cathmom Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 there was a thread in which someone was flabbergasted that people didn't know the phrase "lefty loosey righty tighty" as a way to remember which way to turn things. I was one of the ones who had never heard this particular phrase. I was thinking about it yesterday as I got gas, because I can now just unscrew my gas cap without experimenting to figure out how to get it off, and I really like that. So thank you, "flabbergasted fix-it helpful person"! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justamouse Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen in PA Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 there was a thread in which someone was flabbergasted that people didn't know the phrase "lefty loosey righty tighty" as a way to remember which way to turn things. I was one of the ones who had never heard this particular phrase. I was thinking about it yesterday as I got gas, because I can now just unscrew my gas cap without experimenting to figure out how to get it off, and I really like that. So thank you, "flabbergasted fix-it helpful person"! :D Wait, if you just learned this, how did you know whether your glue bottles were closed tightly all your life? :confused: :lol::lol::lol: I can still hear my elementary school art teacher imparting this bit of wisdom -- frequently and loudly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MunRoLy Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 :lol::lol: Just today my kids were riding scooters at a YMCA skate park when ds12's scooter started making a rattling sound. I told him to go ask the guys in the office thinking surely they could help him and would want his scooter to be safe. He came back and told me the guy inside said, "I don't know anything about scooters, but you can go over and use the tools over there to tighten it up. You know Righty Tighty, Lefty Loosey." :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathmom Posted June 28, 2012 Author Share Posted June 28, 2012 Wait, if you just learned this, how did you know whether your glue bottles were closed tightly all your life? :confused: :lol::lol::lol: I can still hear my elementary school art teacher imparting this bit of wisdom -- frequently and loudly. experimentation, I guess! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellesmere Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Ha! I never heard it until I was in a high school elective class. But I don't think I got out much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 My husband had never heard it until he married me ;). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeacefulChaos Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 :lol: I never heard it til I was an adult. I've already started saying it to the boys to help them remember. It would have been SO helpful to me to know that BEFORE I was 19-21 years old!!! :lol: :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn. Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 My husband had never heard it until he married me ;). I had never heard it until I married dh! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 It is NOT lefty loosy, righty tighty. It's RIGHTY TIGHTY, LEFT LOOSY. Geesh. :tongue_smilie::auto: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyCrazyMama Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 My husband had never heard it until he married me ;). Same here and that was after my neighbor told me one day, I think I was trying to fix something.:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theYoungerMrsWarde Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 I grew up in an old house where it was usually the opposite of that , but not always. So didn't hear that until I did a wall climb at summer camp. Hot and cold were different on different sinks, too. And they weren't labeled. Now where we live the downstairs kitchen sink is labled but I still have to test the bathrooms to figure out which is which. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathmom Posted June 28, 2012 Author Share Posted June 28, 2012 It is NOT lefty loosy, righty tighty. It's RIGHTY TIGHTY, LEFT LOOSY. Geesh. :tongue_smilie::auto: But you have to loosen it first, so you should say that first. Sheesh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisIsTheDay Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 I've heard it, but I always say, "Clockwise is lockwise," and I still repeat that phrase several times a day. Seriously! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathmom Posted June 28, 2012 Author Share Posted June 28, 2012 I've heard it, but I always say, "Clockwise is lockwise," and I still repeat that phrase several times a day. Seriously! :D Oh, no! Then I'd have to stop and think which direction clockwise is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EducationX2 Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Oh, no! Then I'd have to stop and think which direction clockwise is! :iagree:In order to remember which way is clockwise I have to visualize a clock in my head. If what I'm working on happens to be laying flat, I have to visualize laying the clock in my head down on the ground and watching the hands spin to figure out which way is clockwise.... too complicated! I'll stick with righty tighty, lefty loosey. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 LOL This thread is funny. I don't know where I originally heard it, but I feel like I've known "righty tighty, lefty loosy" my whole life. At least since I was around 8 or 9. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick_Mom Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 The only way I can remember how to make a square knot is by reciting this in my head: "Right over left, left over right Makes a knot that's nice and tight." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amira Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 I grew up in an old house where it was usually the opposite of that , but not always. So didn't hear that until I did a wall climb at summer camp. Hot and cold were different on different sinks, too. And they weren't labeled. Now where we live the downstairs kitchen sink is labled but I still have to test the bathrooms to figure out which is which. I never know if it'll be opposite where I live too. I always think of the ditty in the US, but experimenting works better here. At least I'm used to the faucets in our current apartment. Two have the hot water to the left and two to the right. I'm just grateful to have running hot and cold water at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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