[TheForge] Cal Lane

[Jerry Frost]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lucky7Steel" <lucky7steel at gmail.com>
To: <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 11:56 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Cal Lane


> Am i wrong in thinking that torch cutting could warp the hell out of
> her work and it must be primarily plasma cutting? i often wonder how
> she has such a steady hand and doesn't cut through the odd little
> line.
> On another note i'm still not over the
> "most_beautiful_smith_in_the_world" business even though it's been a
> few days. Depressing to me that this was how she was described.
> Although i've decided to add physical descriptions of all the men's
> work i think are hot from now on. ;-)
> Today i had to replace my acetylene regulator from my oxy/acet kit
> (which was over 9 years at least) and as i was leaving the shop, the
> guy felt the need to tell me how to adjust the working pressure on my
> tank! At first i thought he was trying to tell me something WAY more
> complicated because how on earth would he think i didn't know that
> when i just spoke at length about my regulator and had been in there
> tons of times. I've been doing metalwork for 20 years and almost every
> time i go to pick up supplies this happens. So, just to say, adding
> gendered descriptions to someone just because they are female does no
> one any good in the long run. Cal is very talented. If she wasn't
> 'attractive" would that make a difference?
>
> ~Karen~
> www.lucky7steel.com


It might Karen, think marketing anything to get a possible client to take a 
look is a good thing. Heck, I'd proudly bill myself as HOT if I thought it'd 
help!

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