True. I did a lot of rolling down of windows and grinding of gears before I got the hang of it - first on the left in California (I learned in Ireland), then on the right when I moved back. BTW - where on earth did "Eddied" come from? Or was someone trying to say "Ed died"? In which case, I hope they didn't mean me! :) No offense taken, but it's definitely the strangest misnomer on my list. EDEL Codd, Tralee In Kerry/Dingle Peninsula: ASHE-Camp & Ballyknockane, & related; BROSNAN-Dingle Town, & related; CAVANAUGH–Holyoke, MA area (related to BROSNAN) In Wexford: CODD, Woodlands & Carne, & related; FARDY, Coolboy, Gusserane, & related; PRESCOTT – Albany, NY --- On Wed, 8/12/09, John Steitz <johnst@luckbros.com> wrote: From: John Steitz <johnst@luckbros.com> Subject: Re: [NY-IRISH] Eddied Codd.re Paulines e-mail To: ny-irish@rootsweb.com Date: Wednesday, August 12, 2009, 10:53 AM The left handed stick shift is a bit tricky on the mountain passes but a little wear and tear and tear on a rental car's clutch is ok. :) John Steitz Luck Brothers, Inc. 73 Trade Road Plattsburgh, NY 12901 518-561-4321 T 518-561-8462 F 518-569-0140 C johnst@luckbros.com -----Original Message----- From: ny-irish-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ny-irish-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of pat lewis Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 1:17 PM To: ny-irish@rootsweb.com Subject: [NY-IRISH] Eddied Codd.re Paulines e-mail Thanks for the input and addition to Pauline's message about renting cars in Ireland/England. I will definitly be checkin into Avis and hertzz re this  ne w policy where over 75 can drive..... and YES I do and can drive stick shift........was a bus driver for  many years before automatic shifts came into being for them.drove  stick shift in all but 2  owned cars, and taught my kids  on stick shifts........... Thanks for the update. ====NY-Irish Mailing List==== Don't forget to check out the NY-Irish mailing list website.  Also, check/add your NY-Irish surnames on the Surname Registry: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/NYIrishList/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NY-IRISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ====NY-Irish Mailing List==== Don't forget to check out the NY-Irish mailing list website.  Also, check/add your NY-Irish surnames on the Surname Registry:  http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/NYIrishList/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NY-IRISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message