[BlackWolf]

Uh, yeah it was wrong of them to do that but worse for you because for one, she trusted you, they were friends of yours, and two because you didn't tell her once you found out. What kind of a friend is that?? Just because you don't like someone who is a poser, doesn't give you the right to treat her that way. What about the learning curve?? Was she really interested in learning or was she worried about breaking a nail just by pumping the gas??

Obviously I had to come up in the ranks myself and just by the mere fact of being a girl made the journey more difficult than most. To be considered stupid because of your gender is one of the most aggravating things you can imagine. I was always interested in cars and even played with matchbox cars instead of dolls when I was little. My ex was a Toyota mechanic and I was able to learn alot from him and his friends. They thought it was cool to have a girl work on the cars too. More often than not, I was the one to reach into the smaller places for bolts when their hands couldn't fit. I don't consider myself to know everything but I know enough to know what I'm talking about and to ask questions about things that I don't. I also know when to let someone else who does know work on it. Especially now with all the computers running everything. I know how to work on almost all non computer, carburator only cars/trucks and 4x's. I was just learning about motorcycles when we broke up but that's neither here nor there. I honestly enjoy working on cars, even though I'm a woman. Why is that such an issue with men in general??