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Good news. The ladies only classes have stopped at my leisure centre.

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HUNTERF Sun 27-Jan-13 08:45:45

Myself and a few other men have complained to our local leisure centre about classes which only ladies can use.
Our argument was they were not providing men only classes and if the ladies wanted ladies only classes without equivalent men only classes the ladies which use these classes should pay extra as it is a council leisure centre for everybody to use.
They have done a survey and found that none of the ladies going to these classes were bothered about men being in them.
As far as I am concerned any ladies who want ladies only classes should go to private gyms.
The membership fees are a lot higher than the local leisure centre but that is their problem.

Frank

gracesmum Wed 30-Jan-13 21:30:06

Oh, is it Bums and Tums tonight?

j07 Wed 30-Jan-13 21:25:23

Whaaaat??? grin

glassortwo Wed 30-Jan-13 21:25:04

hunter will be at the gym.

gracesmum Wed 30-Jan-13 21:24:34

Maybe like juggling jellies - no chance of a straight response but hey.... suspect a cunning plan hmm

j07 Wed 30-Jan-13 21:22:18

I think you're disappointed gracesmum.

gracesmum Wed 30-Jan-13 21:06:11

(whispering) - no further sign of life on the ladies only class front...(tiptoes away)[shh] emoticon

gracesmum Wed 30-Jan-13 20:34:30

BTW
ogle - to eye amorously or lecherously.
oggle - doesn't exist.

gracesmum Wed 30-Jan-13 20:31:43

HunterF - Noooooooooooooooooooooo - not again!!!

absent Wed 30-Jan-13 20:00:14

There isn't anything notably odd about the fact that most of an older woman's friends are women. hmm

Ana Wed 30-Jan-13 19:59:15

I'm glad you're having no more trouble, Frank smile

HUNTERF Wed 30-Jan-13 19:56:42

Hi Ana

I think this lady's friends have realised that there is no legal way she could get the house and have given up.
Strangely enough I have not seen any of them since just after Christmas.
Oddly most of them were women.

Frank

Ana Wed 30-Jan-13 19:30:59

Probably stateside, eh Nonu? wink

Frank started a thread about harassment by friends of his father's ladyfriend which ran for a long time - it seems that the trouble has settled down now and he's being left in peace. To carry on his leisure activities.

Nonu Wed 30-Jan-13 19:24:12

OH , pardon ,, I have not seen them , must have been away !!

[moon

Anne58 Wed 30-Jan-13 19:16:56

He does, and has!

Nonu Wed 30-Jan-13 18:58:56

HunterF

Why don"t you post on other topics ?

I would love to have your views on different subjects !

moon

HUNTERF Wed 30-Jan-13 18:45:42

Hi Oldgreymare and others

Oldgreymare

You do not have to reply to this.

I think that you will get the odd man coming to a mixed keep fit class just to look at the women but I don't think they will stay very long.
During my time a few men have come and gone and in a couple of cases I have met them again in the leisure centre and they have decided to do something else.
They have said the bums and tums class has not suited them and I am sure women have joined and decided it was not for them.
I am therefore saying do not assume a man was there to oggle at the women just because he only went to the class 2 or 3 times.

I therefore do not think women have to worry about perverts getting into the class and if they do things like prodding or touching the women I am sure they will soon be excluded.

Frank

Notsogrand Wed 30-Jan-13 18:09:13

Frankly my dear............grin

Oldgreymare Wed 30-Jan-13 18:06:30

Exactly Frank, it is to prevent such men 'getting into' these classes that women have the CHOICE to enter women only classes.

I must add that I would argue as fiercely for men only classes as I would for women only classes where there is an obvious need for either one or the other.

By the way, there was no hue and cry when 'Man in the Kitchen' classes were provided at our local evening class venue a couple of years ago even tho' they occupied a slot that could have been used by a mixed class.

That's it, no more, from me on this subject!

j07 Wed 30-Jan-13 17:47:42

Is this a code?

JessM Wed 30-Jan-13 17:45:53

gracesmum SIT!!! STAYYYYYY!!!!

soop Wed 30-Jan-13 15:11:57

Frank...you're such a trooper. Well done!

j07 Wed 30-Jan-13 14:26:45

HUNTERF grin

gracesmum Wed 30-Jan-13 14:23:05

Terrier.....rabbit hole.....leave

HUNTERF Wed 30-Jan-13 14:20:44

Hi

I spoke to a lady from my class today and she was pleased that all the classes are now mixed.
She did say a man did come a couple of times when I was on holiday and was clearly there just to look at the women and was taking no interest in the class but he just left.
She did say she noticed we were mainly at the front. Some of the other men like to have a giggle with the instructor but I do not know if men at the front started out of respect for the women or if it was just because they liked to be there.
I did come back from holidays once and on that occasion I was the only man in the class and there was no room at the front. It was August and there were several faces I did not recognise and they went after about a week so I can only assume they were on holiday or visiting friends in Birmingham.
I was on the second row and suddenly a young lady I was next to smacked the bottom of her friend in front.
She turned around I think suspecting me but realised it would have been difficult for me to have done it and then noticed her friend giggling away and realised it was her.
Several ladies saw the incident along with the instructor so there would have not been any problems. From that day I have done my best to get to the front in case I am not so lucky if it happens again.

Frank

gracesmum Wed 30-Jan-13 14:12:41

Why didn't that work? LEAVE IT !