Women and Handling Car Problems

This morning as I was driving Adik to work, I heard Sarimah on Mix.FM talking about how her tire exploded and she had to hitch a ride with the security guard to work. Then she was asking Rod how is she going to get it fixed, since she can’t move the car. Rod was telling her that she has to get it towed, or someone from the tire shop can come and take the tire, replace it and put it back. All the time I was hearing this I was seething, I was like change the tire to your spare woman, and then go get a new tire and change it back. Grr.

 Then I heard the reason her tire exploded was because she has no idea how to put the air in to her tires and had ask a friend to do it and he or she has put on too much air pressure that when she went over the bumper and the tire exploded. Hmm maybe both front tires exploded, she wasn't clear on that. But then again, the point I am trying to make is I don’t understand this helplessness of most women when handling basic car maintenance and problems.

Years ago a colleague of mine came to work saying that her engine blew because her husband is away and no one was around to check the water in the radiator. Really? Lord, when I started driving Dad made sure that I knew basic car maintenance, like checking the water, brake fluids, engine oil etc. He wouldn't let me drive on my own until I could change a tire by myself. It was basic logic really; if you want to drive you need to learn not only how to drive but all the other basic stuff of taking care of the car, whether you are a man or a woman.

So whenever I hear a woman saying she has no idea what to do when there is something wrong with her car, I seethe.