avino lotion works extremely well I find.
No flowery stench, absorbs quickly and without much residue.
Olive oil can help as well...an olive oil hand bath once a week, and avino 
lotion once or twice a day might help with the cracking thumbs.  Oh, and no 
doing dishes in hot soapy water...I tell the YL I can't do dishes because I 
need to keep my guitar calases tough and dry.
Sadly, this doesn't always work hi hi.

Either that, flay all the skin off your thumbs and allow it to regrow new 
and elastic hi hi.

73
Colin, V A6BS
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gerry Leary" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2011 4:10 AM
Subject: Re: Talking DMM


> That is what happened to me.  I even wore gloves for the last 10 years of 
> my
> Auto Mechanic Career, but these days my thumbs are always so dry that if I
> squeeze anything hard they break open.  I haven't found a good way to keep
> my fingers moist.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Russ Kiehne" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, November 11, 2011 8:52 AM
> Subject: Re: Talking DMM
>
>
>>I was a blind small engine mechanic for 15 years.  I had to leave the job 
>>a
>> few years back because my hands became allergic to the cleaning solvents.
>>
>> -----Original Message----- 
>> From: Gerry Leary
>> Sent: Friday, November 11, 2011 5:38 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: Talking DMM
>>
>> I was a blind Mechanic professionally for 40 years.  I retired from that
>> in
>> 2002, and went into Coffee roasting. Gerry
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2011 4:29 PM
>> Subject: Re: Talking DMM
>>
>>
>>>I know how you feel, some people are like that when I work on cars. The
>>>only
>>> time I'm at risk of killing myself doing that is in my parking lot where
>>> I
>>> live now I feel and that's not from the work, that's from people coming
>>> in
>>> at high speeds not looking. I have to replace a belt first thing in the
>>> morning, that should be interesting. Oh well, I'm moving in the next 
>>> week
>>> or
>>> so to a place that wont' be such a problem. Hopefully I don't have to
>>> work
>>> on this thing anymore though any time soon.
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Michael Thurman" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2011 6:17 PM
>>> Subject: Re: Talking DMM
>>>
>>>
>>>> yes and if I could find th ejerk who thought we would kill ourselves, =
>>>> I'd strangle them   I am sick and fucking tired of being screwed byt he
>>>> =
>>>> visually dependant assholes who run our lives for us
>>>>
>>>> On Nov 8, 2011, at 10:23 PM, Howard, W A 9 Y B W wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Dan,
>>>>>=20
>>>>> Omega used to sell a high end meter for around $300, however, when =
>>>> they=20
>>>>> learned that blind people were purchasing them they discontinued =
>>>> selling=20
>>>>> them as it was thought we would kill ourselves.
>>>>>=20
>>>>> Radio Shack also sold a meter, however, it has been gone for more than
>>>>> =
>>>> 10=20
>>>>> years.
>>>>>=20
>>>>> More recently, a surplus seller out of Florida had the "Top Hand" =
>>>> brand=20
>>>>> meter for $40.  They ran out of these several months ago.
>>>>>=20
>>>>> The only source for talking multimeters at this time is the NFB store 
>>>>> =
>>>> at the=20
>>>>> following address.
>>>>>=20
>>>>> http://secure.nfb.org/ecommerce/asp/product.asp?product=3D843&cat=3D18&p=
>>>> h=3D
>>>>>=20
>>>>> The meter from NFB appears to be the same thing as sold by the
>>>>> surplus=20=
>>>>
>>>>> seller from Florida.
>>>>>=20
>>>>> I have learned to order these items when they are available as if you 
>>>>> =
>>>> wait,
>>>>> you will be out of luck.  In fact, if the item is cheap enough, I will
>>>>> =
>>>> buy
>>>>> more than one.
>>>>>=20
>>>>> Do you remember the cheap Hamilton Beach talking microwave oven?  I =
>>>> bought
>>>>> three of them and put two in storage.
>>>>>=20
>>>>> It's a shame that we have to do this.
>>>>>=20
>>>>> I hope this helps.
>>>>>=20
>>>>> I wouldn't wait you better order now if you want one!!
>>>>>=20
>>>>> 73's
>>>>>=20
>>>>> Howard, W A 9 Y B W