Dishwashing Gloves
21Jan2004 Filed under: ObservationsWhat is it about gloves that has made me stop loathing the daily chore of washing dishes? I have always hated washing dishes, and now all it takes is a set of cheap rubber gloves to make me change my mind? Now I kind of look forward to dishwashing. Snap on the gloves and use obscenely hot water. Grease melts off! My hands get all toasty! Hell, if I put lotion on my hands right before I slip them into the gloves, my hands come out all soft and toasty and squishy. And the dishes get done!
O fickle woman. Fickle, fickle dishwashing woman.
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donut
January 21st, 2004 at 2:59 pm
I’ve always felt the same way about rubber gloves, but the boi suggested I stop using them. It turns out I’m less likely to notice that the dishes are still greasy if I’m wearing them.
Cristen
January 21st, 2004 at 4:12 pm
I’ve been thinking about getting those, since I can never get the water hot enough when washing dishes. I’m going to have to now, since the idea of soft, toasty and squishy hands is just TOO good to resist.
leblanc
January 22nd, 2004 at 11:44 am
i started using those last year, and they did make a world of difference - especially that you can use super hot water and things get cleaner way faster. i’ll have to try the lotion trick.
Maggie
January 23rd, 2004 at 7:04 am
I concur. Using rubber gloves has been a veritable godsend for gettng those dishes done. My only pet peeve is when you’re only 35% finished and a glove snags on the sharp tip of a knife, or the ridges on the juice squeezer, and all of a sudden you have a tiny tear in your boiling water shield.
The dishes still need to get done, so you press on, but you keep being stung by small bits of hothot water and when the mess is over, you are pulling soggy fingers out of your once-intact gloves. Better hope you remember to grab more gloves at the store before your next round of dishes are due.