My new groundie

[rachelroots]

Good on her! Not sure I quite get the speed she seemed to gain her chainsaw certs. Was that after her shift at the pub, a hour before she started working at the crack of dawn for you, while she was pushing some dudes head into a pillow? lol. It's great us lot (lasses) are becoming more familiar on the scene.It's great being in the woods and its a healthy job.Nowt a girl can't do. And we should be more accepted in the trade. I have had to work twice as hard for any sort of credibility, stared at and videoed three times as much and got half the pay. I am as good as anyone else in the trade.Gender shouldn't be an issue on this one. I have learnt you can't wear a vest top to work- as she will once she joins arbtalk! Its lonely and hostile at times doing this and being a lass but I wouldn't be doing it if I didn't love it! Hopefully there won't be such a song and dance every time a girl picks up a saw. I hate it when female fire fighters have an easier fitness test than men to do the same job. If a woman can't do the men's fitness test, she shouldn't do the job! But in arb they don't make the trees shorter for us to climb or fell so I reckon just give us a fair chance and stop treating us like performing seals! I'd say rant over but I have so much more.... women eh!

[difflock]

Sorry Rachel "darling" but you woman just canny rant near as well as us Men!

So dont try!

PS

I used to know a lovely young woman, at st. Andrews University, who as a rock climber, had instructed the Royal Marines (apparently)

They, those young Marines, ud certainly have been paying careful attention, even if they wernt using their ears much.

Course there was the other fine young lass who slipped, as she attempted to spring up, when attempting to breast the wall on the obstacle course one very frosty morning.

Judging by the ensuing language she certainly warnt raised a Lady.

Even the hairy-arsed PTI appeared to be impressed with her grasp of profane language.

Edited March 18, 2015 by difflock

[rachelroots]

Haha, I used to live in Dundee so maybe there's summat in the water on that east coast. Can't say the Tay looked all that fresh! I lived there for 4 years but all I can remember of St. Andrews was a belting record shop, irn bru ice cream and being very, very drunk!

[difflock]

PS

As a very wet-behind-the-ears Young Officer in Germany on Excercise with the TA.

I dispatched 2 very competent young women on a "mission" to a destination 100 odd miles away, to collect stores or sommat.

Without a thought.

The PSI (Regular army, Permenant Staff Instructor) near had kittens, me, sending those innocent wee girls away on their own.

I said in respect of map reading, driving, and not getting drunk/actually coming back with what they were sent for, I would readily trust them more than any of the male soldiers, from hard experience.

Speaking of "hard Experience . . .

Thats another story entirely:blushing::001_tt2:

[Mike Dempsey]

Im in Glenrothes Rachel and I would agree about the Irn Bru ice cream at Luvians. Its the best Ive ever tasted anywhere and I think all my kids would agree.

[the village idiot]

Im in Glenrothes Rachel and I would agree about the Irn Bru ice cream at Luvians. Its the best Ive ever tasted anywhere and I think all my kids would agree.

 

Ah! But have you sampled the delights of Mrs Idiot's stupendous Alder Tree fruit ices? The best ice cream on this fair isle😋

[Pinkfoot]

I have nine sisters and all have worked on the land with blokes doing bloody hard work.

Fen women , when I left school in 1980 , used to work on the land.

They would start work at nine ,after getting the children off to school , and husband to work , housework done and roll up at nine , home for children at three and tea ready when Dad gets home. And then still not finished.

Nothing an old girl can't do.

[the village idiot]

I have nine sisters and all have worked on the land with blokes doing bloody hard work.

Fen women , when I left school in 1980 , used to work on the land.

They would start work at nine ,after getting the children off to school , and husband to work , housework done and roll up at nine , home for children at three and tea ready when Dad gets home. And then still not finished.

Nothing an old girl can't do.

 

Nine sisters!!! I knew the fens were fertile but that's ridiculous.

[Pinkfoot]

How many brothers do I have though....

[rachelroots]

Ah! But have you sampled the delights of Mrs Idiot's stupendous Alder Tree fruit ices? The best ice cream on this fair isle😋

 

Wow! Thought that was a typo for Elder- I can imagine an elder flower champagne lolly to be truly scrumptious!!! Just googled it. Realized I had to try some. Found out to my disappointment my nearest stockist was in Cumbria Alston to be precise.Alston is the country's highest market town, snowed in for 300 days of the year and the absolute arse end of nowhere. I'll be keeping my eyes peeled for Alder Tree ices on my travels. Get a stall of the stuff at this years Arb Show please!!!