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Surprised by how comfortable she felt getting her latest WOF, Lily Richards realised there were no babes in bikinis on the walls. Is this the end of ‘‘those’’ calendars?
During a recent trip to our local mechanic, something struck me that I hadn’t previously noticed: I felt comfortable. As a working mother of two, one of the household tasks I share with my husband is ensuring our car’s letters – WoF, Rego – are up to date. Comfortable was not a sensation I’d consciously experienced on a greasy forecourt.
There’s a female office manager, which helps. The male owner is a teetotalling feminist who’s conversant in metaphysics, which is unusual for sure, and also helps. But I’d been going to the same garage for years without really registering the other thing – there are no bikini calendars on the walls, no decoration featuring bent-over blondes on beaches or brunettes on car bonnets.