[DeTomaso] NPC: Wining about getting old

[Mark Charlton]

Sean,

Yeah, you are just a kid, so it’s understandable that you don’t take good care of yourself! ;-)  I’m not much older, but I am not much different either. 

One suggestion I can make (beyond the other excellent ones already presented) is to consider using a “Barrier Cream”. Note that there are many types of barrier cream and some are water-resistant as well. I prefer ones that can be washed off with soap & water. To use them, you apply to your hands as you would a hand lotion, work into all of the pores, crevices and around/under fingernails. Let it dry a few minutes, and you’re ready to go. When dry they SHOULD feel as though you have nothing on your hands. I then use some Mechanic’s gloves on top as added protection.

It’s an absolute must when you are changing you plugs 45 minutes before going out for dinner with your wife (or nubile Russian…).

Mark Charlton
pantera01826 at rogers.com



On Jan 12, 2015, at 6:22 PM, Sean Korb <spkorb at gmail.com> wrote:

>   I know I know.A  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.A  Engine, brakes,
>   window regulators, you name it.A  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.A
>   It's like poison ivy and it takes weeks for it to go away using
>   prescription steroid cream.A  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.A  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
>   --
>   Sean Korb [1]spkorb at spkorb.org [2]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.A  They can only give you answers." -P. Picasso
> 
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> 
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>   2. http://www.spkorb.org/
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