[TheForge] Re: Femininity, clothing, and dealing with heat- was Re: [TheForge] Watch Rob kill me

[Ralph E Douglass]

> One thing I've noticed, since two of my hobbys are so involved with fire
> (cooking and smithing) is that my hands are much more resistant to heat. I'm
> not heavily callused, but I can deal with, and not be burned by, heats that
> tend to have other folks yelling for first aid cream, or ice or cold water.
> I'm really beginning to think that it's as much a mental attitude towards
> dealing with fire and hot stuff, as it is any toughening of the flesh. That
> might be, in part, why smithing without clothing against much of my skin
> isn't really a problem. What do you guys think?
> 
> Phlip
>
I too have noticed a marked difference in what I can handle vs others
who do not have the same hot interests as I.
Odd I too like to cook and blacksmith.  <smile> Now if I start using
charcoal I will be set... <VBG>

Ralph

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