Capt Fran, Thank you for making my morning, I havent laughed that hard in a long time. There is idiots male and female in our industry, and we can have this discussion on equality till the cows come home. Unfortunately “my” 1972 small minded attitude is basically the way it is out here, from the GOM boats ive been on, to the great lakes, right down to NYC harbor. Never stated that 100% of woman couldnt do thier job. You can tell me all day long how your equal to or better than most men you have worked with, and maybe you are. But when you come onboard, require a separate bathroom/bunkroom, both the other deckhand and mate have to get up on thier off watch to pull hauser because you dont have the ass or stamina to do your job, tell me you are equal then. You sound like you have pissed more salt water than I have sailed on, and being the gentleman I am, Im going to asume your nuts are bigger than mine and end this one before I fall on the galley floor again laughing.
Ah, BargeMonkey, glad I could make you giggle like a little girl. Funny thing is BM, you haven’t figured out yet that you just insulted most of the men on these forums, too, not just the women.
And yep, my nuts are bigger than yours. Hey - I’m talking cashews here people, get your mind out of the GOM (apparently).
Capt Fran,BM is losing,keep it up,he lost you won,not just whats down below but what is upstairs also,evidently BM has very little in BOTH places, 
to BM this photo is for you as a favor to Capt Fran,
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[QUOTE=Mr 100-ton;51079]Capt Fran,BM is losing,keep it up,he lost you won,not just whats down below but what is upstairs also,evidently BM has very little in BOTH places,
to BM this photo is for you as a favor to Capt Fran,
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Thanks Mr. 100!
from Ashley in '09 to bargemonkey and Fran in '11: this thread is jinxed with ill will, spite and ignorance. not one of gcaptain’s best.
Agreed, Richard. It clearly brings out the worst in me, so I offer a sincere apologies to all and promise to not let myself get baited like that again.
Mikey, John or Doug, you might want to consider trashing this thread.
This thread has been EPIC!! No way this piece of modern history should be trashed!!
photo says it all
Why trash it??? This thread has ALL the truth, showing both sides of the debate, equation and opinion. Let others read it to get a feel for what living on a small boat, with people from ALL persuasions, gender and experience!
Hi Fran and others,
I am a female mate with an unlimited C/O ticket. Currently I work with a company that employs women in all kind of ranks and everybody is used to it. Unless they are not of the girlie-whiney type there are no problems. On the way up to get there I of course had my experiences. E.g. on a container feeder where I had signed on as A/B. One day when I entered the crew mess I heard one of the guys lamenting about women not being able to do proper deck’s work. I put on my nicest smile and asked him politely: “Just to clarify which kind of deck work is meant, tell me - which part of your job you do with your pr*ck” - I never again had any problems there.
Babs.
Capt Fran,
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What did you really put down BM that you have to edit it out??? be a man and post it
Capt Fran, Thank you again for the great reply, my balls are getting smaller everytime you talk about them. I started to contemplate if I had a one way attitude towards woman in the marine industry, so… I showed this forum to my ENTIRE tug crew. Ok Fran you won, not because your right, but because my crew feel I am PMSing for arguing with a woman on a deadend subject. Heres what I am offering to make it up to you.
(1) industial sized case of tissues, your brand of choice,
a complementary case of midol, and a Vermont teddy bear,
gift wrapped and shipped fed-ex next day.
All this, if you are willing to admit I am right, that woman DO NOT belong on TUGBOATS.
P.S My tug captain feels Ive been to easy on you, and that you should stay home in the kitchen to avoid further continuing male harassment.
How do you turn a dishwasher into a snow blower…?
…Answer… Give the bitch a shovel.
BargeMonkey you really are a BM,A big one,a sniveling little weasel that would be the first to call the office if someone offended you,I think they call that something like a 2facedfuk
Dear Capt. Fran,
I feel like I’m writing another letter to penthouse… I’ve been reading the latest threads and so far all I can do is have sympathy for you, it being your “special” week and all. All of these REAL mariners putting baby in a corner! Ohh how you must feel right about now. Bet you wish you had that extra large box of tissue’s now. Just to clarify a few things, a two week hitch on a tugboat is 14 days, not 12, and no one wears tighty whiteys anymore. Maybe your girlfriend still does, but real men wear boxers! As for the hard working women in this industry: “Show us your tits”!!! I hold a masters of towing 1600 with over 15 years in this industry and I have never seen a woman come into the galley and pike up the latest playboy and laugh at the jokes or read an article. I have however witnessed them being thrown overboard because they are offensive. On the otherhand I would be just as open to women having good homes and garden, or country living on the galley table if thats what will shut them up. Bring you dildo’s and vibrators on with you too. BargeMonkey has a valid argument. Women just get in the way of men working. Stick to your facebooking and scrapbooking and leave the important stuff to us.
Oh no he didnt, “show us your tits”… priceless. Now I dont feel so bad, seems there are others out there in the workboat industry who feel close to the same way I do. I never wanted my postings to seem like I was out to bash EVERY woman working out, you do a job alot of men ashore wouldnt do. Fran, thank you for giving me a reason to look @ something other than porn on my computer. If your willing I can have fed-ex here tomorrow to pick up these tissues and midol.
I’ll sweeten the deal with a box of Bon Bon’s and a coupon good for one free hug (lasting no longer than 5 seconds) to the care package. “cry me a river” then I’ll show you how to steer down it like a man!