Not quite, real men don`t wear gloves!
Real men don't wear ear plugs
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Didn’t used to wear gloves, but my hands got soft after retiring, not only that but I hate grabbing a big ole gob of pitch!
screen gets hot? lolz
you have to much clothes on my friend.
bug eyes or chipper goggles are way hot in the summer as they adhere to your face. No comparison.
you have to much clothes on my friend.
bug eyes or chipper goggles are way hot in the summer as they adhere to your face. No comparison.
Didn’t used to wear gloves, but my hands got soft after retiring, not only that but I hate grabbing a big ole gob of pitch!
I seldom ever wore gloves before turning 60, hands were much tougher back then, last few years I will wear them in the worst types of weather. If its dry and cold I will mostly skip wearing them, cold and wet is much worse for me now and that is when I appreciate my Arctic handles the most also. Handling soggy ice covered wood is much easier wearing gloves now. Ear protection, well when or if I think of it, sometimers ya know.
Ear plugs are not as effective at blocking damaging sound as muffs. The combo helmet and ear muffs are really handy. I have one from Husky and both the helmet and the muffs are comfortable. Besides being more effective and comfortable, the muffs flip up easily when you don't need them. Can be done with gloves on unlike ear plugs where I have to take the gloves off first.
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I can’t hear you, I have my earplugs in.( I can read lips though! )
Like George Bush?
Read my lips.......no new taxes..........
Skavenger
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Hearing protection is what we call don't be Dan's. Dan is the old school mechanic in the shop who is now legally def from not using hearing protection. Don't be Dan wear PPE.
Over the ear muffs are better than ear plugs in the long run. The plugs can cause a backup of wax and gunk in the ear that will then require a visit to a clinic and a trained nurse to remove it. The Doc told me that has happened a dozen or more times a year for his patients alone. You would be surprised at how much wax build-up can get in there.
I thought you were going to say they wear hearing aids....huh??
Chainsaw Jim
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Where I come from gloving up meant smearing enough pitch on your hands to wipe the hair off a greased boar.Didn’t used to wear gloves, but my hands got soft after retiring, not only that but I hate grabbing a big ole gob of pitch!
I say what about 100 times a day or more. Wear the hearing protectors.
Chainsaw Jim
CJ Saws, LLC
I've had non stop tinnitus since I was about 4 or 5. I'm convinced it's because my parents played loud music all the time. It's very frustrating when the ring is louder than the sound of whatever you're trying to hear from a distance.
Bret4207
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I don't mind wearing the combo hemet/ears/screen, but I do mind that it seems it on'y takes a year or 2 before the ears break off at the mount. I have 2 or 3 old helmets with a great screen but one or no ear protector. I just wish they'd make them last longer.
This has happened to me! I always used ear plugs to protect my hearing until this happened. Now I use mouse cancelling muffs with built-in blue tooth so I can listen to music while wearing them.
cus_deluxe
Commie Satan turd
Ive been to dozens of rock/metal concerts, right in the front row, wore ear plugs to damn near every one (regretted the ones where i didnt have em). I dont give a chit what anybody thinks, theyre my ears and they work fine and i intend to keep it that way. Also, have used earplugs for close to 20 years almost exclusively (vs earmuffs), never had a trip to the doctor for earwax problems.
Snowchaser
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I like the surefire brand EP4 sonic defender plugs. Designed for shooting. Work great for cutting too. Can easily hear somone or something walking up behind you. Without the saw running of course. Only $13 a pair.
Ear plugs yes and rarely say what. However at 66 can not start a saw with gloves, but some wood that is covered with jagged ends makes me bring out the gloves. Wood with snow and ice also brings out the gloves as it is hard to know what you are doing when you can not feel your fingers. Thanks
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and don't forget ol Joe... the welder... he welded mufflers and tailpipes for over 45 years... no welding goggles! has been legally blind since 40! for awhile he wore sunglasses... $1.98 from local drugstore...
any time I had exhaust work done, I insisted the welder wear goggles. welding goggles. not sunglasses. if they refused, I had them lower my vehicle and left...
but, the best one was my pal Soapy. he was the spittin' image of:
once he had his big ol Lincoln up for some service... din't like the way the mechanic was doing the job... so he started his famous dance.... storming about the shop area... 'Git my ******n car down now!! NOW!!! ... or I am gunna F somebody up!!!they couldn't get it down off the lift fast enough...
really! u din't ever want to git on Soapy's bad side... lol
Joe, the Muffler Man welder
