On Tue, 14 Jun 2016 15:04:39 -0700 (PDT), True North
wrote:

Wayne.B
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"And they still drive on the left when most of the world is on the
right. Â*How weird is that?"


We drove on the left also until 1923 and the Japanese still do.

New Zealand too. That is when dyslexia is a plus. I just flipped left
and right in my brain and carried on. It made Judy crazy when I said I
was going up here and turning left ... and I went right. The skill set
is the same. (look at the traffic in the "right" way and such.)

On Tue, 14 Jun 2016 19:59:21 -0400, Alex wrote:

wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jun 2016 03:52:51 -0700 (PDT), True North
wrote:

I'm sorry I sold my 'sport' model 303 rifle for $20.00 back when I was working.
Ammo was easy to get. Old timers used to say millions of rounds, including tracers, were dumped into the harbour after the 2nd world war.

I think the problem started when the last of the WWII surplus dried
up. There are still plenty of companies loading .303 but I don't think
there is much that is cheap, It is .75 to a buck a round at the bulk
guys.
The Brits went to the NATO calibers decades ago.

A little cheap than that. Just add shipping...

https://www.wikiarms.com/group/303British

Steel

wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jun 2016 19:59:21 -0400, Alex wrote:

wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jun 2016 03:52:51 -0700 (PDT), True North
wrote:

I'm sorry I sold my 'sport' model 303 rifle for $20.00 back when I was working.
Ammo was easy to get. Old timers used to say millions of rounds, including tracers, were dumped into the harbour after the 2nd world war.
I think the problem started when the last of the WWII surplus dried
up. There are still plenty of companies loading .303 but I don't think
there is much that is cheap, It is .75 to a buck a round at the bulk
guys.
The Brits went to the NATO calibers decades ago.
A little cheap than that. Just add shipping...

https://www.wikiarms.com/group/303British
Steel


$.68 for brass. Just uncheck "Steel" and "Reloads".

On Tue, 14 Jun 2016 20:04:44 -0400, Poquito Loco
wrote:

On Tue, 14 Jun 2016 17:51:46 -0400, Wayne.B wrote:

On Tue, 14 Jun 2016 15:52:16 -0400, wrote:

On Tue, 14 Jun 2016 11:07:22 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

Think British, man. Think British!

I can't say it truly is in the queens arsenal today, though it might be in reserves, but the Lewis showed its head at the Fauklands a few years ago.

Yeah you are right, They still have a Queen. I guess they never get
rid of any anachronism

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And they still drive on the left when most of the world is on the
right. How weird is that?

When I worked in the Bahamas, we drove on the left. Do they still do so?

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Yes. The Bahamas, like Bermuda, Canada and New Zealand are (or were)
UK colonies/countries. I think Japan is the only exception but I'm
not sure. I've driven on the left a number of times but it requires a
great deal of focus.

Poquito Loco wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jun 2016 17:51:46 -0400, Wayne.B wrote:

On Tue, 14 Jun 2016 15:52:16 -0400, wrote:

On Tue, 14 Jun 2016 11:07:22 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

Think British, man. Think British!

I can't say it truly is in the queens arsenal today, though it might
be in reserves, but the Lewis showed its head at the Fauklands a few years ago.

Yeah you are right, They still have a Queen. I guess they never get
rid of any anachronism

===

And they still drive on the left when most of the world is on the
right. How weird is that?

When I worked in the Bahamas, we drove on the left. Do they still do so?


US Virgin Islands also drive on the left. They said it was a leftover from
when the roads were donkey trails.

On Tue, 14 Jun 2016 23:21:15 -0500, Califbill wrote:

Poquito Loco wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jun 2016 17:51:46 -0400, Wayne.B wrote:

On Tue, 14 Jun 2016 15:52:16 -0400, wrote:

On Tue, 14 Jun 2016 11:07:22 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

Think British, man. Think British!

I can't say it truly is in the queens arsenal today, though it might
be in reserves, but the Lewis showed its head at the Fauklands a few years ago.

Yeah you are right, They still have a Queen. I guess they never get
rid of any anachronism

===

And they still drive on the left when most of the world is on the
right. How weird is that?

When I worked in the Bahamas, we drove on the left. Do they still do so?


US Virgin Islands also drive on the left. They said it was a leftover from
when the roads were donkey trails.

And I believe the 'driving on the left' is what leads the British to walk on the left, whereas here
we generally walk on the right. I also believe we train dogs in this country to heel on the left
because the British, who probably invented 'heeling' train their dogs to do so. In Britain, then,
two dogs meeting will meet with the humans between them. But, here, the dogs meet head on. We should
be training our dogs to heel on the right.

There, I'm glad I finally got that off my chest.

On Wed, 15 Jun 2016 14:23:37 -0400, Poquito Loco
wrote:


And I believe the 'driving on the left' is what leads the British to walk on the left, whereas here
we generally walk on the right.

True, the "in" and "out" doors are opposite and revolving doors go the
other way. Once you swap left and right in your mind, it just comes
naturally.

I also believe we train dogs in this country to heel on the left
because the British, who probably invented 'heeling' train their dogs to do so. In Britain, then,
two dogs meeting will meet with the humans between them. But, here, the dogs meet head on. We should
be training our dogs to heel on the right.

I would be happy if Mr Ed stayed with me. He seems to think "within
sight" is heel and even then he forgets sometimes if he sees another
dog.

I don't remember the dogs in New Zealand "heeling" all that much
either. It was more like Ed rules, they stayed somewhere close and "no
worries mate". We did see a lot of dogs.
It is funny that dogs seem to be the same all over. Even their mutts
looked like our mutts even if all of the other animals were different.
Breed standards are the same but most of the dogs looked like mutts to
me as soon as you got out of the big city.

On Wed, 15 Jun 2016 15:09:51 -0400, wrote:

On Wed, 15 Jun 2016 14:23:37 -0400, Poquito Loco
wrote:


And I believe the 'driving on the left' is what leads the British to walk on the left, whereas here
we generally walk on the right.

True, the "in" and "out" doors are opposite and revolving doors go the
other way. Once you swap left and right in your mind, it just comes
naturally.

I also believe we train dogs in this country to heel on the left
because the British, who probably invented 'heeling' train their dogs to do so. In Britain, then,
two dogs meeting will meet with the humans between them. But, here, the dogs meet head on. We should
be training our dogs to heel on the right.

I would be happy if Mr Ed stayed with me. He seems to think "within
sight" is heel and even then he forgets sometimes if he sees another
dog.

I don't remember the dogs in New Zealand "heeling" all that much
either. It was more like Ed rules, they stayed somewhere close and "no
worries mate". We did see a lot of dogs.
It is funny that dogs seem to be the same all over. Even their mutts
looked like our mutts even if all of the other animals were different.
Breed standards are the same but most of the dogs looked like mutts to
me as soon as you got out of the big city.

Mine heels on the left, as do all those damn dogs on the Thanksgiving dog show.

On 6/15/16 5:15 PM, Poquito Loco wrote:
On Wed, 15 Jun 2016 15:09:51 -0400, wrote:

On Wed, 15 Jun 2016 14:23:37 -0400, Poquito Loco
wrote:


And I believe the 'driving on the left' is what leads the British to walk on the left, whereas here
we generally walk on the right.

True, the "in" and "out" doors are opposite and revolving doors go the
other way. Once you swap left and right in your mind, it just comes
naturally.

I also believe we train dogs in this country to heel on the left
because the British, who probably invented 'heeling' train their dogs to do so. In Britain, then,
two dogs meeting will meet with the humans between them. But, here, the dogs meet head on. We should
be training our dogs to heel on the right.

I would be happy if Mr Ed stayed with me. He seems to think "within
sight" is heel and even then he forgets sometimes if he sees another
dog.

I don't remember the dogs in New Zealand "heeling" all that much
either. It was more like Ed rules, they stayed somewhere close and "no
worries mate". We did see a lot of dogs.
It is funny that dogs seem to be the same all over. Even their mutts
looked like our mutts even if all of the other animals were different.
Breed standards are the same but most of the dogs looked like mutts to
me as soon as you got out of the big city.

Mine heels on the left, as do all those damn dogs on the Thanksgiving dog show.


Or perhaps you are heeling on the right...

Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jun 2016 20:04:44 -0400, Poquito Loco
wrote:

On Tue, 14 Jun 2016 17:51:46 -0400, Wayne.B wrote:

On Tue, 14 Jun 2016 15:52:16 -0400, wrote:

On Tue, 14 Jun 2016 11:07:22 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

Think British, man. Think British!

I can't say it truly is in the queens arsenal today, though it might be in reserves, but the Lewis showed its head at the Fauklands a few years ago.
Yeah you are right, They still have a Queen. I guess they never get
rid of any anachronism
===

And they still drive on the left when most of the world is on the
right. How weird is that?
When I worked in the Bahamas, we drove on the left. Do they still do so?
===

Yes. The Bahamas, like Bermuda, Canada and New Zealand are (or were)
UK colonies/countries. I think Japan is the only exception but I'm
not sure. I've driven on the left a number of times but it requires a
great deal of focus.



Intersections are tough after driving on the right for your whole life.