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From: Wickeddoll� on 5 Sep 2007 20:58 "mack" .. > > "Scott in Florida" "Truckdude" > >> wrote: >> >>> >>>"Cathy F." ... >>>>> >>>>> <programmer(a)att.net> wrote in message >>>>> news:1189008929.646924.253950(a)w3g2000hsg.googlegroups.com... >>>>>> My wife took our 2000 Camry CE in for repair due to a "muffler noise" >>>>>> The dealer replace a front exhaust pipe assembly for $1200. Why so >>>>>> much? >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Pardon me, but why on Earth is your wife handling car repairs? >>>> >>>> Huh??? Why wouldn't/couldn't she? >>>> >>>> Maybe he wasn't free for the day to take it in, & she was, etc. >>>> >>>> Cathy >>>> >>>> >>> >>>It was only taken in for an annoying noise. Anyway, I guess it all >>>depends >>>on how we were raised. >>> >> >> So you were raised to look down at women? >> >> You being a nurse should understand that we men get to die before the >> women. IMHO it is VERY important to make sure your woman can live >> perfectly well without you....and that includes knowing how to deal >> with car dealer service departments. >> >> -- >> Scott in Florida > > Wonders will never cease! I'm agreeing with Scott for maybe the second > time this year! > He's quite right about teaching wives to become smart widows. Too many > women lose their > husbands and then have to figure out how to balance the checkbook and a > hundred other things that > their husbands always took care of. The wise husband educates his wife > (without telling her the reason) > to become a sole survivor when he's gone. Likewise, men should be taught basic domestic survival. When I first joined the Air Force, I can't tell you how many young guys had no clue of how to do their own laundry, cook, etc. Ridiculous! > > BTW, I think Cathy is a teacher, not a nurse....that's Natalie. > I think he means Truck, who is also a nurse :-) Natalie
From: Cathy F. on 5 Sep 2007 21:05 "mack" <mackerel(a)dslextreme.com> wrote in message news:13duhpiiucj5fbc(a)corp.supernews.com... > > "Scott in Florida" <Justtofakeoutliberals(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:50fud39djgr9fbgodns04pm9or6l3glsi3(a)4ax.com... >> On Wed, 05 Sep 2007 22:32:04 GMT, "Truckdude" <shrub(a)thadeecider.com> >> wrote: >> >>> >>>"Cathy F." <clfrclfr(a)adelphiadotdashdot.net> wrote in message >>>news:epCdnaPeL8ALu0LbRVn_vw(a)giganews.com... >>>> >>>> "Truckdude" <shrub(a)thadeecider.com> wrote in message >>>> news:pfEDi.1691$h06.1435(a)trnddc03... >>>>> >>>>> <programmer(a)att.net> wrote in message >>>>> news:1189008929.646924.253950(a)w3g2000hsg.googlegroups.com... >>>>>> My wife took our 2000 Camry CE in for repair due to a "muffler noise" >>>>>> The dealer replace a front exhaust pipe assembly for $1200. Why so >>>>>> much? >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Pardon me, but why on Earth is your wife handling car repairs? >>>> >>>> Huh??? Why wouldn't/couldn't she? >>>> >>>> Maybe he wasn't free for the day to take it in, & she was, etc. >>>> >>>> Cathy >>>> >>>> >>> >>>It was only taken in for an annoying noise. Anyway, I guess it all >>>depends >>>on how we were raised. >>> >> >> So you were raised to look down at women? I *think* he's coming at it from a slightly different angle: being the ultimate gentleman sort of thing. But there's such a thing as carrying that way too far - to a woman's detriment. >> You being a nurse should understand that we men get to die before the >> women. IMHO it is VERY important to make sure your woman can live >> perfectly well without you....and that includes knowing how to deal >> with car dealer service departments. >> >> -- >> Scott in Florida > > Wonders will never cease! I'm agreeing with Scott for maybe the second > time this year! Yeah, me too. ;-) > He's quite right about teaching wives to become smart widows. Too many > women lose their > husbands and then have to figure out how to balance the checkbook and a > hundred other things that > their husbands always took care of. The wise husband educates his wife > (without telling her the reason) > to become a sole survivor when he's gone. Yeah, see my post about the woman who wouldn't (couldn't?? - I hope it isn't *that* bad!) even peel her own orange for her lunch... never put gas into her own car... her husband does it *all*. And she isn't the only woman I know of who's in that sort of situation. Holy crow. At least they seem to be vastly outnumbered by the more independently functional women. ;-) > > BTW, I think Cathy is a teacher, not a nurse....that's Natalie. Yeah, I am & she is; but Truckdude is a nurse. Cathy
From: Cathy F. on 5 Sep 2007 21:09 "Wickeddoll�" <wickeddoll1958NoEffingSpam(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:fbn1t6.1ag.1(a)news.evilcabal.org... > > "mack" .. >> >> "Scott in Florida" > "Truckdude" > >>> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>>"Cathy F." ... >>>>>> >>>>>> <programmer(a)att.net> wrote in message >>>>>> news:1189008929.646924.253950(a)w3g2000hsg.googlegroups.com... >>>>>>> My wife took our 2000 Camry CE in for repair due to a "muffler >>>>>>> noise" >>>>>>> The dealer replace a front exhaust pipe assembly for $1200. Why so >>>>>>> much? >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Pardon me, but why on Earth is your wife handling car repairs? >>>>> >>>>> Huh??? Why wouldn't/couldn't she? >>>>> >>>>> Maybe he wasn't free for the day to take it in, & she was, etc. >>>>> >>>>> Cathy >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>It was only taken in for an annoying noise. Anyway, I guess it all >>>>depends >>>>on how we were raised. >>>> >>> >>> So you were raised to look down at women? >>> >>> You being a nurse should understand that we men get to die before the >>> women. IMHO it is VERY important to make sure your woman can live >>> perfectly well without you....and that includes knowing how to deal >>> with car dealer service departments. >>> >>> -- >>> Scott in Florida >> >> Wonders will never cease! I'm agreeing with Scott for maybe the second >> time this year! >> He's quite right about teaching wives to become smart widows. Too many >> women lose their >> husbands and then have to figure out how to balance the checkbook and a >> hundred other things that >> their husbands always took care of. The wise husband educates his wife >> (without telling her the reason) >> to become a sole survivor when he's gone. > > Likewise, men should be taught basic domestic survival. When I first > joined the Air Force, I can't tell you how many young guys had no clue of > how to do their own laundry, cook, etc. Ridiculous! Yep. There were some guys in my dorm (it was co-ed) whose mothers had given them lessons before sending them off to college, & then there were others who were pretty much at a loss in the laundry room & needed on-the-spot training. Most men/husbands I know share in the cooking, laundry, cleaning, & I know one husband who frequently does the ironing. >> BTW, I think Cathy is a teacher, not a nurse....that's Natalie. >> > > I think he means Truck, who is also a nurse :-) Yep. Cathy > > Natalie >
From: Wickeddoll� on 5 Sep 2007 21:38 "Cathy F." ... >>> >>> "Truckdude" ... >>>> >>>> <programmer(a)att.net> wrote in message >>>>> My wife took our 2000 Camry CE in for repair due to a "muffler noise" >>>>> The dealer replace a front exhaust pipe assembly for $1200. Why so >>>>> much? >>>>> >>>> >>>> Pardon me, but why on Earth is your wife handling car repairs? >>> >>> Huh??? Why wouldn't/couldn't she? >>> >>> Maybe he wasn't free for the day to take it in, & she was, etc. >>> >>> Cathy >>> >>> >> >> It was only taken in for an annoying noise. Anyway, I guess it all >> depends on how we were raised. > > I truly appreciate it when men act as gentlemen. OTOH, I also don't want > to be seen as a "dumb broad" who can't - or shouldn't - do many things, > some of which may be formerly seen as "taking care of the little lady" > stuff, under my own power. > > Cathy I met hubby when I was 27, married him at 29, so I'd been taking care of myself for 9 years before he was in my life. His parents are Polish immigrants, where farm folk do everything, so he was very domestically hip (five kids with two multi-job parents made it absolutely necessary!) We try to teach our kids as much about life as possible. Natalie
From: Truckdude on 6 Sep 2007 00:13
"mack" <mackerel(a)dslextreme.com> wrote in message news:13duhpiiucj5fbc(a)corp.supernews.com... > > "Scott in Florida" <Justtofakeoutliberals(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:50fud39djgr9fbgodns04pm9or6l3glsi3(a)4ax.com... >> On Wed, 05 Sep 2007 22:32:04 GMT, "Truckdude" <shrub(a)thadeecider.com> >> wrote: >> >>> >>>"Cathy F." <clfrclfr(a)adelphiadotdashdot.net> wrote in message >>>news:epCdnaPeL8ALu0LbRVn_vw(a)giganews.com... >>>> >>>> "Truckdude" <shrub(a)thadeecider.com> wrote in message >>>> news:pfEDi.1691$h06.1435(a)trnddc03... >>>>> >>>>> <programmer(a)att.net> wrote in message >>>>> news:1189008929.646924.253950(a)w3g2000hsg.googlegroups.com... >>>>>> My wife took our 2000 Camry CE in for repair due to a "muffler noise" >>>>>> The dealer replace a front exhaust pipe assembly for $1200. Why so >>>>>> much? >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Pardon me, but why on Earth is your wife handling car repairs? >>>> >>>> Huh??? Why wouldn't/couldn't she? >>>> >>>> Maybe he wasn't free for the day to take it in, & she was, etc. >>>> >>>> Cathy >>>> >>>> >>> >>>It was only taken in for an annoying noise. Anyway, I guess it all >>>depends >>>on how we were raised. >>> >> >> So you were raised to look down at women? >> >> You being a nurse should understand that we men get to die before the >> women. IMHO it is VERY important to make sure your woman can live >> perfectly well without you....and that includes knowing how to deal >> with car dealer service departments. >> >> -- >> Scott in Florida > > Wonders will never cease! I'm agreeing with Scott for maybe the second > time this year! > He's quite right about teaching wives to become smart widows. Too many > women lose their > husbands and then have to figure out how to balance the checkbook and a > hundred other things that > their husbands always took care of. The wise husband educates his wife > (without telling her the reason) > to become a sole survivor when he's gone. > > BTW, I think Cathy is a teacher, not a nurse....that's Natalie. > Scott was addressing me and he is correct. (hey, it can happen!) Maybe I should change my posting name to "Truckdude, RN" |