Do we finally have this right so the subject can be left?????
> When I worked in Sydney in the 60s they painted yellow lines down the
> middle
> of the footpath (sidewalk) with signs saying walk on the left, after
> a year or
> so the lines and signs wore out and they didn't repaint them as no
> one took
> any notice of them. When I left Sydney in the late 90s it was still
> dog eat
> dog, I find it hard to believe things have changed.
>
> Don Hardie
> OZ
> BN1
> ________________________________
> From: Patrick and Caroline Quinn
> <p_cquinn@tpg.com.au>
> To: sjnnock@sbcglobal.net; HealeyRick
> <healeyrick@yahoo.com>
> Cc: healeys@autox.team.net
> Sent: Sun, 29 November, 2009
> 9:54:24 PM
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Keep left
>
> G'day
>
> Yes we certainly drive and
> walk on the left in Australia. The right is
> reserved from the drop bears when
> they fall out of the trees.
>
> We also stay to the left on escalators, while I
> read the other day that in
> London they stand to the right on escalators.
> Walking on the left was something I found quite interesting while we
> were in
> the US. Frequently we would forget and not move to the right. It
> didn't take
> long before it was made clear to us that we were on the wrong side.
>
> By the
> way I was at the historic racing today and in one mixed race it was
> an
> interesting and surprisingly close duel between an AH 3000 Mk1 and
> a
> Cooper
> T51.
>
> Hoo Roo
>
> Patrick Quinn
> Sydney, Australia
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: healeys-bounces@autox.team.net
> [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team..net]
> On Behalf Of Norman Nock
> Sent: Sunday, 29 November 2009 7:04 AM
> To: HealeyRick
> Cc: healeys@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Keep left
>
> I left England in
> `1954 , we need an answer from a member in the UK Norman
> Nock
>
> --- On Sat,
> 11/28/09, HealeyRick <healeyrick@yahoo..com> wrote:
>
> From: HealeyRick
> <healeyrick@yahoo.com>
> bject: Re: [Healeys] Keep left
> To:
> healeys@autox.team.net, sjnnock@sbcglobal.net
> Date: Saturday, November 28,
> 2009, 11:10 AM
>
> Norman,
>
> I've noticed that not only do we Americans keep right
> when driving, we do it
> when walking on sidewalks or down a hallway as well.
> Do the British "Walk
> left"?
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