[BaadAssGremlins] Re: A positive experience at the body shop

["lumina333" <lumina333@xxxxxxxxx>]

I hear ya LOUD & clear, Pax! From a fellow female mechanic -Lu-
--- In BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, paxiljunki <paxiljunki@xxxx> 
wrote:
> And that third part is what I'm most happy about,
> because as a woman, whenever I tell people that I've
> been working on my car, they usually give me a
> condescending look and assume that means at most I've
> located the oil dipstick or added wiper fluid. 
> Mechanics have seen me coming and make up imaginary
> parts that need fixing or don't even try to explain to
> me what needs fixing at all but ask if my husband will
> get mad if I give them the go-ahead to start the work
> now.  (Which is why I prefer to have an old 70's
> vehicle instead of a new car.  I can do enough myself
> to keep it running and I'm not afraid of the learning
> curve to figure out what I don't already know.)
> 
> Thanks for listening.  ;)
> 
> pax
> 






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