My idea of feminism is pretty passive, these days. It tends to revolve around a few hard-and-fast precepts, such as:
1. My body, my choice.
2. If he hits you, press charges.
3. Stay out of parking garages.
4. A woman with a skinny waist and big boobs MAY have good genes. It is more likely that she has a good plastic surgeon.
5. Auto repair shops multiply their charges by a female factor.
Yesterday, this fifth precept was blown straight out of the water by Jack’s Autobody in Sheridan, WY.
Given three days and a $1200 buck estimate, Jack’s fixed my car for $123.63. “You didn’t really need all that paint work,” Jack himself told me. “We got the fender to pop out just perfectly.” I nearly fainted. (Not very feminist at all, especially without a corset as motivation.)
I have never in my life gotten a job done in 1/3rd of the time, for 1/10th of the money. Jack did.
And he was honest about it.
And I’m still female.
I will take my car to him for as long as I live within 200 miles. The next car, too. And I will continue to sing his praises. It’s ever so nice to be proven wrong in the right way.
It has been my experience in life that just when I thnk I have several things figured out, something shakes those ideas loose. This is a wonderful story.
I am so happy for you that this worked out this way. It is great to work with honest people who aren’t out to get you for every last dime. We have an auto repair shop that is just as honest. It’s great to have positive win out over negative for a change! Go Chris!
If you think it’s bad being female, try it when you age a bit. Best I can do is put on my New York suspicious look. Glad you found a good shop. I’ve found some, too.