Women's Work

Finally BC is considering joining the rest of humanity and is THINKING about banning the use of mobile phones whilst driving. Just thinking mind. Be good if we could catch up with Québec and Newfoundland.

But BC is first for something. From the first of February, we are going to have to pay for our petrol before it is pumped. No problem there, a lad was killed trying to stop a man from driving away without paying. In fact it hardly makes any difference to the majority of people who always swipe their cards beforehand anyway.
In Richmond however, thanks to a ridiculous backwards looking bylaw, an attendant has to actually operate the pumps. This was introduced to create jobs some years ago, but now there are jobs that need people and most customers are used to self-serve petrol stations.

I noticed on the cover of the international version of the Daily Express - no, I kid you not, they not only bother to produce an international version of the ridiculously illiterate tory rag, but then ship it here - that there is going to be a ban on employing white males in the British Fire Brigade.

Oddly, last year, this self-same thing happened right here in Richmond, however hopefully the circumstances were different. Ours, in a case that was reported across Canada, involved systemic and chronic sexual harassment.
There was an outcry when measures were announced to increase the number of women and ethnic minorities in the department, no-one thought they'd apply and no-one thought the women would meet the physical requirements. But they did, and before long the department was allowing white males back in.

Wherever there are roadworks, there is also a token woman. She gets to hold the sign that says stop. She also gets to smoke or some other task of high importance.
Recently, we have had a team of men working at the park. Obviously operating a bobcat is too macho for a woman, but there are jobs we girls could do, even wearing our high heels and other girlie stuff.
For example, an important part of the work seems to be three or four people standing around watching. Oh, then there's the standing around smoking.
The annoying thing is, our admin person, who knows everything about all the systems we work with, all the people who walk through the door, keeps the place and the relationships ticking over and doesn't even take a lunchbreak - gets less than these guys.
Women's work you see.