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<P>&nbsp;&gt;&gt;I find myself looking for the ultimately flexible and tough pair of<BR>gloves.&lt;&lt;</P>
<P>Wow George!-after all that I thought your were&nbsp;going to say"&nbsp;you find yourself looking for the ultimatey flexible and tough pair of new hands"- to replace the ones the chemicals destroyed!!</P>
<P>Robert K</P>
<P>1982 Westfalia</P>
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<P><BR>&gt;Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 13:20:38 EST </P></DIV>
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;I used to be a man's man when it came to sticking my hands into any solvent,
<DIV></DIV>&gt;detergent or chemical compound that modern science could create. TSP? Hell,
<DIV></DIV>&gt;I would bathe in it. Once, in a pinch, I got my hands sparkling clean with
<DIV></DIV>&gt;Comet cleanser, although, they looked like alligator skin for a week
<DIV></DIV>&gt;afterwards. Lacquer thinner, enamel reducer, mineral spirits, MEK, kerosene,
<DIV></DIV>&gt;gasoline, denatured alcohol, chlorine bleach, Goop, GoJo and anything else
<DIV></DIV>&gt;alkaline, acidic or petroleum were all fair game to me. But, now, sad to
<DIV></DIV>&gt;say, I find myself looking for the ultimately flexible and tough pair of
<DIV></DIV>&gt;gloves.
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;The physicians say I am suffering from dishotic exzema. I think it might
<DIV></DIV>&gt;have been an extended relationship with Castrol Superclean that drove the
<DIV></DIV>&gt;final nail into my dermatological coffin. As with any chronic malady, with
<DIV></DIV>&gt;care I can make it go away but, I damn well better not even wash the pots for
<DIV></DIV>&gt;my Sweetheart or I will be right back to where I was. So, all you hale and
<DIV></DIV>&gt;hearty souls or there, take care because your self abuse can catch up with
<DIV></DIV>&gt;you.
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;One of the best ways I found to clean my grubby hands used to be to wash a
<DIV></DIV>&gt;load of dishes by hand.
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;George
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