Lefties--where are you

[Skierchickie]

Hmmm - it never occurred to me that my credit card machine issues were a lefty/righty thing. I do have trouble, though. What is the problem, anyway? That the strip is on the side of the card facing away from you when you stand with it in your left hand, so you can't see whether it's up or down? I can't quite put my finger on it. I do know that I bumble around with those, anyway.

[DebW]

Hmmm - it never occurred to me that my credit card machine issues were a lefty/righty thing. I do have trouble, though. What is the problem, anyway? That the strip is on the side of the card facing away from you when you stand with it in your left hand, so you can't see whether it's up or down? I can't quite put my finger on it. I do know that I bumble around with those, anyway.

The problem is trying to sign your name on the electronic pad when there is no place to rest your hand. And sometimes the pad doesn't register your signature properly because your hand drags across the writing area while you sign. I also have problems with some ATM machines when the keypad is on the right side. If you stand centered so you can see the screen, then it is extremely awkward to use the keypad with your left hand.

[Catrin]

This is interesting - I've always considered myself right handed, that is what I write, eat, and do fine needlework with. I drink with my left hand, mount the bike from the left side - I CANNOT mount from the right side for some odd reason, and my left foot is the one that hits the ground first. Left arm the strongest, right leg dominant. Hmmm, my body is just confused

[DebW]

I thought everyone mounted a bike from the left side, and the chain is on the right so you avoid the grease that way. I thought it went back to mounting horses from the left. Does anyone mount a bike from the right?