Karens.

We have an indoor mask mandate, which I'm fine with. But being back to wearing a mask in court again sucks big time. It's frustrating.

What are you being charged with?

A smooth flick of the wrist is a far cry from handing this person your card

When it comes to cars, many men have this idea that knowing about cars is some macho thing, a male birthright, or something, when in reality they don't know their ass from third base.

For me, a mask and spectacles don’t mix. Ah well. It is what it is.

But much more efficient, if she's sitting behind a wide counter.

Bad Manners indeed...

Homicide but my lawyer said not to talk about it.

I archery, we used to say, "The problem is the nut behind the riser".

This.

Yes. Dealing with females is much easier. They ask questions and understand the issue and repair and go about their day. That lets me do the same.

Efficiency does not trump manners.

Probably good advice.

It's a dominance thing. You can't admit you know less than the other guy.

I don't know jack about cars. I wish I did. I would love to learn to work on my own truck. If I went back to school, it would be to do that.

You people are just being difficult, in stark contrast to the pleasant patient I was in the waiting room.

Yes, and they listen. When I was younger and cars were just mechanical things the problem with male customers was worse. I always wondered, if they know what's wrong with it then why are they bringing it to me?
It's harder for them to argue about an electric car but they still do. I had a guy tell me there are just a bunch of 12 volt batteries in the bottom of an e-car. Another told me his e-car didn't have a cooling system, why would batteries need coolant? Or a radiator?
One Volt customer was stuck on the miles per charge thing. "it's false advertising to say the range is 50 miles". It's an estimate depending on many things. "Why does it show a different number each time I charge it". The number is generated by an algorithm based on the way you've been driving. He thought it meant it was charged to a different level each time and I tried to explain it as patiently as I could but he was very agitated. Finally a salesman took him off my hands.

God forbid he read the owner's manual.

good old PEBKAC error

problem exists between keyboard and chair

Pleasant patient in a pleasant valley? (sorry, no horns in this one)

I worry about anyone who isn't uneasy about not knowing how the **** they rely on works. For me, knowing how to fix stuff is a huge ego thing, as it was for many of the boys I grew up with. That seems to be gone or is manifested in surface knowledge of electronic gizmos and software. I tried to pass it on to my daughter, but it didn't take, even though she was always mechanically minded, likes cars, and builds mathematical models of real world things for a living.

Mostly did

It's kind of a giant pain.

There's a loose nut behind the steering wheel.

I assume it's better regardless right?