I do the same Paul. It's not my hands that bother me if handling chiles, it's the rubbing of other body parts. Anyone ever picked their nose after handling chiles? So, if I use the gloves I remember to take them off. I buy the big packs of latex gloves at HD. Marilyn ~~~~~~~ ----- Original Message ----- From: "The NorthEast ChileMan" <thenortheastchileman@attbi.com> To: "Eric Osborne" <osborne@outland.net>; <thepepperman@cs.com> Cc: <chile-heads@globalgarden.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 6:38 PM Subject: Re: [CH] hypothetical cap question > Hi Eric, > Sorry can't agree with your statement. Snip: > But I think the moral of my story is to wash up a bit better after > handling > chiles, or just wuss out and use gloves. > My hands are heavily callused & I've processed fresh Habs for 4 to 8 hrs. > straight without ill effects to hands......but touch anything else & I'm > withering in pain. I put gloves on SO I CAN REMEMBER TO TAKE THEM OFF before > I do anything else.... Like go to the bathroom....or wipe sweat from eyes. > Sort of reverse disleslic, > Paul