Men's sheds: a safe, inclusive space for guys to be guys 'in a good way'
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cbc.caPosted Sep 20, 2016, 5:41 PM UTC
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cbc.caCar guys have been garage-bonding for nearly 100 years. There's always something happening at somebody's garage in the summer, and there's NEVER just one guy there.
Not sure why EVERYTHING has to be 'inclusive' or about mental health though. Sometimes you just need to hang out with your friends and pull an engine out of something. It's pretty damn good to not have to think about anything heavy for a while. A head full of "where the ufck is my 10mm wrench" is good for the soul.
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Yay! Just ask Hank Hill. I envy those guys, meeting at the sidewalk, drinking beer and just being guys.
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we need back alleys for that
i've never even seen one
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Actually yeah, I imagine if you stood outside your house drinking beer on the sidewalk some jerk would call the cops on you.
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i lived in the glebe and all i got was the po called on me
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Can't...get...themesong...out of...my head!
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Car guys have been garage-bonding for nearly 100 years. There's always something happening at somebody's garage in the summer, and there's NEVER just one guy there.
Men's sheds aren't a new concept, and they sometimes tackle mens issues beyond mental health, such as prostate cancer awareness, etc. They haven't been around for 100 years, but have been around formally for about 20 years.
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At first I was dismissive of the idea but when the creators explained that it was a good way to talk about difficult subjects like mental health I could buy into the plan. They made the good observation that many men would avoid help groups that were overtly about difficult issues but they would attend a group that met those needs in an incidental manner.
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A shed on wheels would be cool. Go around & pick up your buddies with it. Could have shed races.
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fuck ya bahd
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Goin out fer a rip, as they say
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Not right fast, just fast enough, though.
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Now you have piqued my interest, this is something I can get behind.
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This just seems like the suburbanite version of the garage with less beer and "naughty" talk.
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Too much beer and naughty talk is boring, these guys might have the right idea.
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it's more just an attempt to start a club like the Masons or the Elks for people that aren't religious or just need to get away from the stress of life
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Sounds good to me.
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Isn't this like having a pub-shed, but without the pub?
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i heard about this on the radio this morning and even the broadcasters were not pretending to be sold
there's clubs and lodges and sports teams guys can participate in if they feel the urge to
but hey if more people get out to do something positive and productive with their time there's nothing wrong with that
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Sounds like Swedish cucksheds to me.
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lol
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bunch de tapettes
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And are you still intending to purchase this second shed?
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I mean yay and all for hobbies but I'm not spending $270,000 on a house so I can live in a shed...
Real men just drink away the pain...
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I'm sorry but women work like dogs, too. We arn't gabbing all day and clicking knitting needles together. I think this is a great idea, don't get me wrong but I don't see the comparison at all.
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Comparison to what? They are comparing it to social get together that are popular with women like book clubs, knitting clubs etc..
It didn't say anything about women not working or needing social releases with friends.
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How condescending is that?
No more rape night at the patriarch's culture club : (
I don't believe it... they must be raping in there!
Typical CBC.
Amen.
Men control all public spaces with an iron fist & an oppressive spirit.
Finally there is a place where a man can be free without hurting anyone... a small shed away from the house.