On Sun, 31 Aug 2003 14:28:08 GMT, IMS wrote:

My daughter faces the same prejudice, only the opposite type - she is a
computer network geek and a race car driver. The last time she went in
to the automotive shop with her dad to get brake pads and oil filters,
she asked the questions but they addressed the answers to her dad! This
annoys her no end.

Did you ever seen the comic strip "Helen, Sweetheart of the Internet"?
Your daughter might be Helen's twin....

http://www.comicspage.com/helen