Weathered & Beaten
20Jan2008
Yesterday I came to a stark realisation – my nails are too long for manual labour.
For years I was a nail biter, but I stopped about 6 years ago, and since then my nails have been (relatively) well manicured – for a guy, anyway.
Yesterday I was helping out fixing a boat up for the new season (sanding, drilling, scraping etc.) and I realised that my hands (and nails in particular) are just not used to this sort of work any more. Sure, I have a few callouses from my daily squash games, but they are nothing compared to the treatment my hands received yesterday.
The biggest problem with working on a keyboard most of the day is that the worst injury I can sustain is RSI. I think I need to get out more …
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