So, I've been towing cars for a minute now and have run into all sorts of reactions. None of them really sucky, but some comments are kind of borderline.
A few times I've heard...
"You're the prettiest tow truck driver ever!!!"
Which makes me blush...if you can see the redness behind the grease and dirt that I seem to accumulate on me during a shift. I really need to buy stock in Ivory soap - I go through so much of it now!!!!
Once I heard...from a woman...
"You can do this?" followed by "Are you sure you got this?" followed later by "You really think you can do this?" and further more...."Are you sure?"
Another quote from another woman...
*while looking around behind me* "It's only you?"
Then, quite a few times, I have encountered some variety of this from several women...
"WOO WOO, It's a woman! Go sista! Go girlfriend!" accompanied by dancing around and clapping.
Two or three times, I've had guys follow me around the truck and watch my every move. I cannot decide if they were looking at me or critiquing my handi-work.
I have been asked on more than one occasion by older gentlemen, "wow, they put women in trucks now?" Yes...we do all sorts of things now.
I have been asked, often, "How long you been doing this?" I have been answering honestly - "oh, just a few months" However, some of the other drivers say I need to start replying, "Oh, I've never done this! But I spent the night at a Holiday Inn Express last night!" I'm dying to use it!
Those are all I can think of right now. I'll post more as they accumulate.
A few times I've heard...
"You're the prettiest tow truck driver ever!!!"
Which makes me blush...if you can see the redness behind the grease and dirt that I seem to accumulate on me during a shift. I really need to buy stock in Ivory soap - I go through so much of it now!!!!
Once I heard...from a woman...
"You can do this?" followed by "Are you sure you got this?" followed later by "You really think you can do this?" and further more...."Are you sure?"
Another quote from another woman...
*while looking around behind me* "It's only you?"
Then, quite a few times, I have encountered some variety of this from several women...
"WOO WOO, It's a woman! Go sista! Go girlfriend!" accompanied by dancing around and clapping.
Two or three times, I've had guys follow me around the truck and watch my every move. I cannot decide if they were looking at me or critiquing my handi-work.
I have been asked on more than one occasion by older gentlemen, "wow, they put women in trucks now?" Yes...we do all sorts of things now.
I have been asked, often, "How long you been doing this?" I have been answering honestly - "oh, just a few months" However, some of the other drivers say I need to start replying, "Oh, I've never done this! But I spent the night at a Holiday Inn Express last night!" I'm dying to use it!
Those are all I can think of right now. I'll post more as they accumulate.
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