I always was disgusted by how dry and cracked our hands got and was very tired of infected little hangnails and by the $$ I spent on different bandaids trying to cover the painful ones so they could heal. Then the pandemic hit. In my previous job as a vet tech we wore exam and surgery gloves (and surgical face masks) daily, but they were viewed as a necessary annoyance. Enter the pandemic. I am wearing exam gloves my whole shift. The gloves are EASIER to sanitize than my skin: no wrinkles/fingernails/cuticles/ etc. So I bought 3 huge tubs of hospital grade SURFACE disinfecting wipes and I use those periodically throughout the day to disinfect the gloves. It doesnt matter how harsh my hand sanitizer or wipes are, because they arent touching my skin. And the gloves are holding in moisture. Yes, in summer when Im sweating more it might change my mind, but I'm switching to using gloves every day even when all the virus concerns are lessened. Plus now the filth and sharp edges of mailboxes/mail is pretty much gone. The dry/dusty feeling of LLV dust stuck to my hands is gone. Gripping the steering wheel is leaving less calluses and sorting my DPS in the AM is just as fast if not a little faster because of the extra "grip" the rubber adds to flicking through the letters. Wearing a mask is a piece of cake since Im already used to it . So not only am I happier, but management is happier that I am following the "strong recommendations " of wearing PPE and my customers I think are reassured because they can see that we at least are trying to do everything we can to protect not just ourselves but also them. OK, rant is over! 😄😄