From bbbcc3c251aca962d4b80132b096d043a7a76588 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Shaun Kerr Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2018 00:36:07 +1200 Subject: [PATCH] new post, plus it actually works now --- .gitignore | 1 + posts/jacketory-handedness.md | 54 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ templates/post.html | 2 +- 3 files changed, 56 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) create mode 100644 posts/jacketory-handedness.md diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore index 642e6cb..8359fb5 100644 --- a/.gitignore +++ b/.gitignore @@ -22,3 +22,4 @@ cabal.project.local~ .ghc.environment.* _site/ _cache/ +Makefile diff --git a/posts/jacketory-handedness.md b/posts/jacketory-handedness.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ae005d2 --- /dev/null +++ b/posts/jacketory-handedness.md @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +--- +title: Discrimination of Jacket Handedness +published: 2018-08-18 +--- + +## a story + +i recieved my favourite jacket for my thirteenth birthday. it was a semi-cheap fake leather jacket from a surf shop - which, for whatever reason, was the best place to get a fake leather jacket in my country in the years of 2010-2011 only. i am unsure why. + +the important thing about the jacket, among other things, was that it was symmetrical (aside from a single, badly placed pocket on the left breast) - the importantance of this will be made clear by the end of this post. + +i wore this jacket for many many years until the fake leather began to completely chip away and i was forced to purchase a new jacket, and, having now my own salary, went for something a bit nicer. thats right, this new jacket had the following features that to my bogan mind were absolutely ***fizzityucking stellar***; + +* real leather (probably) +* brown leather (so stylish) +* neato horizontal stitching on the arms (feel like a pilot) +* a button flap thingy on the neck (assymetrical is neat) + +so for the most part i was pretty stoked with this jacket, save for **ONE THING** + +## but first! some back-story + +there are a couple of important things to note about myself before we continue: + +* i am left handed +always have been, most likely always will be +* my preferred medium of transporting my belongings is a satchel +i cannot walk with balance if i am wearing a regular back-pack + +so with this in mind lets talk about the problem with this jacket, which i hope one day someone will take into account. + +***as a left handed satchel user, i have the strap on my left shoulder*** + +the reasoning for this is somewhat simple in my opinion, this configuration leaves my dominant hand next to the bag part, for which i require the strength to maneuver it when heavy. next upside is that it leaves my more finesse-focussed hand to rummage through said satchel. + +a good system if i do say so myself. + +## the problem: + +as this new jacket is asymmetrical, it has a single inside pocket, on the left breast. the aforementioned button flap thingy is also sits near the left clavicle, and these create two main, related problems: + +* i cannot reach into the breast pocket without having to move my satchel strap out of the way +and +* the strap pushes the button thingy into my clavicle which is uncomfortable + +and both of these things could have been easily prevented had they created a line of this jacket for left handed people, that was mirrored. + +## closing statements + +i will confess, i have not done any research into this topic. they may sell left handed jackets already, they may not. i do not know + +what i do know is that the hallensteins i purchased this jacket from, as well as specifically fuarking me over by saying i would not need to sign for the package, and then requiring me to sign for the package, also did not stock any left handed jackets. + +time to bounce, keep on keeping on ny'all, and seeya round. diff --git a/templates/post.html b/templates/post.html index 732149b..83dfd4e 100644 --- a/templates/post.html +++ b/templates/post.html @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
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