TerryL
LIFE MEMBER
Just sitting having my breakfast, looking out the window watching everybody empty their cassettes (really must try to position the van better, but hey ho!) and it got me thinking. Do you wear gloves when emptying your cassette? From my observations there are three camps - a special pair kept in the cassette locker; disposable; nothing.
Personally I don't use gloves, just take care then when I'm finished a quick rinse under the tap, replace and charge the cassette then a proper hand wash. I also have a small bottle of hand-cleanser gel if for any reason I can't wash properly.
But my thoughts on other methods. Disposables - okay, hygienic enough and if you don't want to buy a box you can always take an extra pair when refuelling "in case there aren't any at the next garage". But you'll still need to wash up afterwards.
However the special pair brigade worry me a bit. First off, they're never cleaned after use, just stuffed back in the locker, covered in microbes which then multiply in the damp warmth until they're a positive health hazard. Which is of course transferred to your hands when you use them next time. Yeuch! So why bother?
What do you think?
Personally I don't use gloves, just take care then when I'm finished a quick rinse under the tap, replace and charge the cassette then a proper hand wash. I also have a small bottle of hand-cleanser gel if for any reason I can't wash properly.
But my thoughts on other methods. Disposables - okay, hygienic enough and if you don't want to buy a box you can always take an extra pair when refuelling "in case there aren't any at the next garage". But you'll still need to wash up afterwards.
However the special pair brigade worry me a bit. First off, they're never cleaned after use, just stuffed back in the locker, covered in microbes which then multiply in the damp warmth until they're a positive health hazard. Which is of course transferred to your hands when you use them next time. Yeuch! So why bother?
What do you think?