It seems lately I keep coming up against people who assume because I am a women (being blonde doesn't help me either), I don't know anything about technology, or computers, or home-audio systems or cars.....examples as follows...
I went into a store in hopes of purchasing an HPC (hand-held personal computer) only to be told by the "male" shop assistant, "No, you don't want that. You want a notebook computer...Look, it comes with this fashionable leather carry case!"
Yeah, I want to spend $3,000 on a computer that I DON'T want just so
I can swing it around and look pretty.
Hey, you know, your HEAD would look pretty dang
fashionable inside that case..*grin*
Along those same lines....My husband and I went to Circut City seeking to
purchase an internal CD Burner. A male sales person greeted us and preceded to directed ALL his questions and attention to my husband who, by the way,
knows ZIP about technology, computers, sound systems, etc.
(but is very knowledgable in his own right in many other fields, this just doesn't happen to be one of them) Anyway, so I ask this salesMAN about
the version of software included with the burner, making sure it is not outdated,
and the reason for my concern was this...(which I explained to him as he
scratched his neanderthal head in confusion) "If you burn some MP3 files
that sound like they are double speed then you are using an old version of the software...It is caused by them being encoded at the slow 22khz setting or in Mono rather than the standard 44khz or 48khz Stereo MP3 encoding frequencies". As I continued, I glanced over at my husband who gave me a smile and a wink
(as if to say..."take him down a notch or two baby") as he strolled over to the big screen TVs to check out the latest sport scores. Well, I don't need to tell you all the gory details ...but know that I indeed did my homework and YES I may have shown off a tad bit...but when I left out of there he had a new found respect for
women coming into his "male dominated" electonics dept. *strutting*
I take my Jeep in for an oil change, like I do every 2000 miles without fail, (they tell me "hop in the car honey and tell me if any of the "little lights" on the dashboard come on). Hello? Anyone in there? grrrr...Just because I 'm a women doesn't preclude me knowing the difference between the 'low fuel' warning light and the
noise a rear differential makes when it is starting to wear....I know when its
time to change my oil....and DONT CALL ME HONEY!!!! sheesh!
note...I am not, by any means, an arrogant person which is the reason my vents remain on paper and not being screamed out to everyone or anyone that will listen...
So I get discouraged when my healthy confidence on certain topics is
misinterpreted as arrogance.
final note....Gosh, I hope I didnt come off as a male basher ...did it appear that way to you? if so, my apologies to you guys...it was not my intent....no really, it wasn't...I swear.. *ducking the flying debris* I love you guys..honest *ducking* Hey, no one made you stay here and read this, besides, you asked for it..
*running for cover*
Until next time...
*Kim has left the building*
(now stop throwing things ya big babies)
