I was recently in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire for a couple days. It was a quick business trip, so I didn’t have much time to enjoy it. The morning of my big presentation, I went to the local conference center for breakfast. I wanted to fuel up for the long day ahead of me.
I went through the buffet line and picked up my sausage, eggs and some French toast. (No bacon. That should’ve been my first red flag.) At the end of the line, there was a big bowl of maple syrup. Usually, you see smaller pitchers filled with syrup. This was just a really big metal bowl of syrup. I went for the ladle, picked it up and realized very quickly that I couldn’t pour the syrup. I couldn’t pour it because it had a special pouring spout on the opposite side of the ladle. The opposite side because I’m left-handed and this was apparently a right-handed utensil.
A side spout. Is this really necessary? I mean, is the curved nature of the ladle not enough for people to get the syrup on their plates? Do we really need a spout to ensure accuracy?
Is the side spout really necessary? Not a good utensil for left-handed people.
I had my plate in my right hand, and the ladle in my left. This wasn’t going to work.
I stopped for a second. Um. How am I supposed to get my syrup on my French toast?
Out of nowhere – or so it seemed – these two young gentlemen who worked at the conference center smiled at my dilemma and started to cheer me on. They told me to switch hands. It was as if they were encouraging me to chug a beer at a frat party.
I sucked it up, switched my plate and the ladle and poured the syrup with my right hand. It was awkward, but it worked.
Righties don’t have to go through these kind of ordeals. It may be small, but it’s still annoying. Particularly because the act of pouring syrup shouldn’t necessitate a dominant hand.
The moral of the story? Just say no to ladles with side spouts.
This happened to me recently but with soup. I stood there for five seconds trying to figure out how I’m supposed to pour the soup into to cup. I ended up just using my left hand anyway and only make a little mess in the process.
It’s a weird feeling, isn’t it? I felt a little helpless for a few seconds. Then, I just got annoyed. It shouldn’t be that difficult to pour soup or syrup!
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I’m left-handed, also named Jennifer. I just found that ironic.
Anyway, I recently bought The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. My friend was there and helped me figure it out, but one thing irked me the entire time–Link was right-handed. That meant I had to be too. There was no option for him to be left-handed either. It’s just so awkward playing the game that I’ve just lost all interest in it. It sucks.
Hi Jennifer! Nice to meet another lefty with the same name. That sucks that you can’t play the game left-handed. We have a PS3 Move and with most of the games you can choose to play left-handed. Must make it hard to play!
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I just had to say that my name is also Jennifer and I am also left-handed. The end.
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Hi Jennie! Thanks for stopping by.
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