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I tried starting one of these in my neighbourhood at the local Men's Shed and they turned me down flatly saying they didn't want to deal with the insurance. Glad to see the idea getting a good run in a few places.
what's a Men's Shed?
As far as I understand, it's a place where to meet around some productive activity, as opposed to meeting around booze. :P
The intended side effect should also be ensuring that even less wealthy community members can access fancy tools.
Why they call them men's sheds is a mystery to me, since I can easily imagine a schedule where it's a women's shed or random folks' shed one some days.
Interesting. Never heard of it. Seems overly complicated to make it gender based. But I like the idea.
I like the idea of a Random Folks shed lol
from what I understand some men feel very uncomfortable around non-family women, and don't have a third place that doesn't involve alcohol.
It does seem to add a layer of complication, but perhaps that's the point.
yeah i can understand that. I think every group of people can feel uncomfortable around another group of people. my general stance is to let everyone create the community that they feel comfortable with. although I think that stance can be used in the wrong way, and is used to perpetrate patriarchy and toxic culture. its complicated.
They're traditionally for boomer age people and they can be a bit weird about gender roles. For transparency my local one is officially called the 'Community Shed' but Men's Shed is still the coloquial term most people use.