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| Elliot_Cannon |
 Feb 27 2006, 05:14 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Retired Members Posts: 1,922 Joined: 26-March 03 From: Orange County Ca Member No.: 480 Region Association: None  |
Wait a minute... Andy's married?
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| sj914 |
Feb 27 2006, 05:19 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 805 Joined: 20-August 03 From: San Jose, CA Member No.: 1,053 |
I'm a lefty. Being in a right handed world forced me to learn to use things in a right handed way. The only thing I haven't mastered is writing with my right hand.
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| SLITS |
Feb 27 2006, 05:20 PM
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"This Utah shit is HARSH!" Group: Benefactors Posts: 13,602 Joined: 22-February 04 From: SoCal Mountains ... Member No.: 1,696 Region Association: None  |
Where is TBAMFH.....he used the word "master" and we all know what that leads to.................... blindness Hey Elliot................ |
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| airsix |
Feb 27 2006, 05:21 PM
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I have bees in my epiglotis Group: Members Posts: 2,196 Joined: 7-February 03 From: Kennewick Man (E. WA State) Member No.: 266 |
Like tat2dphreak said.
It's really about conditioning. I'm a born lefty but I can do a lot of things right-handed out of necessity. You just keep doing it until you learn the dexterity. It'll feel natural after you've done it enough. -Ben M. |
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| Cap'n Krusty |
Feb 27 2006, 05:51 PM
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Cap'n Krusty Group: Members Posts: 10,794 Joined: 24-June 04 From: Santa Maria, CA Member No.: 2,246 Region Association: Central California |
I'm a righty. I use tools with either hand with the same dexterity and strength, more or less. I shoot a rifle left handed, and it was really painful in AF basic training, because the M16 ejected into my sleeve. Burn city!. I cannot shoot right handed, and I've tried a number of times over the years.
I occasionally drive a RHD 356, and I become disoriented after I leave the car. Wierd. The Cap'n |
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| SirAndy |
Feb 27 2006, 05:51 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,612 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
and she's in the (first) calendar too. twice. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif) once on the cover and also in the january pic ... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wink.gif) Andy |
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| Porcharu |
Feb 27 2006, 05:52 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,314 Joined: 27-January 05 From: Campbell, CA Member No.: 3,518 Region Association: Northern California |
That's what I do - if I don't my right shoulder and my upper back give me grief. |
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| Elliot_Cannon |
Feb 27 2006, 05:59 PM
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Senior Member Group: Retired Members Posts: 1,922 Joined: 26-March 03 From: Orange County Ca Member No.: 480 Region Association: None |
When were you in basic? July of 66 for me. Amarillo AFB. Sorry I guess I hijacked another one. Elliot |
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| TimT |
Feb 27 2006, 06:13 PM
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retired Group: Members Posts: 4,033 Joined: 18-February 03 From: Wantagh, NY Member No.: 313 |
Im ambidexterous also... have drive shift cars in the UK and felt ¿just fine..
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| d7n7master |
Feb 27 2006, 06:22 PM
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Gary# Group: Members Posts: 663 Joined: 13-March 03 From: The O.C, Ca. Member No.: 421 |
When I was in the 2nd grade, my teacher would hit my left hand with a wooden ruler when she would see me writing with my left hand. I went home & told my dad. He went to the school & had a 'lil talk with the principal. The next day @ school my teacher was luvie-dovie. No more ruler discipline! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/screwy.gif) When I got older, I got a job as a jet mechanic. I found that there were jobs I had to do that required me to use my right hand because there was no way I could get my left hand in there. After a few months I found that I could use my right hand equally as well as my left. I know it's a right handed world, but being left handed has always had it's advantages. I especially like being left handed when I play tennis. My serve has hit righties many times before they could hit the ball. The ball curves right into their body. Gotta luv that!!! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/beer.gif) When I broke my left hand I HAD to learn to write with my right hand. At first my writing looked childish - but over the next 3 months I got pretty good. ------- Here's a weird one for ya; I got a guitar from my grandpa for my 13th b'day. I wanted one sooo bad! My g'pa was so awesome! (I didn't know there were left handed guitars...) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/rolleyes.gif) I was just a kid. So I took lessons & learned to play right handed. To this day, I still play right handed. Today, some of my friends play guitar left handed. I've picked up their left handed guitars & tried to play. Nope. I suppose I've conditioned myself to what I've learned. Ambidexterious? Maybe. Conditioned? 4 sure. Then there's the "scissor" thing - (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/mad.gif) |
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| drewvw |
Feb 27 2006, 06:34 PM
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new england car guy Group: Members Posts: 1,631 Joined: 24-February 06 From: Boston, MA Member No.: 5,630 Region Association: North East States |
I am left handed. Feels normal to shift with my right. However, a buddy of mine used to work for VW and got his hands on a euro spec GTI last year. Felt almost as natural shifting with the left.... agree totally with the ambidextrious comments. I can throw a baseball both ways etc.... |
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| Cap'n Krusty |
Feb 27 2006, 06:39 PM
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Cap'n Krusty Group: Members Posts: 10,794 Joined: 24-June 04 From: Santa Maria, CA Member No.: 2,246 Region Association: Central California |
Got to Lackland in late April of '68. The Cap'n |
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| SoCal Driver |
Feb 27 2006, 06:43 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 45 Joined: 8-February 06 From: Oxnard, ca Member No.: 5,549 Region Association: None |
I'm a lefty too. After reading thru this thread I'm guessing that most people that are left handed are for the most part ambidextrous. My father said when he was a child he remembers using his left hand for everything then when he started school they forced him to use his right hand, not allowing him to use his left at all. I'm 26 and my father is 59, are most people in the same situation where they weren't allowed to use their left hand in school? And is that why the older crowd is ambidextrous while i'm heavily left handed? I never had a reason to learn to do things with my right hand. There are exceptions..... shifting, using scissors, playing guitar and golfing....but for the most part I do everything else with my left hand.
But to answer the origional question, shifting with my right hand is not weird to me since I had no other option. 3 years ago I did break my right arm and was in a cast for 2 months so i did learn to shift with my left hand when i got tired of driving my fathers spare car. Also a few months ago I did drive a rhd gti and shifting with my left hand took a little while to get use to, because I had learned to do that with my right hand. I came across a saying not to long ago that I took a liking too..... I may be left handed, but I'm alway right |
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| sj914 |
Feb 27 2006, 07:01 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 805 Joined: 20-August 03 From: San Jose, CA Member No.: 1,053 |
When I was in the third grade my teacher never really cared if I was left handed as long as I could write correctly, but when she noticed I could use my right hand for things like using scissors, she used that as an opportunity to introduce the word "ambidextrous" to the class.
As far as drving a RHD I haven't had the opportunity to drive one. I have often wondered and tried to shift with my left from the passenger side (not really driving, but to see if it would seem natural) After about 5 minutes it felt natural like. |
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| Katmanken |
Feb 27 2006, 07:02 PM
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You haven't seen me if anybody asks... Group: Members Posts: 4,738 Joined: 14-June 03 From: USA Member No.: 819 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
I'm ambidextrous too..
Wrote with my right hand, threw with my left.... One day I'm in college writing equations on the board... All the sudden I realized that I've done a board and a half of math with my left hand.... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/huh.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/unsure.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/blink.gif) Asked mom and she told me I was a lefty but the teacher beat it out of me.... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/finger.gif) Found I can print but can't do cursive.... Next question is : how many languages can you speak since ambi's are left/right brained? I'm at 3..... Andy is at least 2.... Never had a problem shifting and never drove Brit style... Ken |
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| Cap'n Krusty |
Feb 27 2006, 07:09 PM
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Cap'n Krusty Group: Members Posts: 10,794 Joined: 24-June 04 From: Santa Maria, CA Member No.: 2,246 Region Association: Central California |
That would be a RHD car, spec'd for the UK, Ireland, Australia, Japan, South Africa,and a few other countries. The rest of Europe drives on the right, just like we do. |
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| Elliot_Cannon |
Feb 27 2006, 07:12 PM
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Senior Member Group: Retired Members Posts: 1,922 Joined: 26-March 03 From: Orange County Ca Member No.: 480 Region Association: None |
I can throw with my right but I look like Aaron when I try to throw with my left.
Elliot |
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| smooth_eddy |
Feb 27 2006, 07:14 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 535 Joined: 13-November 04 From: Seattle Member No.: 3,102 |
I think us Lefty's just adapt. I have driven left hand drive, rt hand drive and an old tractor that was a center drive with the shift lever in the middle b/t my legs, on the tranny. As an electrician, I can use any tool including a hammer equally with both hands. It saves wear and tear on the body. Drill motors don't work well in the left hand though. They tend to twist out when the bit locks up. Eddy
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| drewvw |
Feb 27 2006, 07:22 PM
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new england car guy Group: Members Posts: 1,631 Joined: 24-February 06 From: Boston, MA Member No.: 5,630 Region Association: North East States |
So in conclusion....leftys rock! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/aktion035.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/beerchug.gif) |
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| Gary# |
Feb 27 2006, 08:10 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 217 Joined: 15-May 05 From: Buena Park, Ca. Member No.: 4,078 |
Unfortunately, if U believe a recent study that stated that us leftiez live appx. 7 years less than our r/handed buds. 2 me - I believe they're talkin' about the years I could have been better off dead anyway. I never ever want to be a veg that my family/friendz need to wipe my butt. I'd rather see you in the next life - don't be late... (James Hendrix) 'nother leftie - duuuhhh. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/pray.gif) Attached image(s) 
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