Gloves, WHY??? (1 Viewer)

[GWAYGWAY]

When I worked at a place that had toilet silo, a bloke would come to suck it all out with a tanker. One day there was a blockage caused by sanitary products the had blocked the manhole leading to the tank.. Said bloke came, rolled up his shirt sleeve and stuck his arm full length int said manhole to stir it up and move the exit blockage. Most of the nearby workers ran off with their hands over their mouth. Can't see the problems myself.. Later in life I had to deal with the same stuff coming out of patients live and hot. somebody had to clear it up and tend to them at the same time.

 

[jdk62]

Do you think that those who wear gloves to empty a cassette also wear them when they have a tinckle or a poo..?

 

[Madcaravanner]

Extremely good question and one which I have pondered over.

The only and obvious conclusion is that it is some sort of sexual fetish.

YEP it is

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[sweetie]

Ah they put these gloves on in case they have a large deposite stuck up the emptying tube they can reach in and poke it! You know like you do at home with a stick when you have a floater.

I find if you keep sliding the flap across as pass it you end up with neat slices that come out of tube easy.

 

[Clarky]

Have you seen the state of some of the lift up flaps on dumps at aires?
That's why I sometimes wear gloves, not because of the contents of my cassette.

Richard.

 

[Neckender]

This is what I use to empty our cassette.

John.

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[Neckender]

View attachment 280150 Never wear gloves, it’s not a problem

Where there’s muck there’s money.

John.

 

[EuroTrotters]

1. unbelievable how many responses these topics get.
2. Who cares?

 

[Caggsie1]

@Jim, can we have a “eww” button please?

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[OldAgeTravellers]

I've never got passed three pages yet with a question. The response to this one is fantastic.
I completely understand the people who suffer from low infection tolerance. But the Frenchmen who wear elbow length gloves then put the spout of the cassette over the drinking water tap, well!!!!

 

[treetops1]

Brings a memory back to me many years ago my grandparents lived in a back to back terraced house down RIpon st in Hull .There was only one way in or out which was the front way.The dry toilet(no water or drain) a large tin tank which had to be carried through the house to empty into a cart every two weeks.One particular week when carrying the tank through the house on the bin mans shoulder the rotten bottom fell out and all the efluant dropped out onto the living room floor and furniture .The council came to there aid 2 Days later sending 2 men to clean up .After the clean up they were awarded £8 .16s compensation .for a new coconut mat and a rug.My father went to watch the clean up as our grandparent were stopping at our house .When he came home he told us he was disgusted because the cleaners did not wear gloves ,No mention of the furniture and carpets .Them were the days lol.

 

[Duck Truck]

As an East Hull lad I can vouch for that

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[simsy56]

I use gloves, rubber ones (not marigolds) for attaching the sewer pipe from the discharge valve on my RV, to the waste chamber. No cassette, only black and grey tanks. Just as I did when driving tankers. Keeps my hands clean from the muck, and the odd cut, and I can wash the gloves on my hands.

Craig

 

[Dorwyn]

Polythene gloves are free at petrol stations, I just pull out a few more than I need to handle the diesel.

 

[Jaws]

When we first started with a motorhome I insisted on wearing throw away nitrile gloves
Richard ( @Scotties ) laughed.. Asked me if my skin leaked !
We still have a few gloves in a box somewhere... for use when delving in to greasy bits under the bonnet

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[PP Bear]

Is it time to post some of the classics, they're always good for a laugh, complete with flip flops, bare chested and not a glove in sight

 

[The Dotties]

You’re depriving yourself of extra protein and flavouring on your sarnies if you wear gloves. Or wash your hands!

 

[PhilG]

I wear gloves for lots of things, but I have a set just for this , which I use because A) I have them, B) because a fair few places that you empty them have covers with handles, or gratings that have sharp edges, and I don't want to risk a cut.

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[Tea Bag]

Hi.
Clean hands?. After emptying the cassette,eat a noggin of cheese.. Cheese is as good as Swarfega for getting your hands clean,after an oil change ?... Cheese sarnie,sorted.
Tea Bag
Eating the bit where your thumb and forefinger has held it is optional

 

[EuroTrotters]

~Sorry if I was sounding a bit miserable on my earlier post.

I feel like I drowning at the moment with Family deaths and impeding passing of another any hour soon.

So, I was just being a bit nowty.

 

[Frankiej]

I wear gloves for lots of things, but I have a set just for this , which I use because A) I have them, B) because a fair few places that you empty them have covers with handles, or gratings that have sharp edges, and I don't want to risk a cut.

I must admit I hadn’t thought about this, being in the 'no need for gloves' camp, but you’re right, some if the manhole covers are a bit of a hazard. And if you’ve ever emptied into one of those huge vats at a festival that you (or at least I), have to stand on a pallet and reach into the middle to open the lid (which is the size of a dinner plate, btw), and then stretch over to empty at arms length......
Well, you get the picture, there can be some overspill lurking around the tub!
And being not much over 5ft tall, I’m of the opinion I might be better off with elbow length gloves and an apron in that situation!

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[Silver-Fox]

I wear disposable gloves and really don’t give two f**** if people take the p***

 

[olley]

If the human race was going to be wiped out by a bit of poo, we would have died out 30,000 years ago.

 

[mike mcglynn]

I wear my gauntlets as I don't like dirty hands on my arms

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[1881TB]

~Sorry if I was sounding a bit miserable on my earlier post.

I feel like I drowning at the moment with Family deaths and impeding passing of another any hour soon.

So, I was just being a bit nowty.

Sorry to hear that.

 

[Mr Chrysalis]

What can you imagine you use the one on the thumb for?

I think that is for keeping a half empty bottle of wine fresh

 

[iandsm]

I have always been in the no gloves camp but last night I watched a program presented by Angela Rippon which made it quite clear how much bacteria we have on our hands and emphasised the importance of careful washing. I dread to think how much bacteria floats around most cassette emptying points so in future it’s single use gloves for me. Having said that I don’t think I have caught anything yet. But why take a chance on picking up something nasty.

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[Minxy]

~Sorry if I was sounding a bit miserable on my earlier post.

I feel like I drowning at the moment with Family deaths and impeding passing of another any hour soon.

So, I was just being a bit nowty.

 

[thebriars]

If the human race was going to be wiped out by a bit of poo, we would have died out 30,000 years ago.

Nothing to worry about really except perhaps

Cholera
Clostridium difficile
Dysentery
Typhoid fever
Vibrio parahaemolyticus.
E-coli
Campylobacter.
Salmonella

A few nights/weeks in hospital should cure these. Indeed, most will have a very positive effect of helping with weight loss.

On second thoughts, maybe gloves are a good idea. If I really wanted a bout of any of these, I'd sign up for a weeks cruise.

 

[Minxy]

Hubby does the cassette emptying (seeing as he fills it more than me! ) and doesn't usually bother with gloves but if we're just stopping en route at a service point and all we need to do is empty the cassette he'll put on gloves (usually disposable) which means he then doesn't have to go in the back of the camper to wash his hands afterwards although we do have a bottle of the anti-bac cleaner in the cab just in case he needs to sanitise them but usually by carefully peeling the gloves off the hands afterwards it means no accidental contamination.

Those who don't wear gloves do run the risk of getting germs/bacteria into any cuts, scratches etc they have on their hands from the service point taps, flaps etc so if I did it I would use disposable gloves all the time as I often have the odd cut on my hands ... better to wear gloves than risk infection. Oh, and if you DO get sh*t on your hands regardless of how much scrubbing you do afterwards the smell permeates for a LONG time! I speak from experience of picking up dog poo when the bag split!

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