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 Toofast wrote:
Bud's place in Leeds. I don't go there much because gw, excelsior and legion are all much closer to me. Redstone had a pretty good turnout the past 2 years and is growing.

Cheers for the information, man.

I'll probably try GW and Bud's Place, but Excelsior and Legion aren't much further considering the drive I am already having to make - and since I am fishing for shops - I may as well visit them, too. Two birds with one stone and all that jazz.

I really gotta get out more.

I don't go in store (get creepy looks from a lot of guys in there), but I know that 40k is the only game played in there. Literally no other system is played in there. They run like 2 tournaments a month as well.

But when I play at a guys house, we play mostly 40k and some AoS just for fun.

I can promise you they are more scared of you than you are of them.

 Hayley Williams wrote:
I don't go in store (get creepy looks from a lot of guys in there), but I know that 40k is the only game played in there. Literally no other system is played in there. They run like 2 tournaments a month as well.

But when I play at a guys house, we play mostly 40k and some AoS just for fun.

Aye, sad that. It happens far too often, too. I feel a little weird when playing at GW... or any FLGS, really. :-/

Clubs tend to have a much friendlier atmosphere, mix of people and less undesirables (annoying kids or pushy sales staff) although you do have to entertain the rare lost drunk stumbling past pointing an unsteady finger going "Wasss all dis den?"
That's why I love my Pubhammer.

Crimson Devil wrote:I can promise you they are more scared of you than you are of them.

Hahahaha.

Kr00gZ wrote:

 Hayley Williams wrote:
I don't go in store (get creepy looks from a lot of guys in there), but I know that 40k is the only game played in there. Literally no other system is played in there. They run like 2 tournaments a month as well.

But when I play at a guys house, we play mostly 40k and some AoS just for fun.

Aye, sad that. It happens far too often, too. I feel a little weird when playing at GW... or any FLGS, really. :-/

Clubs tend to have a much friendlier atmosphere, mix of people and less undesirables (annoying kids or pushy sales staff) although you do have to entertain the rare lost drunk stumbling past pointing an unsteady finger going "Wasss all dis den?"
That's why I love my Pubhammer.

Ah, it's fine really. I play at a guys house anyway, so I have fun there.
Plus, getting a few drinks never hurts. Hahahaha.

It is a pity that women still get creepy looks at GW's/FLGS. I had thought that we where past the 'Oh gak, its a girl' deer in the headlights period by now.

 master of ordinance wrote:
It is a pity that women still get creepy looks at GW's/FLGS. I had thought that we where past the 'Oh gak, its a girl' deer in the headlights period by now.

+1

Honestly though, I don't mind too much. I mean, yes I'll laugh at the odd sexual joke, But it's when it gets too much, it just gets creepy.
I like to give everyone a fair chance though.

 Hayley Williams wrote:

 master of ordinance wrote:
It is a pity that women still get creepy looks at GW's/FLGS. I had thought that we where past the 'Oh gak, its a girl' deer in the headlights period by now.

+1

Honestly though, I don't mind too much. I mean, yes I'll laugh at the odd sexual joke, But it's when it gets too much, it just gets creepy.
I like to give everyone a fair chance though.

Weird. My girlfriend walks into my local stores like she owns the place, and all of my friends up there are also her friends. I guess it just depends on your area.

 master of ordinance wrote:
It is a pity that women still get creepy looks at GW's/FLGS. I had thought that we where past the 'Oh gak, its a girl' deer in the headlights period by now.

We will never get past this. It was going on when I was a child. I think I made the mistake of bringing one of my girlfriends to the local store one time...it did not go over well. She never went back.

Some guys are just weird about women. I don't think this is exclusively a nerd thing, but they never learn how to hide it or control it due to lack of exposure.
Believe me, every semester I get at least a few complaints about men in the science department being strange about girls. It's not often a TA or professor, though it is on occasion.

The worst example I can think of off hand is a TA had set up a camera in the sterile lab changing room to take pictures of the girls feet.
Granted, a lot of those are people exaggerating, but at a FLGS I'd be inclined to believe the girl.

Akiasura wrote:

 master of ordinance wrote:
It is a pity that women still get creepy looks at GW's/FLGS. I had thought that we where past the 'Oh gak, its a girl' deer in the headlights period by now.

We will never get past this. It was going on when I was a child. I think I made the mistake of bringing one of my girlfriends to the local store one time...it did not go over well. She never went back.

Some guys are just weird about women. I don't think this is exclusively a nerd thing, but they never learn how to hide it or control it due to lack of exposure.
Believe me, every semester I get at least a few complaints about men in the science department being strange about girls. It's not often a TA or professor, though it is on occasion.

The worst example I can think of off hand is a TA had set up a camera in the sterile lab changing room to take pictures of the girls feet.
Granted, a lot of those are people exaggerating, but at a FLGS I'd be inclined to believe the girl.

It depends on the area, certainly, but I think we can eventually get past this. I mean, we just need to treat them like human beings. That's not so hard.

 Valhallan42nd wrote:

Akiasura wrote:

 master of ordinance wrote:
It is a pity that women still get creepy looks at GW's/FLGS. I had thought that we where past the 'Oh gak, its a girl' deer in the headlights period by now.

We will never get past this. It was going on when I was a child. I think I made the mistake of bringing one of my girlfriends to the local store one time...it did not go over well. She never went back.

Some guys are just weird about women. I don't think this is exclusively a nerd thing, but they never learn how to hide it or control it due to lack of exposure.
Believe me, every semester I get at least a few complaints about men in the science department being strange about girls. It's not often a TA or professor, though it is on occasion.

The worst example I can think of off hand is a TA had set up a camera in the sterile lab changing room to take pictures of the girls feet.
Granted, a lot of those are people exaggerating, but at a FLGS I'd be inclined to believe the girl.

It depends on the area, certainly, but I think we can eventually get past this. I mean, we just need to treat them like human beings. That's not so hard.

Seriously. One of the best and most respected players at my FLGS is a woman. It's not hard, it's just that A) wargaming is primarily a male hobby, B) some people who are drawn to wargaming/these hobbies don't excel at basic human/social interaction, and C) because of A and B, most players don't know how to interact well with women.

Valhallan42nd wrote:

Akiasura wrote:

 master of ordinance wrote:
It is a pity that women still get creepy looks at GW's/FLGS. I had thought that we where past the 'Oh gak, its a girl' deer in the headlights period by now.

We will never get past this. It was going on when I was a child. I think I made the mistake of bringing one of my girlfriends to the local store one time...it did not go over well. She never went back.

Some guys are just weird about women. I don't think this is exclusively a nerd thing, but they never learn how to hide it or control it due to lack of exposure.
Believe me, every semester I get at least a few complaints about men in the science department being strange about girls. It's not often a TA or professor, though it is on occasion.

The worst example I can think of off hand is a TA had set up a camera in the sterile lab changing room to take pictures of the girls feet.
Granted, a lot of those are people exaggerating, but at a FLGS I'd be inclined to believe the girl.

It depends on the area, certainly, but I think we can eventually get past this. I mean, we just need to treat them like human beings. That's not so hard.

Akiasura wrote:

 master of ordinance wrote:
It is a pity that women still get creepy looks at GW's/FLGS. I had thought that we where past the 'Oh gak, its a girl' deer in the headlights period by now.

We will never get past this. It was going on when I was a child. I think I made the mistake of bringing one of my girlfriends to the local store one time...it did not go over well. She never went back.

Some guys are just weird about women. I don't think this is exclusively a nerd thing, but they never learn how to hide it or control it due to lack of exposure.
Believe me, every semester I get at least a few complaints about men in the science department being strange about girls. It's not often a TA or professor, though it is on occasion.

The worst example I can think of off hand is a TA had set up a camera in the sterile lab changing room to take pictures of the girls feet.
Granted, a lot of those are people exaggerating, but at a FLGS I'd be inclined to believe the girl.

jreilly89 wrote:

 Valhallan42nd wrote:

Akiasura wrote:

 master of ordinance wrote:
It is a pity that women still get creepy looks at GW's/FLGS. I had thought that we where past the 'Oh gak, its a girl' deer in the headlights period by now.

We will never get past this. It was going on when I was a child. I think I made the mistake of bringing one of my girlfriends to the local store one time...it did not go over well. She never went back.

Some guys are just weird about women. I don't think this is exclusively a nerd thing, but they never learn how to hide it or control it due to lack of exposure.
Believe me, every semester I get at least a few complaints about men in the science department being strange about girls. It's not often a TA or professor, though it is on occasion.

The worst example I can think of off hand is a TA had set up a camera in the sterile lab changing room to take pictures of the girls feet.
Granted, a lot of those are people exaggerating, but at a FLGS I'd be inclined to believe the girl.

It depends on the area, certainly, but I think we can eventually get past this. I mean, we just need to treat them like human beings. That's not so hard.

Seriously. One of the best and most respected players at my FLGS is a woman. It's not hard, it's just that A) wargaming is primarily a male hobby, B) some people who are drawn to wargaming/these hobbies don't excel at basic human/social interaction, and C) because of A and B, most players don't know how to interact well with women.

+1