Ken,

I had to think about your post for a bit to avoid a knee-jerk reaction.

This is a male-dominated list, and probably a pretty good number of us are
middle-aged or so.  We probably are reacting more strongly because the folks
at Parts Place are taking advantage of our (projected) wives and daughters.

First - I don't think that is a bad thing.  We are prewired to react that
way.  It's part of us.  At least in our little corner of the world, chivalry
is not quite dead.

Second - If it were a Mike instead of a Melissa, the actions of Parts Place
would be just as wrong.  Perhaps we would not be quite as vociferous on the
issue, but maybe we would.  Dunno.  Do you want to volunteer as a guinea
pig?

Karl Wolz

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Hunter" <EVEHART33@aol.com>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2000 6:08 PM
Subject: Re: Parts Place

> Just a thought. Would the list be so eager to take up the same cause if
> Melissa''s name were say....Melvin?
>
> Ken Hunter
> 82 Westy 1.9D
> 84 Jetta 1.5D
> 89 Mitsubishi van
>