My vehicle needs an oil change, I can do it myself but I have a problem, I absolutely hate getting oil and grease on my hands.
I am a worker when I need to work, I have been in mud up to my waist, I have worked in the rain and at minus 47 below zero, I have worked in the sun at 52 degrees above with humidity at 85 percent, and I have done all these things not just for a day but for weeks at a time, I have been in some of the nastiest situations our country has in it. I am not scared of a little work but I still hate getting anything sticky, gooey, greasy or oily on my bare hands.
Why? Because if I want to scratch my face I can't, if I need to get into my pockets I can't, if I want to use different tools I can't, well.... actually I could if I really wanted to but I don't want to deal with the extra mess afterwards, anything I touch becomes a potential mess spreader, I pick up a wrench and it gets gooey crap all over it from my hand, I put in down on the bench and the bench gets gooey crap, or other tools or whatever it touches.
My mind isn't what it used to be and I am forgetful sometimes, I get so focused on the task at hand that I forget what I was even using until the next time I go to use it. That's when the trap is sprung and I get a gooey surprise. I like having clean tools, I am particularly anal about making sure they are wiped off for this exact reason, but every once and a while I miss one and the swearing party starts.
This is also true for the kitchen, I hate getting raw meat blood and guts on my hands for the same reason, plus there is the added worry that I might spread salmonella contamination everywhere, what's really bizarre is every single time I do get some sort of gooey mess on my hands my nose starts itching or some other spot on my face. It's like my body knows I have become temporarily handicapped and likes to torture me.
I have no problem getting dirty, but getting gooey dirty is another story.
Scott Goerz
