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Chatting => Equipment Shed => Topic started by: Jd1980 on November 08, 2020, 14:07

Title: Hand washing
Post by: Jd1980 on November 08, 2020, 14:07

Hi

How does everyone wash their hands on their allotment ?

Anyone made a water pump sink ? If so how ?

Looking forward to the ideas

Title: Re: Hand washing
Post by: jaydig on November 08, 2020, 14:48

I put on nitrile gloves under my gardening gloves, and then just strip them off once I've gone through the gate and locked it, and give my hands a liberal "washing" in antibacterial  gel.  When I get home I give them a really good wash in soap and hot water.  I never used to use much in the way of hand cream, but I'm getting through loads of it now.  All of this handwashing certainly dries out your hands!

Title: Re: Hand washing
Post by: Fairy Plotmother on November 08, 2020, 16:09

A bowl of water and a bar of soap!!! Now the water has been turned off a take a 6pint milk container of water with me and use option 1 above.

Title: Re: Hand washing
Post by: jezza on November 08, 2020, 18:27

Hello when I was at college we made a water pump for a garden pond I remember it looked like an old mill with a water wheel in the centre it had a 1gallon tank in the top that ran water over the wheel and turned a  little dynamo that ran a pump in the pool to keep the tank full   jezza

Title: Re: Hand washing
Post by: GraciesGran on November 11, 2020, 08:51

Same as Failry Plotmother although I take a small flask of hotwater. 

Title: Re: Hand washing
Post by: Fairy Plotmother on November 11, 2020, 15:24

Quote from: GraciesGran on November 11, 2020, 08:51

Same as Failry Plotmother although I take a small flask of hotwater.

Brrrr! Gracies Gran, I might take the water cold, but it is then boiled for tea and hand washing and washing up!!!!! :D

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Title: Re: Hand washing
Post by: Aidy on December 29, 2020, 21:02

 I just walk to my kitchen and wash them there.
(plot is at the back of the house)