Monday morning dress code at the TOH office
We're always warning you dear readers to don rubber gloves whenever you mess with polyurethane foam insulations and glues—and you can see how we ignore our own advice.
But look at my mitts! At most offices, these splotchy stains would be a dress code violation. Here, evidence of a weekend project is a badge of honor.
The only downside: my hand modeling days are over at least for a week, as I learned when I tried to serve my daughter an orange this morning.
After she screamed in protest, I tried being as convincing as I could. "No, really, they’re clean!" I told her. "I bathed them in acetone, scrubbed them with a bar of Lava soap and loofahed with every fruity exfoliant mommy had stashed in the bathroom.”
I tried to convince her that I'm not an animal. She wasn't buying it. Sometimes there’s nothing you can do but wait for the new layer of skin to come round.
Posted by Mark Powers | Categories: Quick Fixes & Tips | Permalink
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Amen brother.
I learned the hard way when I forgot I had a Monday morning client meeting and had to sheepishly explain why my hands were such a mess.
Yeah, but how do you deal with the fact that gloves with glue on them will stick to each other and either tear apart, or make you try to pull them apart? Then the fingers you used to pull them apart with get stuck, and so on, and so on . . .
Yeah, but how do you deal with the fact that gloves with glue on them will stick to each other and either tear apart, or make you try to pull them apart? Then the fingers you used to pull them apart with get stuck, and so on, and so on . . .
Getting the stretchy latex gloves helps some, provided you're not allergic to latex. These are the same kind used in hospitals and clinics. They fit more like second skin and are less likely to slip or get stuck. Peel 'em off from the cuff and toss when you're done.