Hi Diana, I don't know about you gals learning to shift with your left hand but us old geezers have had that down pat for many years. When your right arm was occupied keeping your girlfriend snuggled up close, you shifted with your left hand. Sure glad we didn't have seat belts when I was young. I have far more trouble judging the distance between the left fender and the parked cars. As others have said, there is not much traffic on the island itself. If you have a passenger, their "back seat driving" will be most welcome. Gareld McEathron In a message dated 5/21/2006 12:42:31 PM Central Daylight Time, SCT-ISLAY-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: Hello to All Listers! Just wondering if someone on the list can give me some driving tips as I'm from Canada and we drive on the opposite side of the road? I'm used to driving a standard or stick shift which is one advantage. Last year some kind soul on the list sent me an email with 'driving tips' but shortly after that my hard drive on my notebook computer was erased due to 'static electricity' from my carpet. And on top of that I had to postpone my trip to this year. Appreciate any help or suggestions, Diana in British Columbia, Canada Gareld R. McEathron 4622 Waycross Houston, TX 77035-3724 713-729-8594 _http://www.McEathron.com_ (http://www.mceathron.com/)