The first thing I was going to suggest
was that Howard meet Becky Hackworth - but I note that has already
happened! I watched Becky back my trailer into this little tiny space
between two rigs at an angle, then rotate it 180 degrees to exit the
ridecamp. I would still have been trying an hour later. I'm getting
much better at backing up the trailer, but I will NEVER be in Becky's
league.
That said, in general, I would have to agree
with Howard. Men as a group generally do better on spatial relationship
tests than women as a group. Women have "whoops I misjudged the size of
that space" fender benders. Guys roll their cars at high speed. I
would trust my son to back my rig anywhere. My daughter only gets to drive
forward <G>.
However, there are multiple exceptions to
this generalization. I would also guess (no statistics to back this up)
that good horsewomen are also good at spatial relationships and as a specific
group are better than the general population at backing up a
trailer.
Alison A. Farrin Innovative Pension Innovative Retirement
Services 858-748-6500 x 107 alison@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
-----Original Message----- From:
ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
Behalf Of Shelley Kerr Sent: Monday, April 07, 2003 7:28
AM To: bechack@xxxxxxxxxxxxx;
ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [RC] [RC] Backing
Rigs
Hey Becky,
I'm with you! I usually am the one driving the truck and horse
trailer, backing up, etc. As with all things, it takes
practice. Us wimmens tend to be BETTER at things with not as much
practice and when a MAN says something to belittle the other gender, it's
usually because they are insecure about their own masculinity. ;-)
No offense Howard, but the facts speak for themselves! ;-)
OK Howard....please do not generalize. Being from the
same era as you are...the women's libber in me comes to a head really
hot and heavy when some MAN says something stupid like
this.....
Maybe because I could back a rig before I could drive it
forward (or even had a license ) I have no problem putting my rig
exactly where I want it. It is sort of funny watching the men in a
given group as I back my rig around several objects in the corkscrewing
in a parking lot. Maybe it helps that at my house in San Diego I had to
back around a 5' round planter a foot high, miss the house and the
above ground pool and the other cars, trailers and swing set in the
yard. Didn't miss once. I will say that I didn't do it in the dark,
only because I couldn't see it.
That was the norm until I rented
a bull dozer and took out the round ring planter, a fence and put in a
circular driveway. Then I carved out a nitch in the mountain side and
move my corrals...I really liked the new set up. Maybe because I did it
myself.
So, please Howard, watch what you say about us
wimmins.....some of us are hormonal! But please, please, KEEP THE
STORIES COMEING!!!! Becky and the gang
.
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