Before you go and beat people willy-nilly with your feminist placard.

He said that he was the only one receiving this kind of attention. Tell me, when you have your mind set to something do you stop until you get it? Maybe it?s not entirely his fault.

But if you were interested in reason instead of putting people down you might have listened to tearsong.

And finally if someone brings in a piece of personal equipment for me to fix I make sure they know it?s a favor and not part of my job. If they want me to go to there house I a) reserve the right to say no b) charge them for it (although it would be less because they are my workmates).

Quiet often a workmate will get half a days work for a single carton of beer (I understand that you yanks prefer to call it a case of beer).