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Post by doder on Jul 1, 2015 8:51:08 GMT -5
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Post by scottsgirl on Jul 1, 2015 9:37:21 GMT -5
Amy is one tough chick. I've been in and out of Ketchikan, Alaska, it's truly a fisherman's heaven. I remember watching some young boys fish and catch salmon right off the dock, fairly close to the cruise ships. Seafood and fishing practically in your back yard. My father grew up commercial fishing for salmon and halibut, in southeast Alaska, just a little north of Ketchikan. I truly respect what all fishermen do, and even though I come from a long line of fishermen, I stick strictly to the sportsfishing aspect of it. I am a lightweight who can't handle the fury of the deep sea. I think Amy is doing a good job so far. I am surprised that she was able to push through that horrible sick bout. We have seen men on DC who want to quit after one day, and who would rather go to jail than fish. Way to go Amy!
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Post by bentwillow on Jul 1, 2015 9:49:28 GMT -5
Amy is proving that a woman can be up for the job. That said, I can't understand why any woman would want to do the job. There are far easier ways to make a living. Even though the pay is great, the stress on the body is hardly the money. If men are broken down after 20 years of crab fishing (or even less such as in Junior's case - and he is a really big guy), I can't imagine what would happen to a woman.
As we are now seeing in women's sports, girls who play repetitive games all year long are now experiencing their bodies breaking down at a very young age. That means that those girls will experience a world of hurt their entire lives.
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Post by scottsgirl on Jul 1, 2015 10:05:29 GMT -5
Amy is proving that a woman can be up for the job. That said, I can't understand why any woman would want to do the job. There are far easier ways to make a living. Even though the pay is great, the stress on the body is hardly the money. If men are broken down after 20 years of crab fishing (or even less such as in Junior's case - and he is a really big guy), I can't imagine what would happen to a woman. As we are now seeing in women's sports, girls who play repetitive games all year long are now experiencing their bodies breaking down at a very young age. That means that those girls will experience a world of hurt their entire lives. I couldn't agree more with you. I didn't work on a fishing boat, however, I did work as a tour guide on a riverboat. That's a huge difference. My job did require me to be on my feet (some of it on concrete) all day, approximately 6 to 16 hours a day. Depending on where I was assigned, there were many times when I would have to carry a full company size coffee pot up and down stairs, or cases of salmon up and down stairs. I loved doing double shifts and was frequently called on, or volunteered to work double shifts. I did this every summer until I graduated from college. The guided tours were a piece of cake. Doing other jobs on the boat caused my body to ache. I developed plantar fascitis after my last summer of working on the boat. Teaching isn't easy on the feet either. I have to deal with the plantar fascitis off and on and I developed arthritis in my feet. |
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Post by crabber on Jul 1, 2015 10:07:46 GMT -5
I think Amy is doing great, and I was happy to hear Keith say so. She has done far better than many a male greenhorn we have seen over the ten years of the show. Go Amy!
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Post by darianagle on Jul 1, 2015 10:49:52 GMT -5
I wish erieco was posting here! Remember this?
"Over the years, I was Deck Boss, Chief Engineer, and Relief Captain. I observed no difference in the crews I worked with because I was a woman...If fights and conflicts occurred, that was the way the deck rolled."
I still miss her.
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Post by greatlakesgirl on Jul 1, 2015 10:54:18 GMT -5
I like her. She looks to be kicking butt without any obvious signs of favoritism.
Geez I hate the way my hands look after cleaning house all day. Cant imagine how they would look after doing her job for weeks.
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Post by bentwillow on Jul 1, 2015 11:18:49 GMT -5
I certainly miss Erico's wisdom and strength (to say nothing of her incredible gift of story telling and writing). She died too young.
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Post by darianagle on Jul 1, 2015 12:39:12 GMT -5
I certainly miss Erico's wisdom and strength (to say nothing of her incredible gift of story telling and writing). She died too young. She was a remarkable Woman indeed, nearly going down with her fishing boat when it foundered as she was below decks trying to sort a mechanical "issue". She carried a permanent wrist scar as a trophy from a bar fight she won "with no help offered...or needed!", That was our erieco -- a mere 100 lbs of green-eyed mischief, wrapped in steely determination. Had she lived to be 110 she would have "died too young" as far as I was concerned.... scottsgirl...I've yet to meet a retired "steel deck sailor" who DIDN't have problems with his feet!  |
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Post by lonesomerhodes on Jul 1, 2015 21:12:54 GMT -5
So far, Amy is outperforming Sig's daughter. I hope she was able to maintain her energy.
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Post by darianagle on Jul 4, 2015 8:40:44 GMT -5
Kudos to "Mean Keith" Colburn, for being willing to endorse a female deckhand!
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Post by Maribegood on Jul 4, 2015 10:57:03 GMT -5
Considering how many loser greenhorns Keith has brought on to that boat in the past, it's about time he made a decent pick.
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Post by svtubamom on Jul 6, 2015 10:56:21 GMT -5
Amy is definitely kicking butt compared to past "greenhorns". I am really pulling fo her to succeed. Glad that Keith is giving her a chance.
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