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- Subject: Re: And now, more "Hometime" news
- Message-ID: <1993Jan22.090903.12524@netcom.com>
- From: micki@netcom.com (Michelle Stone)
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 09:09:03 GMT
- References: <C0x00A.Cws.1@cs.cmu.edu> <93018.124501DXR8@psuvm.psu.edu>
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- davek@informix.com (David Kosenko) writes:
- >home center for the 3 inch flashing (or whatever) and the delivery guy
- >gives her this spiel of "well the inch and a half is what everyone uses -
- >why do you want the 3 inch?" She retorts "Look, do you have the stuff or
- >not?" She should have added "bozo!". Now I realize that this was all
- >scripted, but I think it well represents the situation many DIYers
- >encounter with know-it-all home center types. I'd imagine women would
- >fare a bit worse that we men in this regard.
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- I am often completely ignored when I am looking at power tools and
- other construction type stuff. I hate it.
-
- Michelle
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- micki@netcom.com
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- By the way. I find myself to be a recent addition to the
- unemployment statistic. I am a software manager living
- in silicon valley. If you know of an opportunity, please
- let me know!
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