Comments on: TKOG Who gets tough on dishes, Felix Unger style

By: kahlia

kahlia — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:03:23 +0000

hehehe, thank you for that!

By: Kelly L

Kelly L — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:22:08 +0000

Actually… in one of your other posts you mentioned gloves were awesome and as I am pretty much always cranking up hot water and then having to let it sit and cool down in a time span that is generally long enough for me to forget that I’ve initiated the process of doing dishes, I was like, “!” and I bought some the next time at Target. So, basically, you have already influenced me on the glove-buying front.

By: Danielle

Danielle — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:09:17 +0000

This post is incomplete without this statement:

*snap* “You wanna finish her off?”

By: Callie

Callie — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:25:05 +0000

I am also a follower of the goddess known as Yellow Rubber Gloves. I can wash dishes at any temperature, grab that nasty goo that builds up in the drain catcher without gagging at the touch and have substantially cut down my knife to skin contact incidents.

By: Katie

Katie — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:01:16 +0000

I have the yellow kind and I use them pretty regularly – my hands get really dry and cracked in Michigan winters if I don’t. I never realized they were something to be ashamed of, but now I will be sure to reflect on my dorkiness… :(
That said, you sure can turn a phrase, TKOG.

By: Ken O

Ken O — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:08:21 +0000

Can you get “Marigolds” (note quotes and capital; it’s a brand name, and yes they’re bright yellow) in North America? I rarely bother because I can stick my hands in water straight out of the boiler, but they’re non-slip and seemingly non-smell. Occasionally I need protection for a cut (perils of a hobby involving use of scalpels) though.

By: sandyb

sandyb — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 04:27:57 +0000

I do have a dishwasher. I call him “Rob”.

You know, I must say, it’s posts like these that really have me appreciating your writing that much more (possible?) You turn a seemingly simply topic – dish washing and rubber gloves – into somewhat of a melodic experience. I’m not trying to make you blush now, just telling it like it is.

By: strawberrytempletons

strawberrytempletons — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 02:19:54 +0000

I’ve been going back and forth on wearing gloves. Do I save my hands or dork it out? What to do… Lately I’ve taken to keeping the water at non-scalding temps but it just doesn’t do the job AND my hands are still dry as the desert! I think this post just pushed me over the edge. Tomorrow I’ll be the proud owner of yellow rubber gloves. Hey, if enough of us use them, they’ll be cool right? Riiiight?

By: Hadley

Hadley — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:55:36 +0000

I am getting gloves today.

By: That Kind of Girl

That Kind of Girl — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 01:37:27 +0000

YES! I am so, so happy.