> he will
> > blame not only me doing my job, but my gender. This
> reinforces his
> negative
> > stereotype of women in non-traditional roles. But is it my
> fault? No.
> He set me
> > up to fail by not telling me the problem. And he would do it
> to any
> woman
> > sharing my occupation. Again, an ideologue and the problem
> is neither
> me nor my
> > chest. It's him setting me up to be the problem. But word
> will get out
> that xx
> > shop has a bad mechanic just the same.
> >
> > If you Have an REI near by ask for all of the check off list they
> > have for Basic tunes, to Overhauls. I have found when I work from a
> > list and add to the list that I do not miss little details of a
> > repair. If every guy did this to you I would call it sexism. Sadly
> as
> > a guy in a bike shop I meet men like this all the time, We do not
> call
> > them sexist bastards, we just call them Dicks. Step back and look at
> > the issue, Was your work at fault, if so upgrade your technique.
> ( all
> > of us can learn more) Is the customer way too picky. Then he is a
> > dick, if he says that the work is bad because you are female then he
> > is a dick and a sexist bastard. Refer him to a really crapy
> mechanic.
> > I meet anal picky customers all the time. I am older, I do not take
> > guff form them. I tell them what they asked for, and what I gave
> them.
> > I always give more than they ask for.
> >
> > Example of what I do on a brake job:
> >
> > I clean every bike from head to tail, I clean each rim in the sink
> > with Dawn and a Scotch bright green sponge to remove metal oxide and
> > oil , I sand each brake pad to remove the metal oxide. I round,
> > dish, tension, and true the wheels. This is all the extra set up I
> do
> > to prepare brakes. Then I do all the normal brake pad alignment,
> and
> > toe. Check cables/ housing, caliper / lever mount bolts. Customers
> > never come back to me with squeeky brakes when I am done. Thus lots
> of
> > bad feelings are avoided and lots of rework is avoided. Sadly I
> never
> > hear any good coments from customers, But I do not hear negitive
> ones
> > either.
> >
> > I can do all this because I practice being efficent, thorough, and
> > Fast. As you become more experienced challenge yourself to do things
> > better with more detail and faster. Never compromise safety. The
> > safety of your hands or your customers life.
> >
> > Christopher
> >
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