You should have seen what happened when my daughter decided to take Auto Shop. The instructors blood pressure must have nearly doubled when he found out he had a girl in his class. And that was just 8 years ago.
Jerry Banker > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Houben [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 4:54 PM > To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > Subject: RE: [U2] blank lines in code / mixed case > > No offence taken. I got your point. I was just pointing out that some > boys saw "benefits" courses like typing! :) I think we took it for > reasons that were a bit unusual, but it sure worked out in the long > run! > > BTW, my sister was the first girl to "break into" shop along with a > friend of hers at our high school. We really broke the mold... > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner-u2- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jerry Banker > Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 1:59 PM > To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > Subject: RE: [U2] blank lines in code / mixed case > > I was not trying to offend anyone with that remark but back in the day > typing was something that girls took and boys took shop. It was a fact > not an accusation. Although I think it would have been a great asset > for > me today at the time it was hard enough trying to get through all of > the > social pressures without creating an additional one of my own making. > Social norms change and today both genders do and should learn how to > type because most of the kids will go into office jobs. Back then most > men were likely to end up tightening a nut and bolt. > > Jerry Banker > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Eric Armstrong [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 3:15 PM > > To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > > Subject: RE: [U2] blank lines in code / mixed case > > > > Along with Robert I also took Typing (along with football, tennis, > > soccer) > > in High School and am glad I did. > > > > Eric > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Robert Houben [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 10:24 AM > > To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > > Subject: RE: [U2] blank lines in code / mixed case > > > > > > BTW, to the comment about straight guys not taking typing: I know > that > > they > > didn't usually, but when I was in high school back in the plasticine > > epoch > > (right after the Pleistocene epoch), a bunch of my friends and I took > > typing > > because we thought it would be an easy course (and there were girls > in > > it!) > > Given my career, it was one of the most useful courses I took in High > > School > > - one of the few, in fact, where I can say that I still clearly reap > > the > > benefits of it every day! > > ------- > > u2-users mailing list > > u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ > > > > > > > > > > > > LOBEL FINANCIAL PRIVACY NOTICE: > > This communication may contain confidential company information that > is > > protected by federal law. Federal regulations prohibit the disclosure > > (or re-disclosure) of confidential information without the written > > consent of the person(s) to whom it pertains. Additionally, the views > > or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author > and > > do not necessarily represent those of the company. > > ------- > > u2-users mailing list > > u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ > ------- > u2-users mailing list > u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ > ------- > u2-users mailing list > u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ ------- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
