OK retired DUers - how did you handle sexual harassment back in the day

[haele]

21. Racheting Cable cutter...

Looking the prep in the eye as I flipped it open and started racheting it down.

If I didn't have tools on me, I'd look them in the eye and say loudly " is this how you treat your sister (or daughter if I knew he had one)"

When I was younger, I was a lot stronger than I looked, and my dad had taught me some Judo and wrestling. I also didn't care much, if someone put hands on me, they tended to regret it.

Otherwise, I would usually be diplomatically snarky and manipulate the lotharios into thinking it would be better just to leave me alone and let me do my work. Most of them were afraid of smart women, anyway.

Also, for some reason, most of the guys I worked with thought I was a lesbian. Which if you just wanted to do your work back in those days, pretty much made you "one of the guys" to leadership. Had an XO once tell me in passing that some of his best sailors were lesbians.

Haele