[Healeys] Left is right

[robertduquette at sympatico.ca]

I've been told more than a few times "not to quit my day job".  :)


> From: dwflagg at juno.com
>
> Have you considered a late night talk show.????? :)
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------
> From: <robertduquette at sympatico.ca>
>
> So they left on the left.
>
> Robert Duquette
>
> > From: Editorgary at aol.com
> >
> > At the risk of prolonging this topic overlong, I remember hearing a
puzzler
> > on Car Talk Radio a few years ago.
> >
> > Seems that the archaeologists had discovered the site of a prehistoric
> > quarry sight in Britain using infrared photography or some such. From the
> > photographs they were able to conclude that even in prehistory, Brits had
> driven
> > on the left. The puzzler was: How did they know that?
> >
> > The answer, once you hear it is obvious. They noted that at the point
where
> > the quarry entrance/exit had been, the earth was more compacted on the
> > right side of the entrance than on the left. Obviously wagons, tumbrels,
or
> > whatever they were using to haul the stones arrived empty and left full,
so
> when
> > they came in and when they went out, they always drove to the left.
> >
> > So, Brits have been driving on the left side of the road for longer than
> > recorded history.
> >
> > Imagine that.
> >
> > Best
> > Gary