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To: metmom
Another thing to consider is latex, or vinyl, gloves.

I kept latex surgical gloves around for years in my shop for when I'm working on greasy stuff, like my tractors, and in the kitchen for "less than pleasant" tasks that come up from time to time. However, last time I went to my local Sams, they didn't have latex anymore. I bought a couple of boxes of nitrile gloves and have found that they are considerably tougher than latex and they fit better than the vinyl gloves. They are about the same cost as latex.

122 posted on 02/09/2009 6:34:55 AM PST by Thermalseeker (Government is not the solution to the problem. Government IS the problem - Ronald Wilson Reagan)
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To: Thermalseeker

I have those nitrile gloves as well.

I use them when I fill my bird feeders and I usually put them on under my gardening gloves. That way when my gardening gloves let go, my hands stay relatively clean.

Another use I have for gardening gloves, is I keep a pair in my car or van for pumping gas. In the winter the handles are too cold and I don’t want to ruin my good gloves. Plus, gas pump handles are another one of those germ carrying surfaces that I’d rather not deal with.


125 posted on 02/09/2009 6:39:34 AM PST by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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