[DeTomaso] NPC: Wining about getting old

[Stephen]

OUCH!  I can recall when additives were being introduced to gasoline to keep fuel injectors clean.  Whilst there was a time long ago that I could work with gasoline and not have skin problems if a little got on my hands, with the intro of some really extreme solvents I found that any exposure resulted in a pretty immediate eczema.  

Over the years I have become pretty religious about having gloves on.  I feel now that a slight exposure doesn't trash my skin, but much more and I am seeing pretty ugly fingers.  I do find that the thicker gloves - like 9 mil nitriles, really, really last a lot longer than the 6 mils.  This helps a lot to minimize those unexpected leaks.

Hang in there Sean.

Stephen Nelson


-----Original Message-----
From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of Sean Korb
Sent: Monday, January 12, 2015 3:23 PM
To: detomaso at poca.com
Subject: [DeTomaso] NPC: Wining about getting old

I know I know.  At 49 I'm just a youngster and welcome to the club and all.
But this is really humiliating:

Every time I touch the guts of a car I get a rash.  Engine, brakes, window regulators, you name it.  I use mild non perfumed detergent and soap and I am otherwise completely coddled but this angry rash appears with brake fluid, oil, grease and general filth gets on my hands.  It's like poison ivy and it takes weeks for it to go away using prescription steroid cream.
I have two boxes of 100 count x-large Nitrile gloves strategically placed and a complement of several dozen cotton Jersey gloves handy and I *still* either forget to put them on or some procedure needs an unsheathed hand.

It's making me reconsider my hobby that I have relentlessly pursued since I was at least 11.

I just wanted to vent a little.  Thanks everyone for being here as few people could understand why it is important for me to have a direct contact with my automobiles.

sean
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Sean Korb spkorb at spkorb.org http://www.spkorb.org
'65,'68 Mustangs,'68 Cougar,'78 R100/7,'60 Metro,'59 A35,'71 Pantera #1382 "The more you drive, the less intelligent you get" --Miller "Computers are useless.  They can only give you answers." -P. Picasso