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RE: Tremolo and nail length?
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britguy
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Joined: Dec. 26 2010
From: Ontario, Canada
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RE: Tremolo and nail length? (in reply to mark indigo)
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would be interesting to compare what Britguy actually does on his farm with what I do in my day job.... it's probably similar-ish. I play with nails. My advice, based on my solution to the work situation is: short nails, edges kept filed smooth, coated with superglue/nail glue and WORK GLOVES Not sure what kind of work you do, Mark, but I'm guessing its somethng in the construction field? In which case ther would be some similarities in what we do. And you are right, wearing heavy gloves is a (partial) solution. And actually I DO wear gloves for the heavy stuff, when I remember to put them on before leaving the house. I also have a lot of left-hand gloves, as I seem to be constantly losing right handers. I dont really like wearing gloves if I can help it, they make my hands sweat. But for really heavy work, and cold weather, I usualloy wear them anyway. But there are certain things that I find it impossible to do when wearing heavy gloves: farting around with temperamental irrigation pumps, stuck valves, connectors, etc. adjusting chain tension on a chainsaw; fiddling with fuel pumps, battery connections on tractors; clipping off hundreds of tiny fruit stalks when thinning; etc. etc. etc. One reason is laziness. If I'm away out across the far orchard strolling around checking on certain trees, and I see the need to do something involving the hands, then I'm too lazy to run back to the house and don gloves. I just grab my clippers and snip away, and before you know it; CARAMBA! (or the English equivalent) - a torn or busted nail!!! But you are quite right. Wearing gloves regularly might help to mitigate some of my problems with broken nails. And I should try to persevere in this regard. I know my ever-patient wife (ex-NYC/Bronx) would be much happier. She gets awfully tired of hearing those 'ye olde Anglo-Saxon englysshe' expressions - particularly the one's beginning with ' f '. . .
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