So, I've been experiencing some car trouble. I drive a standard and have had my car for 5 years. I'm not overly aware of the make-up of vehicles and how they function, but I do know how to check the oil and where to put the wind-shield washer fluid. Over the past few weeks, my gears have been a little hard to shift into and on Monday my clutch pedal got really soft and I had a real hard time shifting. I thought to myself..."Self, I'm sure that my clutch needs oiling or more lubricant or something". I talked to my Dad and he said that's probably what the problem was.
Okay, so I go to my MECHANIC on Wednesday morning and tell him what's wrong and that I think I need to top up my fluid or lubricant or something. He automatically dismissed this idea saying, "That's rarely what it is...It's probably that you need to replace your clutch". Little did he know that I replaced it about 8 months after buying the vehicle. So, upon further investigating on my part and some poking around under the hood, the problem is, indeed, low brake fluid. Why standard vehicles require brake fluid to lubricate the clutch, I'm not sure...but that's the problem. Strike one against men who think women know nothing about cars.
Strike two is the fact that I was poking around under my hood in the university parking lot at 9:30pm and none of the 10 men who walked by me offered to help me out! Or even to inquire what the problem was!! Okay, well, maybe this shouldn't be a strike against men who think women know nothing about cars...maybe they were all scared that they would look stupid because they know nothing. But, I'm including it anyways.
I drove to Canadian Tire this morning to buy some brake fluid. The guy at the counter asks me what make and model my car is...I tell him, "94 Honda Civic CX hatchback". He looks at me incredulously and says, "Wow, you really know what your car is!" Strike 3!! Come on! Women aren't necessarily stupid when it comes to cars! And really, how many guys profess to being able to change their own tire or check their own oil?
2 comments:
GRRRRR!! Sometimes men can be rediculous!
You're a tough chick though Sio!
Don't let the 'man' get ya down!
Sio, we are all just people, gender aside. Some will see the world (and you) as you are without the screen of preconception, and some will not. The main thing is that we all have these prejudgements of the world that hinder reality coming through. The tough part is that some of these come from our experience and at times are very useful, at other times they just get in the way.
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