"Roger Long" om wrote in message ...

men should not be allowed to fly airplanes at all!

this reminds me of when i was doing an annual a few years ago. i was
under my grumman and along comes this, i dunno, octogenerian airport
rat type. He looks under the other wing where my (male) partner was
unscrewing access panels and says "doin' yer annual?'.

partner says "yup".

Oct. says "got yerself a good helper there"

partner says "well, actually it's her plane".


silence.

then the gentleman comes over to my wing, bends down, and says "yuh
got yer pilots license?"

this started a running joke between my partner and me where out of the
blue he'll say "they let girls fly?" or, better yet, in flight: "Hey
there, sweetcheeks, you think you could fetch me some water from the
back seat while I'm flying this thing?" while I'm the one flying.

sue***