gay engineers!!!!!!!!!!!
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From: San Antonio,Texas,USA
About 8 years ago working supervising a crew of approx. 20 mechanics, as a Lead, there was a gay man employed within our company that was continuously being shuffled around from one crew to the next due to mixed feelings about his sexual preference. Feeling sorry for the man I volunteered to pick him up on my crew. Having a reputation at that time as being the “Hit Man”, meaning that all of the troublemakers eventually ended up on my crew, either to get with the program or get out the door. Leaving all personalities aside I gave the guy a fair shake, and in return he gave me 100% at the job. Much to my surprise he was by far the best mechanic I ever had on my crew, after 9 months I promoted him to alternate lead to fill my place when on vacation or rotation came around. Only to be accused by other applicants of being “Gay” myself, for not choosing them for the promotion. Homophobia is prominent in this industry but in my opinion if a man can carry his weight and perform a job to my expectations I could care less who or what he does with his personal time.
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Hey rightstuff, just because we're called fairies does not mean we act like fairies,
I know lots of avionic guys with deep voices,crew cuts,like football an' stuff, well 3 anyway. You're only jealous cos we get furthar than page 3 in the Sun AND can do the crossword!!!!!!!!!
[ 06 September 2001: Message edited by: shytalk ]
I know lots of avionic guys with deep voices,crew cuts,like football an' stuff, well 3 anyway. You're only jealous cos we get furthar than page 3 in the Sun AND can do the crossword!!!!!!!!!
[ 06 September 2001: Message edited by: shytalk ]
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From: UK
Shytalk,I suppose you'll be claiming next that you don't drag your knuckles along the ground when you walk like the senior trades.
Thought I'd get that in before the avio's jump on it.
Bus have you still got that lime green handled Snap-on screwdriver,or was it pink.I know they were quite popular amongst the avionic techs at your previous company.
I rest my case!!!
Thought I'd get that in before the avio's jump on it.
Bus have you still got that lime green handled Snap-on screwdriver,or was it pink.I know they were quite popular amongst the avionic techs at your previous company.
I rest my case!!!
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From: Beds
Hay Dragon, you say that you gave this homosexual guy a 'fair shake'. Sounds a bit dubious to me!
BTW I am not paranoid, but if you ever consider that natutes purpose of sex is reproduction. and that the dung funnel is for defication, then what homosexual men do is actually against the laws of nature. I have met a few people who have been homosexual in my time, but what they do in the privicy of their own lives is their business; just as long as someone at the first introduction does not tell me of their suxual preferance, or dress up like Boy George, then that is all right with me. But usually, engineering is not the sort of career that attracts homosexuals. Note that at no point have I refered to them as 'Gay'.
BTW I am not paranoid, but if you ever consider that natutes purpose of sex is reproduction. and that the dung funnel is for defication, then what homosexual men do is actually against the laws of nature. I have met a few people who have been homosexual in my time, but what they do in the privicy of their own lives is their business; just as long as someone at the first introduction does not tell me of their suxual preferance, or dress up like Boy George, then that is all right with me. But usually, engineering is not the sort of career that attracts homosexuals. Note that at no point have I refered to them as 'Gay'.
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The reason us avio's have our nice coloured scewdrivers is, if we happen to put it down we can find it again amongst all the crud, oil ,rags. locking wire & bloodstains you 'senior trades' seem to leave over the hangar floor. So There. 
