Susan's Place Transgender Resources

This is the opposite of what you think is it.
This is a place to post things we all dislike talking about, but we still have to do it in our lives.
It will also show we are still humans even though we prefer to present a certain way.

The goal is to post the opposite of what people think.
This can be anything. You can follow the title or make up your own.


So, this Weekend, I had to repair the plumbing in my bathroom. I had to rebuild all of the shower valves. I also had to install a new shower head.

I'm building a model of my humvee from the all expense paid vacation I took to Iraq.

Lol ok
Umm on the scale of 1-10 I guess a -50 since some guy repeatedly decided to ask/tell me "you're a man?".... I ignored him but I just really loved the limp wrist gesture everytime he said (insisted) "you're a man? You look like you are"...
[emoji4] I guess I WAS one but if I'm a man now, then that's laughable to all "men" out there...

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Installed a new element in the cooker but that gave me an excuse to clean it ;-)

Found the noise on my classic car that i use every day, so ordered the parts so i can do the job next weekend.  Also today went for a 120 mile run out for a meal at a garden centre with my local classic car club which i am the chairMAN of! Stepping down in January tho after 13 years...

Also replaced the halogen bulb in the outside light on my garage

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Started modifying the drop spindle uprights to take brake disc kit on my VW panel van, how much fun can you have with an angle grinder!!!!

Cleaning leaves out of the gutters!  My balance hasn't been this good in decades with all that practice on stilettos!

I don't get it... 🤷‍♀️

Well, That's a side effect of us engineering types babbling on.  :laugh: Removed the old non english babble for something more legible.

I scrapped my old microwave. I save the very powerful magnets for further use. I also save the High Voltage transformer to re purpose for future projects. The 2500 Volts is no good for my needs so I rewind the cores for something useful. Mostly converting them to power inverter transformers. 12/24 volts to 120 volts. It's fun, frustrating, and very dirty.

I've been tinkering about with an AM/FM antenna idea. Basically two poles with a 100 feet of steel wire between them. It's called a long wire antenna.

The car needs spark plugs. I haven't got to it yet. The new plugs are still on my table.

I put up a temporary outside light at the far end of the yard because there is a thief in the neighbor hood.

My generator is leaking fuel so I ordered the rubber parts to fix the fuel leak. The fuel tank has rubber grommet that has dried out and started leaking.

Lisa

Built and tested my latest design power supply for vacuum tube RIAA phono preamps.
I sell the PSU's to HiFi enthusiasts all over the world.
This was the first build of the new PCB with improvements.
Spec is 280V B+ and 6.3V (2A) for the filement.

Quote from: Jessica_K on December 16, 2018, 05:16:14 PM
Built and tested my latest design power supply for vacuum tube RIAA phono preamps.
I sell the PSU's to HiFi enthusiasts all over the world.
This was the first build of the new PCB with improvements.
Spec is 280V B+ and 6.3V (2A) for the filement.

Interesting stuff. I like to tinker with power supplies and inverter units all the time.

Lisa

Had to put on my best deep voice and be Santa for a recording.

Went up and down the ladder hanging Christmas lights, tested bulbs, and replaced fuses.

My car is blue, it has 5 wheels including the steering wheel, I know how to switch on the lights when it is dark and the wipers when it rains, and I know how to fill it up... that's about all I know about cars. Oh, I know how to put the seat belt on, change gears, break, and adjust my mirror.

I can't think of anything I did this last week that was stereo-typical masculine. But considering I am still not presenting female, does baking cookies, making a gingerbread house, epilating my arms, replacing all my male underwear with women's, shopping, spending hours looking through online clothing and shoe catalogues, cleaning the bathroom, cleaning the kitchen, cooking all the meals, washing and drying the dishes, hanging the laundry, wrapping presents, writing cards, and watching makeup videos on YouTube while drinking snowballs count?

hmmm when I write it like that I am surprised nobody notices.  ???

I played pool! Does that even count?

I thank each one of you individually for posting a personal reply. This is an encouragement to me because when I was new to this community, I would have never thought that there would be so much diversity. I want people to read this and feel like they can transition to be themselves. I do not want people to say that they will never fit in because of a fear of not being able to play a perfect role. I saw a billboard the other day, saying you don't have to be a perfect parent to raise a kid or to adopt a child. I feel the same way about transitioning, and you don't have to be the perfect candidate to transition. Be free and be yourself, but most of all be honest with your feelings, and do not leave this world with regrets.

Thanks,
Coffeedrew.

Quote from: Coffeedrew on December 16, 2018, 10:44:06 AM
This is the opposite of what you think is it.
This is a place to post things we all dislike talking about, but we still have to do it in our lives.
It will also show we are still humans even though we prefer to present a certain way.

The goal is to post the opposite of what people think.
This can be anything. You can follow the title or make up your own.


So, this Weekend, I had to repair the plumbing in my bathroom. I had to rebuild all of the shower valves. I also had to install a new shower head.

There should be an opposite version of this thread for us men.  I hate having to do traditionally "feminine" things, but sometimes, they need to be done.

Ryuichi

Quote from: Ryuichi13 on December 17, 2018, 01:15:49 AM
There should be an opposite version of this thread for us men.  I hate having to do traditionally "feminine" things, but sometimes, they need to be done.

Ryuichi

Hi Ryuichi,
                  I would love to see the men version as well,
                   Kirsten x.

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Quote from: Kirsteneklund7 on December 17, 2018, 01:30:03 AM
Hi Ryuichi,
                  I would love to see the men version as well,
                   Kirsten x.

If I get permission to quote Coffeedrew, the original poster for this thread, I'd be happy to start one.   :D

But maybe the name of this thread should be "How NOT-girly were you this week?"  ;)

Ryuichi

Quote from: Ryuichi13 on December 17, 2018, 01:35:59 AM
If I get permission to quote Coffeedrew, the original poster for this thread, I'd be happy to start one.   :D

But maybe the name of this thread should be "How NOT-girly were you this week?"  ;)

Ryuichi

How not girly - I love it!

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I had to replace the tap on the bathroom sink and work still involves a shirt........

I had to install an outside television with wall plugs, mount bolts and run the cables. Also I had to shovel 2 tons of garden soil.

Ironically after that my wife said go get me a beer. I said she was a fascist and a chauvinist but I got the beer anyway.

Next maybe I should knit her a sweater.!

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Quote from: Ryuichi13 on December 17, 2018, 01:15:49 AM
There should be an opposite version of this thread for us men.  I hate having to do traditionally "feminine" things, but sometimes, they need to be done.

Ryuichi

You should make one.

Quote from: Kirsteneklund7 on December 17, 2018, 01:45:54 AM
How not girly - I love it!

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That is fine we should post another one so everybody is equal.

Quote from: Coffeedrew on December 17, 2018, 10:16:31 AM
You should make one.

I'm going to do it!  :)  Give me a few, and I'll link it here in case anyone wants to read it.

Edit: Done!  :laugh: How (NOT) Boyish Were You This Week? (https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,243367.msg2205689.html#msg2205689)

Ryuichi

Um, I watched football...?

Changed those spark plugs finally. Was going to watch football but missed the game of interest.

Lisa

Hmm, let me see.

I wore boxers two days in a row. I watched three NFL football games. I played Assassin's Creed Origins for about eight hours or so. I did some clean up in the yard. Not that you need to be masculine to do any of those things but hey that's about it. Oh I did help my parent's setup and used Directv Now, since that fails into the electronics category.

The rest of my time would be something like Alice. I watch so many makeup videos on YouTube now. I should be an expert but I haven't even used it yet. I just don't want to look like a harlot the first time out, lol.

I do find it fascinating that most of us think of maintenance and building are masculine activities. Does barbecuing on a smoker count at masculine? If so, then that has to be my most frequented masculine activity of all. Love and faith.

Gabrielle

Quote from: Gabrielle66 on December 18, 2018, 12:02:47 PM
Hmm, let me see.

I wore boxers two days in a row. I watched three NFL football games. I played Assassin's Creed Origins for about eight hours or so. I did some clean up in the yard. Not that you need to be masculine to do any of those things but hey that's about it. Oh I did help my parent's setup and used Directv Now, since that fails into the electronics category.

The rest of my time would be something like Alice. I watch so many makeup videos on YouTube now. I should be an expert but I haven't even used it yet. I just don't want to look like a harlot the first time out, lol.

I do find it fascinating that most of us think of maintenance and building are masculine activities. Does barbecuing on a smoker count at masculine? If so, then that has to be my most frequented masculine activity of all. Love and faith.

Gabrielle

It's not. I thought at one time it was,but this thread is kind of about normalizing it. I want to newcomers to realize we are not stereotypical. All genders are capable of doing whatever they please.Society might disagree, but hey at least we are real at the end of the day.

ah ha... I went to my trans group wearing a man's suit with shirt and tie... lol... not through choice, it was just that I had job interview about an hour before the meet. Still... first 'manly' thing I've done in the last couple of weeks.  :P