• IninewCrow@lemmy.ca
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      3 months ago

      I’ve done lots of construction and many years ago I started wearing rubber gloves every time I do dishes. I used to not wear gloves but there’s nothing like losing big chunks of your callouses from dish pan hands.

      And if you play guitar and want to maintain callouses on your fingertips, you have to wear gloves all the time.

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      3 months ago

      I was just about to ask, it is one of the most important items in my kitchen and cleaning cupboard.

      If you are getting disposable gloves, get nitrile ones, and make sure that they fit tight over your hands to seal the opening against water ingress.

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        3 months ago

        Real men get the tools they need for the job required.

        In this case, rubber gloves.

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          it was a joke, I prefer to simply wash my hands after but if you want to use gloves, you do you I guess

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    I worked as a dishwasher when I was in high school and you get over this real quick.

    Because at least you’re not cleaning up shit after someone destroyed the bathroom.

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      Do you have a problem putting your hand into a toilet bowl filled with shit and piss? If so, what’s the issue? Just wash your hand afterwards.

      The issue isn’t that your hand will be forever tainted. Disgusting things are disgusting, even if they don’t have a lasting impact.

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          3 months ago

          Brackish dish water smells too. Your hand shouldn’t smell anymore after you wash it. So what’s the difference?

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                You’ve replaced the dirty dish water with something far worse and because that’s disgusting, dish water should be disgusting too, and you somehow think you owned me? Or maybe you’re just whiney about water that’s a bit dirty? If you really need gloves for that, it’s your problem but I’m just saying it seems really unnecessary to me.

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                  I’m not trying to “own” you, don’t be childish. My whole point is: people find things disgusting even if they don’t leave a permanent mark. For you, the threshold is somewhere between brackish dish water and a filled toilet bowl. For other people it’s below brackish dish water. Just accept that other people find things disgusting that you don’t find disgusting, don’t try to tell them “but it doesn’t leave a permanent mark, what’s the issue”.

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    3 months ago

    If you rinse your plates as soon as you finish eating then you need not worry about such things. Filth begets more filth.

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    I just wash under running water. I know, it’s wasting water, but i have a dishwasher now, so i rarely have to do it manually.

    My partner often uses a bowl for dishwashing, you can just tip the water out without inserting your hand.

    If you have a plug it may be a good idea to use one with a chain.

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    Seeing these posts make me glad I worked in food service to power through my autism.

    Like someone else said, washing a buffet for 100 will get you through that shit quick. Same with food pickieness. Making assembly line style food and seeing how much really goes on from start to finish was an eye opener.

    Fucking hated it but was worth it for perspective.

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    I always have tongs next to the sink because of this. Nasty bones in the garbage disposal? Tongs. Clogged drain. Tongs.

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    I used to get “reusable gloves” but they wear out too easily so then I bought some industrial use silicone dipped gloves for handling lye but instead I use them exclusively for dishes and cleaning now. I have a second pair for handling lye and other caustic chemicals.

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    Use a steel rod just for that if you don’t have one BUY ONE it’s worth it .