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12/05/2005 11:02 AM

*** Attention Left Handers ***

*** Attention Left Handers ***

Why are basic tools made so left-handers can't use them properly?

Why should you or your children have to compromise and adapt every day?

Have you had enough of this?

Discover the real benefits proper left-handed products can bring to
your family.

Be a proud left-hander and show how well you can perform!

How Many People Can You Reach To Better Their Lives.

Please Forward To As Many People As Possible.

Click Here >>> http://www.LeftHander.Official.ws/


This topic has 41 replies

Ws

"Woodchuck34"

in reply to [email protected] on 12/05/2005 11:02 AM

13/05/2005 7:04 AM

Righties don't realize the subtle differences. Take a close look at a
measuring cup that has a spout on it. Try reading the gradiation in
your left hand. My mother is also a lefty and always complains that
the spouts on ladles are on the wrong side, causing quite a mess.

I got my finger caught in a gas powered hedge trimmer because it was
designed for a righty (an extra handle along the blade shaft for
guiding the tool).

Fortunately for me, my right hand is still the strongest, but I write
and eat left. Makes it great for driving screw into tight places as I
can easily use either hand.

Po

"Pounds on Wood"

in reply to [email protected] on 12/05/2005 11:02 AM

12/05/2005 11:14 AM


<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> *** Attention Left Handers ***
>
> Why are basic tools made so left-handers can't use them properly?
>
> Why should you or your children have to compromise and adapt every day?
>
> Click Here >>> http://www.LeftHander.Official.ws/
>

Best bet is to teach them right hand dominance in preschool. None of that
left hand crap in my house.

--
********
Bill Pounds
http://www.billpounds.com


Po

"Pounds on Wood"

in reply to [email protected] on 12/05/2005 11:02 AM

12/05/2005 3:23 PM


"Edwin Pawlowski" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> A agree and I've bought a lot of left handed tools. It cost almost
double,
> but the lefthanded screwdriver is a dream to use. Same with the lefthanded
> hammer and adjustable wrench (both metric and imperial sizes).
> --
> Ed
> http://pages.cthome.net/edhome/
>
>

Does your screw driver have reverse rotation? I heard that was really
dangerous.

--
********
Bill Pounds
http://www.billpounds.com

bR

[email protected] (Robert Bonomi)

in reply to [email protected] on 12/05/2005 11:02 AM

14/05/2005 1:28 AM

In article <[email protected]>,
Robatoy <[email protected]> wrote:
>In article <[email protected]>,
> Guess who <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 12 May 2005 11:14:01 -0700, "Pounds on Wood"
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> >Best bet is to teach them right hand dominance in preschool. None of that
>> >left hand crap in my house.
>>
>> Right handed people are controlled by the left side of the brain, and
>> left-handed by the right. That means that only left handed people are
>> in their right minds.
>>
>> Along the same line ... Some guy said that we use only ten percent of
>> our brain. The way I figure it, there's a 90% chance that he's wrong.
>
>I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.

That sounds very much like a sinister thought to me.

bR

[email protected] (Robert Bonomi)

in reply to [email protected] on 12/05/2005 11:02 AM

14/05/2005 1:34 AM

In article <[email protected]>,
Woodchuck34 <[email protected]> wrote:
>Righties don't realize the subtle differences. Take a close look at a
>measuring cup that has a spout on it. Try reading the gradiation in
>your left hand.

Some of us buy measuring cups with labels on _both_ sides for exactly that
reason. <grin>

> My mother is also a lefty and always complains that
>the spouts on ladles are on the wrong side, causing quite a mess.

She isn't shopping in the right places, either. Ladles are available
that pour from _both_ sides. solves -that- problem quite handily.



Oh, BTW, I really *do* have a _left-handed_monkey_wrench_ in my tools.
Belonged to my grandfather -- maintenance engineer at a large mining
operation in N. Idaho. He may have made it himself, in the shop. The
reverse thread on the adjustment drives anybody else trying to use it
absolutely *batty*. It's amazing how few requests I get to borrow tools,
after people experience _that_ one. <grin>

Po

"Pounds on Wood"

in reply to [email protected] on 12/05/2005 11:02 AM

18/05/2005 11:03 AM

> > > Best bet is to teach them right hand dominance in preschool. None of
that
> > > left hand crap in my house.
> > >
> > > --
> > > ********
> > > Bill Pounds
> > > http://www.billpounds.com
>
> D Steck wrote:
> >
> > I know you're joking but it struck a nerve. I was born left handed and
had
> > a grandparent that watched me frequently and beat me into being right
> > handed. When that grandparent died, I shed no tears.
> ...
>
> I've read Bill's posting several times and am not so sure--hopefully he
> is.
>


YES! Bill was joking. I am surprised and disappointed that the practice of
punishing lefties is recent enough that anyone here experienced it. I know
some you guys are old, but shees, that should have ended in the 19th
century.

My son is left handed.

--
********
Bill Pounds
http://www.billpounds.com


Gw

Guess who

in reply to [email protected] on 12/05/2005 11:02 AM

12/05/2005 7:20 PM

On Thu, 12 May 2005 11:14:01 -0700, "Pounds on Wood"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Best bet is to teach them right hand dominance in preschool. None of that
>left hand crap in my house.

Right handed people are controlled by the left side of the brain, and
left-handed by the right. That means that only left handed people are
in their right minds.

Along the same line ... Some guy said that we use only ten percent of
our brain. The way I figure it, there's a 90% chance that he's wrong.

md

mac davis

in reply to [email protected] on 12/05/2005 11:02 AM

16/05/2005 9:13 AM

On Mon, 16 May 2005 08:45:20 -0500, Joe User <[email protected]> wrote:

>Woodchuck34 wrote:
>> Righties don't realize the subtle differences. Take a close look at a
>> measuring cup that has a spout on it.
>
>Hey, on a positive note, this lefty is learning SI units; all the wife's
>measuring cups are labeled so that I see ml instead of oz.
>
>-j

this lefty has never had that problem, probably because I was taught to put the
cup down on a level surface before adding whatever you're measuring.. lol


mac

Please remove splinters before emailing

EP

"Edwin Pawlowski"

in reply to [email protected] on 12/05/2005 11:02 AM

13/05/2005 2:29 AM


"Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.

And you'd still have one arm left

DH

Dave Hinz

in reply to [email protected] on 12/05/2005 11:02 AM

18/05/2005 7:21 PM

On Wed, 18 May 2005 11:03:12 -0700, Pounds on Wood <[email protected]> wrote:

> YES! Bill was joking. I am surprised and disappointed that the practice of
> punishing lefties is recent enough that anyone here experienced it. I know
> some you guys are old, but shees, that should have ended in the 19th
> century.

Yup. Someone tries that on my kid, and we'll have a _long_ discussion
about it.

> My son is left handed.

My 6 year old daugher is too, my son is only 7 months but seems to
be favoring his right. We'll see...

DH

Dave Hinz

in reply to [email protected] on 12/05/2005 11:02 AM

20/05/2005 6:32 PM

On Thu, 19 May 2005 23:17:28 GMT, Larry Kraus <[email protected]> wrote:
> Dave in Fairfax <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>I'm glad that it's an ancient practice. It gave me lousy
>>handwriting and the ability to do most things with either hand.
>>I'm still going to blame it for my ongoing confusion though. That
>>and the teacher who taught us that North is up South is down East
>>and West are right and left respectively, but couldn't explain
>>what to do if you turned around. Really.
>
> Sounds like you had the same teacher as my Dad. I had a hell of a
> time convincing him that a river could flow north. He KNEW that water
> flows downhill and that South is down, therefore, rivers flow South.

Sounds like that teacher was in De Nile...

EP

"Edwin Pawlowski"

in reply to [email protected] on 12/05/2005 11:02 AM

12/05/2005 9:54 PM


<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> *** Attention Left Handers ***
>
> Why are basic tools made so left-handers can't use them properly?
>
> Why should you or your children have to compromise and adapt every day?
>

A agree and I've bought a lot of left handed tools. It cost almost double,
but the lefthanded screwdriver is a dream to use. Same with the lefthanded
hammer and adjustable wrench (both metric and imperial sizes).
--
Ed
http://pages.cthome.net/edhome/

Di

Dave in Fairfax

in reply to [email protected] on 12/05/2005 11:02 AM

12/05/2005 11:40 PM

Pounds on Wood wrote:
> Does your screw driver have reverse rotation? I heard that was really
> dangerous.

I think it's more confusing than dangerous. I've got some left
handed froes though, now THOSE are dangerous.

Dave in Fairfax
--
Dave Leader
reply-to doesn't work
use:
daveldr at att dot net
American Association of Woodturners
http://www.woodturner.org
Capital Area Woodturners
http://www.capwoodturners.org/
PATINA
http://www.Patinatools.org/

GP

"Grant P. Beagles"

in reply to [email protected] on 12/05/2005 11:02 AM

18/05/2005 10:42 AM

My dad tried that when I was little. I am so left handed that I went without
meals because I didn't have the dexterity to use a fork or spoon with my right
hand.

Grant



Pounds on Wood wrote:

> <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > *** Attention Left Handers ***
> >
> > Why are basic tools made so left-handers can't use them properly?
> >
> > Why should you or your children have to compromise and adapt every day?
> >
> > Click Here >>> http://www.LeftHander.Official.ws/
> >
>
> Best bet is to teach them right hand dominance in preschool. None of that
> left hand crap in my house.
>
> --
> ********
> Bill Pounds
> http://www.billpounds.com

DB

Duane Bozarth

in reply to [email protected] on 12/05/2005 11:02 AM

18/05/2005 11:04 AM

...Top posting repaired...
> "Pounds on Wood" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> >
> > <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> >> *** Attention Left Handers ***
> >>
> >> Why are basic tools made so left-handers can't use them properly?
> >>
....
> > Best bet is to teach them right hand dominance in preschool. None of that
> > left hand crap in my house.
> >
> > --
> > ********
> > Bill Pounds
> > http://www.billpounds.com

D Steck wrote:
>
> I know you're joking but it struck a nerve. I was born left handed and had
> a grandparent that watched me frequently and beat me into being right
> handed. When that grandparent died, I shed no tears.
...

I've read Bill's posting several times and am not so sure--hopefully he
is.

As another lefthander who suffered similar treatment (in school, not at
home, thankfully), I can attest it isn't a good solution. It certainly
leads to stress at a minimum and can manifest itself in a myriad of
other problems such as stuttering, etc.

Di

Dave in Fairfax

in reply to [email protected] on 12/05/2005 11:02 AM

18/05/2005 6:11 PM

Pounds on Wood wrote:
> YES! Bill was joking. I am surprised and disappointed that the practice of
> punishing lefties is recent enough that anyone here experienced it. I know
> some you guys are old, but shees, that should have ended in the 19th
> century.
> My son is left handed.

I'm glad that it's an ancient practice. It gave me lousy
handwriting and the ability to do most things with either hand.
I'm still going to blame it for my ongoing confusion though. That
and the teacher who taught us that North is up South is down East
and West are right and left respectively, but couldn't explain
what to do if you turned around. Really.

Dave in Fairfax
--
Dave Leader
reply-to doesn't work
use:
daveldr at att dot net
American Association of Woodturners
http://www.woodturner.org
Capital Area Woodturners
http://www.capwoodturners.org/
PATINA
http://www.Patinatools.org/

Cc

"CW"

in reply to [email protected] on 12/05/2005 11:02 AM

13/05/2005 3:20 AM

I don't know if you were joking about the left handed adjustable wrench or
not but there is such a thing. Got ahold of one once. Never could get used
to it.

"Edwin Pawlowski" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > *** Attention Left Handers ***
> >
> > Why are basic tools made so left-handers can't use them properly?
> >
> > Why should you or your children have to compromise and adapt every day?
> >
>
> A agree and I've bought a lot of left handed tools. It cost almost
double,
> but the lefthanded screwdriver is a dream to use. Same with the lefthanded
> hammer and adjustable wrench (both metric and imperial sizes).
> --
> Ed
> http://pages.cthome.net/edhome/
>
>

EP

"Edwin Pawlowski"

in reply to [email protected] on 12/05/2005 11:02 AM

13/05/2005 1:17 PM


"CW" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I don't know if you were joking about the left handed adjustable wrench or
> not but there is such a thing. Got ahold of one once. Never could get used
> to it.
>

I was joking. What is different about it?

BM

"Buddy Matlosz"

in reply to [email protected] on 12/05/2005 11:02 AM

12/05/2005 8:01 PM

Thank you, Ned Flanders.

B.

<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> *** Attention Left Handers ***
>
> Why are basic tools made so left-handers can't use them properly?
>
> Why should you or your children have to compromise and adapt every day?
>
> Have you had enough of this?
>
> Discover the real benefits proper left-handed products can bring to
> your family.
>
> Be a proud left-hander and show how well you can perform!
>
> How Many People Can You Reach To Better Their Lives.
>
> Please Forward To As Many People As Possible.
>
> Click Here >>> http://www.LeftHander.Official.ws/
>

md

mac davis

in reply to [email protected] on 12/05/2005 11:02 AM

13/05/2005 8:31 AM

On 12 May 2005 11:02:37 -0700, [email protected] wrote:

>*** Attention Left Handers ***
>

>How Many People Can You Reach To Better Their Lives.
>
none, they're all to the right...


mac

Please remove splinters before emailing

JU

Joe User

in reply to [email protected] on 12/05/2005 11:02 AM

16/05/2005 8:45 AM

Woodchuck34 wrote:
> Righties don't realize the subtle differences. Take a close look at a
> measuring cup that has a spout on it.

Hey, on a positive note, this lefty is learning SI units; all the wife's
measuring cups are labeled so that I see ml instead of oz.

-j

CS

"Charles Spitzer"

in reply to [email protected] on 12/05/2005 11:02 AM

18/05/2005 11:04 AM


"Pounds on Wood" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>> > > Best bet is to teach them right hand dominance in preschool. None of
> that
>> > > left hand crap in my house.
>> > >
>> > > --
>> > > ********
>> > > Bill Pounds
>> > > http://www.billpounds.com
>>
>> D Steck wrote:
>> >
>> > I know you're joking but it struck a nerve. I was born left handed and
> had
>> > a grandparent that watched me frequently and beat me into being right
>> > handed. When that grandparent died, I shed no tears.
>> ...
>>
>> I've read Bill's posting several times and am not so sure--hopefully he
>> is.
>>
>
>
> YES! Bill was joking. I am surprised and disappointed that the practice
> of
> punishing lefties is recent enough that anyone here experienced it. I
> know
> some you guys are old, but shees, that should have ended in the 19th
> century.
>
> My son is left handed.
>
> --
> ********
> Bill Pounds
> http://www.billpounds.com

i was switched as a kid, sometime in the early 60's.

Rd

Robatoy

in reply to [email protected] on 12/05/2005 11:02 AM

13/05/2005 6:02 PM

In article <[email protected]>,
"Robin Lee" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Dextrously yours -
>
> Rob

Shameless promotion!!!


Congratulations. *G*

Rd

Robatoy

in reply to [email protected] on 12/05/2005 11:02 AM

13/05/2005 12:21 PM

In article <t%[email protected]>,
jo4hn <[email protected]> wrote:

> Woodchuck34 wrote:
> > Righties don't realize the subtle differences. Take a close look at a
> > measuring cup that has a spout on it. Try reading the gradiation in
> > your left hand. My mother is also a lefty and always complains that
> > the spouts on ladles are on the wrong side, causing quite a mess.
> >
> > I got my finger caught in a gas powered hedge trimmer because it was
> > designed for a righty (an extra handle along the blade shaft for
> > guiding the tool).
> >
> > Fortunately for me, my right hand is still the strongest, but I write
> > and eat left. Makes it great for driving screw into tight places as I
> > can easily use either hand.
> >
>
> Ayup. I'm AC/DC myself. Makes life easier. ;-)
> jo4hn

And popular at parties..*G*

Rd

Robatoy

in reply to [email protected] on 12/05/2005 11:02 AM

12/05/2005 8:06 PM

In article <[email protected]>,
Guess who <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Thu, 12 May 2005 11:14:01 -0700, "Pounds on Wood"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >Best bet is to teach them right hand dominance in preschool. None of that
> >left hand crap in my house.
>
> Right handed people are controlled by the left side of the brain, and
> left-handed by the right. That means that only left handed people are
> in their right minds.
>
> Along the same line ... Some guy said that we use only ten percent of
> our brain. The way I figure it, there's a 90% chance that he's wrong.

I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.

Rd

Robatoy

in reply to [email protected] on 12/05/2005 11:02 AM

12/05/2005 7:42 PM

In article <[email protected]>,
"Edwin Pawlowski" <[email protected]> wrote:

> <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > *** Attention Left Handers ***
> >
> > Why are basic tools made so left-handers can't use them properly?
> >
> > Why should you or your children have to compromise and adapt every day?
> >
>
> A agree and I've bought a lot of left handed tools. It cost almost double,
> but the lefthanded screwdriver is a dream to use. Same with the lefthanded
> hammer and adjustable wrench (both metric and imperial sizes).

ROTF

Cc

"CW"

in reply to [email protected] on 12/05/2005 11:02 AM

13/05/2005 9:46 PM

Different thread. When holding a standard adjustable wrench in the right
hand, roll the adjustment wheel forward and the wrench tightens. With a left
hand wrench, hold it in your left hand, roll the wheel forward and it
tightens. Really hard to get used to if your right handed. Probably hard for
a lefty to get used to too as he would likely be used to the right hand
model.

"Edwin Pawlowski" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:TN1he.1$4d6.0@trndny04...
>
> "CW" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> >I don't know if you were joking about the left handed adjustable wrench
or
> > not but there is such a thing. Got ahold of one once. Never could get
used
> > to it.
> >
>
> I was joking. What is different about it?
>
>

JC

"Joe C"

in reply to [email protected] on 12/05/2005 11:02 AM

12/05/2005 10:08 PM

ALL of my chisels are left handed models. Cost me a small fortune to have
them custom made that way too.

But well worth it in my humble opinion.

jc

LK

Larry Kraus

in reply to [email protected] on 12/05/2005 11:02 AM

19/05/2005 11:17 PM

Dave in Fairfax <[email protected]> wrote:

>I'm glad that it's an ancient practice. It gave me lousy
>handwriting and the ability to do most things with either hand.
>I'm still going to blame it for my ongoing confusion though. That
>and the teacher who taught us that North is up South is down East
>and West are right and left respectively, but couldn't explain
>what to do if you turned around. Really.

Sounds like you had the same teacher as my Dad. I had a hell of a
time convincing him that a river could flow north. He KNEW that water
flows downhill and that South is down, therefore, rivers flow South.

sD

[email protected] (Doug Miller)

in reply to [email protected] on 12/05/2005 11:02 AM

13/05/2005 2:25 PM

In article <TN1he.1$4d6.0@trndny04>, "Edwin Pawlowski" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>"CW" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>>I don't know if you were joking about the left handed adjustable wrench or
>> not but there is such a thing. Got ahold of one once. Never could get used
>> to it.
>
>I was joking. What is different about it?

The adjusting screw turns the opposite direction, so that, to tighten or
loosen it, you make the same motion with your left thumb that you would make
with your right thumb on a standard adjustable wrench.

--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

Nobody ever left footprints in the sands of time by sitting on his butt.
And who wants to leave buttprints in the sands of time?

md

mac davis

in reply to [email protected] on 12/05/2005 11:02 AM

20/05/2005 12:20 PM

On 20 May 2005 18:32:02 GMT, Dave Hinz <[email protected]> wrote:

>On Thu, 19 May 2005 23:17:28 GMT, Larry Kraus <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Dave in Fairfax <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>I'm glad that it's an ancient practice. It gave me lousy
>>>handwriting and the ability to do most things with either hand.
>>>I'm still going to blame it for my ongoing confusion though. That
>>>and the teacher who taught us that North is up South is down East
>>>and West are right and left respectively, but couldn't explain
>>>what to do if you turned around. Really.
>>
>> Sounds like you had the same teacher as my Dad. I had a hell of a
>> time convincing him that a river could flow north. He KNEW that water
>> flows downhill and that South is down, therefore, rivers flow South.
>
>Sounds like that teacher was in De Nile...

They make it easy in Texas.. north is up, south is down, Calif. is on the left
coast, NY on the right coast, and Texas is the center of the universe..


mac

Please remove splinters before emailing

DS

"D Steck"

in reply to [email protected] on 12/05/2005 11:02 AM

12/05/2005 6:48 PM


I know you're joking but it struck a nerve. I was born left handed and had
a grandparent that watched me frequently and beat me into being right
handed. When that grandparent died, I shed no tears.

I'm good now with both hands, but do have a problem - Like Joe C. I ordered
some custom chisels for both handed people and spent a small fortune. I'm
tired of pounding my forehead into the chisel but I don't want to just throw
them away.

"Pounds on Wood" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> *** Attention Left Handers ***
>>
>> Why are basic tools made so left-handers can't use them properly?
>>
>> Why should you or your children have to compromise and adapt every day?
>>
>> Click Here >>> http://www.LeftHander.Official.ws/
>>
>
> Best bet is to teach them right hand dominance in preschool. None of that
> left hand crap in my house.
>
> --
> ********
> Bill Pounds
> http://www.billpounds.com
>
>
>

JC

"Joe C"

in reply to [email protected] on 12/05/2005 11:02 AM

13/05/2005 6:07 PM

the tape measure and primus plane just got added to my fathers day wish
list. Prolly be getting the tape measure... ;-)

jc

"Robin Lee" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Woodchuck34" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Righties don't realize the subtle differences. Take a close look at a
>> measuring cup that has a spout on it. Try reading the gradiation in
>> your left hand. My mother is also a lefty and always complains that
>> the spouts on ladles are on the wrong side, causing quite a mess.
> <snip>
>
> ...you just don't shop at the right places....
>
> http://www.leevalley.com/gifts/page.aspx?c=2&p=47392&cat=4,104,45477&ap=1
> http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=32562&cat=1,43513,43003
> http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=32688&cat=1,41182,41187
> http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page.aspx?c=2&p=45670&cat=2,42706,45668
> http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=41737&cat=1,180,42334
>
> Heck - we even sell single gloves in a lot of the glove line...
>
> http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page.aspx?c=2&p=51129&cat=2,42407,33246
>
> Dextrously yours -
>
> Rob
>
>

md

mac davis

in reply to [email protected] on 12/05/2005 11:02 AM

19/05/2005 9:46 AM

On Wed, 18 May 2005 10:42:04 -0500, "Grant P. Beagles"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>My dad tried that when I was little. I am so left handed that I went without
>meals because I didn't have the dexterity to use a fork or spoon with my right
>hand.
>
>Grant
>
My oldest brother is just the opposite....
My sister was about 5 when he was born, and she's a lefty... when he picked
something up with his right hand, she thought it was wrong and corrected him..

I've envied his ability for years.. writes with either hand, uses a wrench in
each hand when taking down engines, etc...
>
>Pounds on Wood wrote:
>
>> <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>> > *** Attention Left Handers ***
>> >
>> > Why are basic tools made so left-handers can't use them properly?
>> >
>> > Why should you or your children have to compromise and adapt every day?
>> >
>> > Click Here >>> http://www.LeftHander.Official.ws/
>> >
>>
>> Best bet is to teach them right hand dominance in preschool. None of that
>> left hand crap in my house.
>>
>> --
>> ********
>> Bill Pounds
>> http://www.billpounds.com



mac

Please remove splinters before emailing

CK

Charles Krug

in reply to [email protected] on 12/05/2005 11:02 AM

19/05/2005 7:36 PM

On Thu, 19 May 2005 09:46:29 -0700, mac davis
<[email protected]> wrote:
> On Wed, 18 May 2005 10:42:04 -0500, "Grant P. Beagles"
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>My dad tried that when I was little. I am so left handed that I went without
>>meals because I didn't have the dexterity to use a fork or spoon with my right
>>hand.
>>
>>Grant
>>
> My oldest brother is just the opposite....
> My sister was about 5 when he was born, and she's a lefty... when he picked
> something up with his right hand, she thought it was wrong and corrected him..
>
> I've envied his ability for years.. writes with either hand, uses a wrench in
> each hand when taking down engines, etc...

I write and throw only right, but I'm equally strong on both sides.
I've been told that I'm left-footed and I'm DEFINITELY left-eyed.

Makes shooting awkward, but it pleases my karate sensei to no end when
she sees me being equally . .well . . . equally clumsy at this point,

JC

"Joe C"

in reply to [email protected] on 12/05/2005 11:02 AM

13/05/2005 12:21 PM


"CW" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I don't know if you were joking about the left handed adjustable wrench or
> not but there is such a thing. Got ahold of one once. Never could get used
> to it.
>
CW, if you're serious, welcome to our world..... :-)

of course, all you righties have us to thank for the left-tilt saw. And
you're welcome.

jc


PH

Philip Hallstrom

in reply to [email protected] on 12/05/2005 11:02 AM

18/05/2005 1:29 PM

On 2005-05-18, Dave in Fairfax <[email protected]> wrote:
> Pounds on Wood wrote:
>> YES! Bill was joking. I am surprised and disappointed that the practice of
>> punishing lefties is recent enough that anyone here experienced it. I know
>> some you guys are old, but shees, that should have ended in the 19th
>> century.
>> My son is left handed.
>
> I'm glad that it's an ancient practice. It gave me lousy
> handwriting and the ability to do most things with either hand.
> I'm still going to blame it for my ongoing confusion though.

I would... from what I've read forcing people to be right handed can
cause all kinds of problems... I'm left handed.. and luckily young
enough no one tried that. My teachers did try to make me use left
handed scissors though... and for whatever reason I can't. Always use
my right hand for cutting. Drove them nuts. Why they should care is
beyond me.

> That and the teacher who taught us that North is up South is down East
> and West are right and left respectively, but couldn't explain what to
> do if you turned around. Really.

Oh boy... what would have happened if you'd brought this map in?

http://www.public.asu.edu/~aarios/resourcebank/maps/img12.jpg

:)

-philip

jj

jo4hn

in reply to [email protected] on 12/05/2005 11:02 AM

13/05/2005 3:48 PM

Woodchuck34 wrote:
> Righties don't realize the subtle differences. Take a close look at a
> measuring cup that has a spout on it. Try reading the gradiation in
> your left hand. My mother is also a lefty and always complains that
> the spouts on ladles are on the wrong side, causing quite a mess.
>
> I got my finger caught in a gas powered hedge trimmer because it was
> designed for a righty (an extra handle along the blade shaft for
> guiding the tool).
>
> Fortunately for me, my right hand is still the strongest, but I write
> and eat left. Makes it great for driving screw into tight places as I
> can easily use either hand.
>

Ayup. I'm AC/DC myself. Makes life easier. ;-)
jo4hn

cm

curley maple

in reply to [email protected] on 12/05/2005 11:02 AM

22/05/2005 4:13 PM

On Wed, 18 May 2005 11:03:12 -0700, in rec.woodworking, "Pounds on Wood"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>> > > Best bet is to teach them right hand dominance in preschool. None of
>that
>> > > left hand crap in my house.
>> > >
>> > > --
>> > > ********
>> > > Bill Pounds
>> > > http://www.billpounds.com
>>
>> D Steck wrote:
>> >
>> > I know you're joking but it struck a nerve. I was born left handed and
>had
>> > a grandparent that watched me frequently and beat me into being right
>> > handed. When that grandparent died, I shed no tears.
>> ...
>>
>> I've read Bill's posting several times and am not so sure--hopefully he
>> is.
>>
>
>
>YES! Bill was joking. I am surprised and disappointed that the practice of
>punishing lefties is recent enough that anyone here experienced it. I know
>some you guys are old, but shees, that should have ended in the 19th
>century.
>
>My son is left handed.

1-4th grade circa 1957...

I had 5 teachers try to break me of being left handed.

RL

"Robin Lee"

in reply to [email protected] on 12/05/2005 11:02 AM

13/05/2005 12:22 PM


"Woodchuck34" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Righties don't realize the subtle differences. Take a close look at a
> measuring cup that has a spout on it. Try reading the gradiation in
> your left hand. My mother is also a lefty and always complains that
> the spouts on ladles are on the wrong side, causing quite a mess.
<snip>

...you just don't shop at the right places....

http://www.leevalley.com/gifts/page.aspx?c=2&p=47392&cat=4,104,45477&ap=1
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=32562&cat=1,43513,43003
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=32688&cat=1,41182,41187
http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page.aspx?c=2&p=45670&cat=2,42706,45668
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=41737&cat=1,180,42334

Heck - we even sell single gloves in a lot of the glove line...

http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page.aspx?c=2&p=51129&cat=2,42407,33246

Dextrously yours -

Rob

lL

[email protected] (Lawrence Wasserman)

in reply to [email protected] on 12/05/2005 11:02 AM

13/05/2005 3:08 PM

In article <[email protected]>,
Edwin Pawlowski <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>"Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>
>> I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.
>
>And you'd still have one arm left
>
>
I've gotta hand it to you...



--

Larry Wasserman Baltimore, Maryland
[email protected]


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