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dont get me wrong..

i am quite pleased to be a woman...

but....

every now and then...

i wish i were a guy.

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for example....when i need help

to load big 'junk' into my truck...

you know..wish i had longer arms, bigger hands.....

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or when....no matter how hard i try ..i cant turn a bolt/screw..

makes me mad...and i wish i had the strength of a guy...

or when guys just 'know' how to fix something that

totally baffles me...

but...

never so much

do i wish i was a guy

as when i go to get service done on my truck

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sorry, but i'm so peeved i just have to relate this experience.

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begin rant

so i go to get my truck inspected.

last week my son rotated my tires,

checked them out and said

that i should get new ones before my trip to

AUSTIN !!

but that they would pass inspection

(side note..my son is a mechanic,

licensed to do inspections in PA,

just isnt currently working at a shop)

so...

i took my truck to the dealer..

they are supposed to treat you good

since you bought your vehicle there...

and if anything is wrong...its covered under warranty..

so this was a no brainer...

truck is still perfect, shouldnt be any problem.

inspect it and lets go !

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so..they do their check up..

tell me that 2 of my tires wont pass...

and because it's a 4 wheel drive vehicle

i need all 4 tires replaced !!

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WHAT????

so i tell him to SHOW ME

the tires that dont pass...

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he disappears, then comes back,

takes me into the garage and shows me where he

has circled a spot on each tire...

so...no dummy am I..

i say...well let me see the tool..

let me see the test....

let me see how it does NOT pass...

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oh..................

he gets the mechanic..

he gets the little measuring tool...

and he had a really hard time getting it to read

in the red....he had to wiggle the hell out of it

and then i slightly went into the red section,

then popped right back into the good section.

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service guy still says 'no go'

then argues with me also that i need all 4 tires to pass inspection

even though they could get only 1 to read not good (with the wriggle and all)

i say that is not true.....

he says they just wont do it...blah blah blah.

he says if i go somewhere else and get the 2 tires put on

and come back, he will pass it.

but...charge me again...

WHAT ?

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this is all bullshit...sorry, but it is..

so i say...put everything back together..

this discussion is over..

i'm done...

give me your card...i want your name...

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fine...

about 10 minutes later the mechanic

comes out with my truck

he comes over to me and says that he passed it...

that the service manager misunderstood him..

he was just recommending that i get 4 new tires..

for my safety...not for inspection

BALONEY

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what morons...how dumb do they woman are.....really............

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anyway..this would never happen to a guy.....

hence...sometimes i wish i was a guy...

just to eliminate the hassle and

condescension

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rant over

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well...so sorry i'm too too busy right now to do a proper post..
(see last post)

but i thought i would do one of those
'things around my house'
posts

but...it seems...
i have moved too much stuff to the new house,
so nothing left here to post about.

so here's a simple post of all the ~~stupid~~ silly little stuff on my bulletin boards