the 'todays job' thread

[openspaceman]

37 minutes ago, Mark Bolam said:

My Raynauds definitely isn’t work related.

My fingers used to turn bone white on rugby pitches in Northumberland winters when I was about 8.

Probably exacerbated by it though. I first noted white finger when I was 16 and riding motorbikes but it got worse from harvesting timber.

[Mark Bolam]

Oh it probably hasn’t helped mate, for sure.

[flyingjoiner]

Helping on a outdoor bar thing at a mate.

 

Not in England either 😋

 

Straya🥳

[sime42]

So Reynaulds. I think I've started to suffer from it recently. Just the two index fingers. I'm shocked by how painful it is, considering it's just a bit of cold. Ironic really as I've been teasing my mum about it for years, thinking she was just being a wuss. Is it hereditary? Guessing I've got it from her. 

[rapalaman]

8 hours ago, sime42 said:

So Reynaulds. I think I've started to suffer from it recently. Just the two index fingers. I'm shocked by how painful it is, considering it's just a bit of cold. Ironic really as I've been teasing my mum about it for years, thinking she was just being a wuss. Is it hereditary? Guessing I've got it from her. 

My Dad suffered from it too so guessing it runs in the family. He was also diabetic which thankfully I’m not as yet 👍

[Stephen Blair]

Hedgecutting did me in I reckon before I even got my hands on a saw.  Climbing in the sub zero with ice and snow in the trees is tough to work through.  It’s just miserable, the chipper exhaust, digger exhaust close by makes a difference to just keep heating and drying.  The robo too.  Yesterday was -8 but dry, I didn’t need gloves until we got onto some Sitka for the jaggies, but Wednesday with snow and sleet it was miserable.

[Rich Rule]

I Was out yesterday and it was -6c here in the morning.

 

Stunning day though.

 

Lost a bit of feeling in my bad hand getting throwline set in the first tree hut once up and working the hand warmed back up.

 

Fair enough it did warmup as the sun got higher but didn’t feel the cold for the rest of the day.

 

I was pretty pleased with that as I still have damaged nerves and blood supply to 3 of my finger after a little mishap a few years ago.

[Mick Dempsey]

Would heated handles on toppers help?