Totally disagree
I have the distasteful task of managing the toolboxes at work; I'm the wrench-turner, so I have to keep things neat and organized. Unfortunately, some other employees, invariably the guys, feel free to borrow stuff and then put it back in the completely wrong spot. I can NEVER find a 12 mm combo wrench. How hard it is to slot it back in where it belongs?

The women, on the other hand, will generally ask me for what they need, then give it back or put it back neatly. Maybe on average they're a little less comfortable with tools, but they're a whole lot more respectful of them, in my experience.
(BlackArmadillo Avoided writing that article on, Mon 4 Jan 2010, 4:32, 1 reply)

I hear you, but I think it's for other reasons
First, yes, the biggest dicks in the world are other men borrowing your tools, which is why I have a standing rule to not lend out tools without a four page instruction/expectation sheet that each must sign. When one needs them to work, they better work, I don't care if you are an employee or my brother.

Second, as to the female species, they're just being nice because if you give them the tool they don't have to figure out where the choke, primer bulb and starter on said 16mm wrench is. When you give it to them, it is running smoothly. Trust me, they'll never check to assure that there's enough oil or the tire pressure is sufficient on that wrench.
( BrokenCoccyx doesn't mind if you grope on, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 18:00, closed)