Clean fingernails

[EternalOptimist]

I never thought about this when I was young.

But when I got to middle age I used to use this as one way of judging people. If I were dealing with someone who was not working on the land, and they had dirty nails

do not touch with a barge pole

[mudskipper]

I never thought about this when I was young.

But when I got to middle age I used to use this as one way of judging people. If I were dealing with someone who was not working on the land, and they had dirty nails

do not touch with a barge pole

See HyperD's sig.

[mudskipper]

Although, if your bike chain comes off, it takes at least two weeks to get rid of the grime.

My dear old dad, gawd rest his soul, was a leccy on big industrial kit. He always had dirty nails, but I loved him anyway.

[stek]

I remember rebuilding the top end of my 1975 Cadillac Fleetwood Talisman's 8.2 litre V8 engine, on the car park on front of our house, no drive no garage, hands covered in engine oil, my bro bought me a couple of Holland's Meat Pies, didn't wash my hands, pies covered in oil after first bite, loverly! Didn't do me any harm, I've no fecking nut allergy or owt....

Love pies with Castrol GTX tho!

[Troll]

I never thought about this when I was young.

But when I got to middle age I used to use this as one way of judging people. If I were dealing with someone who was not working on the land, and they had dirty nails

do not touch with a barge pole

What about car mechanics?

[stek]

I never thought about this when I was young.

But when I got to middle age I used to use this as one way of judging people. If I were dealing with someone who was not working on the land, and they had dirty nails

do not touch with a barge pole

Fred West?

[darmstadt]

Love pies with Castrol GTX tho!

Surely R30 or R40, vegetable based plus gives a nice smell later

[DaveB]

Although, if your bike chain comes off, it takes at least two weeks to get rid of the grime.

My dear old dad, gawd rest his soul, was a leccy on big industrial kit. He always had dirty nails, but I loved him anyway.

Carry a pair of latex gloves with your spare tubes / punture repair kit.

[VectraMan]

My Dad gave me some advice when I was going to my first interview: "They look at your grooming; that your fingernails are clean and well clipped and you have a nice short haircut". Me being a long haired scruffy yob looked at him like "What?". There I was thinking my ability to write C was what was important.

[Pogle]

My nails are electric blue - what does that say about me?