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im still a hot mess two days later...red face, shedding lips, sore back, bad elbow , tired, hungry, hungover and my stuff is still all over the place...hoping tomorrow is better day...can still hear the wind when I lay my head down to bed...hahaha...fun though
You are not alone... I feel better this afternoon, now I've got a head cold, first one in a few years..you forgot the split fingers, I'm sure you got them too, everyone at work keeps asking me why my finger tips are all bandaged up...I just tell them they won't understand. When I got home I backed the wheeler in the yard and threw a tarp on it, put the bait in my tank down in the shop,scarfed down a small cheese pizza and went to bed, work was brutal yesterday, I had to clean fish,last night, it's about all I could handle tonight, maybe I'll unpack, old spirits returning, I'm already planning this weekends adventure.
For everyone (mostly us old guys) with split fingers - try O'Keefe's working hands. both lotion and paste. Stings like hell on open splits but it does work to heal the cracks.
Been turning wrenches professionally for 25 years... ive got scars and calluses on top of my scars and calluses... best heal I've found is to sauce up your hands a ton with whatever hand creme your girl has then put on some latex gloves and sleep the night like that... a couple nights and you'll be back to normal.
I useto use stuff that I think was called fisherman’s friend? Had a picture of hands on a lobster trap I think. Little metal puck thing in like pine scent. Useto use it commercial fishing. Nothing bothers my hands at all ever except Saltwater, I don’t get it
Good idea...I have both at my disposal (gloves and cream) wife is away
Whoah, whoah, whoah ........ we talkin’ Fifi’s here??
“Monsieur Harold” Ya I got yer “Fifis” right here if you’ve never had painful split finger tips you wouldn’t understand...
I've used that and most everything else listed here. Pretty sure you'll find the salt in the saltwater is drying out your hands. I think the oils help give the skin some elasticity?Watched Mice and Men at least a couple times. Great movie! CRS doesn't allow me to remember names as well now, Fred, but I always felt bad for that big guy and his best friend who had to put him down. Understood why, though.Been there, done that, Stealth and Roccus with both the split fingers and throwing the tarp over at the end of the trip. "Tomorrow's another day". Was that Gone with the Wind? Enjoyed reading all these derby stories. Almost made me wish I went...
Ole Lennie and his buddy George who put him down.
This works has multi-uses doesn't taste too good but great for cracked fingers.
Of course! Oh to be young again, Fred.
I’m Fred now?