DONALD M CAMPBELL wrote:

> good disposable glove made out of rubber latex. The gloves are blue
> and  come in a box of 50.
> The gloves are  high-risk, powder-free textured exam gloves used by many EMS
> and Fire Departments.  If the bees are really pissed they will sting the
> gloves, the stingers usually get embedded in the glove and just miss you
> skin.  When finished they are cheap enough to be thrown away..

Are these nitril gloves? They are blue and much tougher than plain
latex, which are usually white. They are a bit more expensive than latex
and are usually used in tougher environments than latex can handle - as
you describe. They are especially resistant to puncture, but when they
puncture they often do so with a major rip.

Shifting to other ways to operate bare handed, another practice is to
"wash" your hands in the old smoker ashes before restarting the smoker.

Bill Truesdell
Bath, Me