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|All my life I've been a person who never wears gloves. Every once in a while, I'll find a pair of winter gloves or gardening gloves that I think I'll wear. I'll bring them home and put them on, only to take them off within a few minutes. I finally gave up and told myself I wasn't going to waste the money any more.
This spring I was at a plant sale with many "hard core" gardeners in attendance. About five totally separate people I knew, asked if I "had the gloves?" As in, did I already own them or was I going to get them? And if not, then I should get them. To each I responded, I don't buy gloves because I never wear them and always end up taking them off. They each said they were the same way too until they found "those gloves". So I asked, ok - show me and tell me why you like them. They were light, thin, flexible, and comfortable but of course I had not "put them to the test". Their responses were, "mud doesn't cake up on them because of the texture of the latex", "my hands sweat a lot and these are cotton and they breathe so well", "they're really light", "they're so thin, I can feel what I'm doing", "feel how flexible they are", "you can wash them"...
Ok, so I tried some on. Humm.... not too bad, they fit, they're light. What about the price? They were selling for $5.00 and one of the gardeners had told me they had bought theirs for over $9.00 just a month ago. Well, I'm a skeptic and I hadn't planned on spending hardly any money. I did notice that a lot of people had purchasing the gloves so I asked some other long time gardeners I knew about them. They all said those were the best gloves.
Ok, I'll give them a try. They're on sale and every long time gardener is telling me that they never wore gloves until they found those and they sure aren't getting anything for telling me.
Well, I have to say... I absolutely love them. I can transplant seedlings with them they're so thin. And at the same time they're durable enough to withstand moving rocks and thorny blackberry bushes, and slimy mud and gripping garden spades. Everyone was right. Mud doesn't cake on, they're breathable, they're amazingly flexible and comfortable. They don't have those annoying seams that are so uncomfortable with other gloves. It's official - I'm a convert. In fact, one day I couldn't find them and spent a half hour just looking for them because I'd become so accustomed to using them I missed them! That was the first time I realized how much I really did appreciate them. Found them the next day... whew! Told myself I should get another pair just in case! LOL!
So what are they?
I guess the most common generic term for them is 'grip garden gloves'. Different companies make them from what I can tell. The front is a thin, flexible, textured, latex coating which goes just over the fingertips on the back just enough to keep your fingers dry even if you're picking up something muddy. Pretty cool. The glove itself is a very flexible, stretchy, extremely breathable cotton material. And there's a bit of elastic at the top, not too tight to hurt but just enough to prevent things from falling into your glove while your using them. The latex really does "grip" tools really well, so much so, you'll notice when you don't have them on.
I've seen them in different colors. The cotton is usually off white or some other variation on ivory. The latex comes is a lighter green, grey, blue, and any other number of colors. In fact, I was looking for pictures and found a purple one I'm going to have to keep an eye out for - my goal for my future second pair. LOL!
I saw the same gloves at my local grocery store in the "hardware" section being sold for about $6.00 by Stanley. So there are obviously many uses and many makers and suppliers.
For what it's worth, I highly recommend them - as you can tell.
Here are pictures of what they look like. If the latex comes up higher on any gloves you see on the back - than those are not what I'm talking about. I am only referring to those which resemble the gloves in the following pictures and mine do not have anything printed on the back side.
Close up of the texture of the latex from my own gloves:
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RE: 'Gloves off gardening?'/Consider This
|Is this an ad?
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|Those look great! My fingernails are always filthy despite wearing gloves - these look like they'd help a lot with that.
RE: 'Gloves off gardening?'/Consider This
It's not an "ad". I've been on the forums for a couple of years and post regularly at a couple of other forums. I don't post regularly at the soil forum but I do stop in every once in a while and the "Gloves off gardening?" thread got me thinking... that if someone had told me about these gloves, I might have tried them a long time ago.
Anyone who "knows me" at the other forms like the vegetable, seed, and plant exchanges would know it's not an ad coming from me. Besides, there is not one main manufacturer or brand that I know of as I explained above. I just like to share information that I've found useful as you can tell from my page.
RE: 'Gloves off gardening?'/Consider This
|Atlas also makes a "summer weight" glove that's even thinner- I can't use my blue ones anymore because they are just too thick! They haven't worn out yet and I use them every day...
RE: 'Gloves off gardening?'/Consider This
- Posted by: Sharon_9_FL z9 FL (My Page) on Sat, Jun 28, 03 at 16:23
|Violet, I looked at your link, and think you should hang around more!
RE: 'Gloves off gardening?'/Consider This
I don't think you can determine the thickness of the glove by color alone but I may be wrong. It just depends on the manufacturer. You could very likely stumble acroos some thin blue colored gloves by a different maker.
The ones I'm referring to are #310 gloves, so look for those because they're thinner. The #300 Glove is slightly heavier than the #310 Glove. Sizes include XSmall, Small, Medium, Large, and Xlarge.
Hi Sharon
LOL! I suppose I'll take that as a compliment...?
RE: 'Gloves off gardening?'/Consider This
- Posted by: eaglesc_technowhacko z7/8 SC (My Page) on Sat, Jun 28, 03 at 17:02
|got any socks?
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|Not lined with latex...
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|Yes, yes, a thousand times, yes !
Those are the gloves!
I used to be a hard core leather glove man but after I started using those gloves for a while I was hooked.
and I don't have to take off my gloves as much for detail work with those type gloves.
I'll still wear leather gloves but not nearly as much.
and I'll always wear gloves (I've got the scars to show why.)
RE: 'Gloves off gardening?'/Consider This
Thank you so much for the great lead! I started the Gloves off thread because I hate wearing gloves that restrict my ability to feel what I'm working with. These gloves sound awesome. I like how thin they are, my problem with the gloves I've used in the past is that they were too thick to dry sufficiently between use. Hopefully I can get my hands on these here in Texas! I'm sure that I'll continue to do most of my work glove free, but like the option of having a good pair like these around for those messy or painful jobs!
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|I just wanted to say your member page is awesome. To repeat Sharon, you should hang around here some more.
RE: 'Gloves off gardening?'/Consider This
|I use playtex gloves, I have found the more expensive gloves shown in the photos do not allow for finger flexibly. Those gloves, I am sure would last longer and be cheaper in the long run however, then constandly having to replace the playtex gloves.
RE: 'Gloves off gardening?'/Consider This
- Posted by: Kelly_Cassidy z5 E. WA St. (My Page) on Sat, Jun 28, 03 at 21:24
|I started using this type of glove last year. I'm also a convert from leather gloves. I still like leather for really rugged tasks like moving lumber or rocks, but the cotton-backed latex is what I use for almost all other things. I sometimes take them off for delicate weeding tasks around the bases of plants, but that's about it. A major advantage they have over leather is that the slivers in shredded bark mulch don't penetrate the latex. I used to hate working around bark mulch with leather gloves because I'd spend days pulling the tiny wood splinters out of my fingers.
There are many different brands. I don't pay enough attention to the brands to recommend one over the other. They are all inexpensive.
RE: 'Gloves off gardening?'/Consider This
- Posted by: Retroactive z10a FL (My Page) on Sat, Jun 28, 03 at 21:34
|I look forward to getting these gloves. They look great. And holy cow, I concur about Violet's member page being an amazing resource. Whoa! Thanks!
RE: 'Gloves off gardening?'/Consider This
|Violet, those blue ones by atlas that you displayed a picture of were the ones I was referring to- Atlas also makes an even thinner one - #370 - that is great for summer and small weeds. :)
RE: 'Gloves off gardening?'/Consider This
|This is so funny - I just this weekend bought about 10 pairs of these gloves, the blue ones. One of the local drugstores was having some sort of big sale, and these were $1.00 per pair. Can't wait to try them out.
RE: 'Gloves off gardening?'/Consider This
|I have found that there are different grades of gloves, the less expensive gloves have a thinner layer of latex (or some such material) and I have found in my travels that the more expensive types last longer and wash well in the cloths washer (none of those gloves can take a tumble in the dryer without the latex getting all "gummy", so I always air dry mine.)
RE: 'Gloves off gardening?'/Consider This
|I have some of those gloves too, and I really liked them. I usually wear leather work gloves, except for planting, and those were sooooo flexible!
I got mine in a package of assorted gardening gloves from Cost-Co. Don't remember how much they were, but it seems like there were about 5 or 6 different pairs for about $12.
RE: 'Gloves off gardening?'/Consider This
|I've tried them and remaim unconverted.
RE: 'Gloves off gardening?'/Consider This
- Posted by: lazygardens Sunset Zone 13 (My Page) on Sun, Jun 29, 03 at 14:08
|Interesting ... I usually use cheap leather gloves and change them often if they get sweat-soaked, but if these will let my skin "breathe" they might work.
FYI: hospital labs and the electronics industry use "glove liners" ... disposable cotton knit, usually leaves fingertips bare. These are great for the times you have to wear latex or other sweat-inducing gloves.
RE: 'Gloves off gardening?'/Consider This
|I was watching Paul James this morning on HGTV, after checking out this forum. They were featuring a guy talking about perennials, and he was wearing these gloves! They're everywhere!
RE: 'Gloves off gardening?'/Consider This
- Posted by: gardenfanatic MO zone5 (My Page) on Sun, Jun 29, 03 at 19:29
|I have these gloves and I love them! I happened to pick them up at the grocery store for $3 last winter (they're marked up to $5 now) and I told my daughter they're the best gardening gloves I've ever used! I do like the feature of the snug fit around the wrist to prevent the dirt from getting inside the glove.
RE: 'Gloves off gardening?'/Consider This
|I use 'em too.
If you want to keep your nails clean(er) use a glove liner with them.
If you want to dry them in the dryer just don't dry them all the way to toast and they won't get gummy.
RE: 'Gloves off gardening?'/Consider This
- Posted by: Colleen_MI 5b/6a SE Mich (My Page) on Mon, Jun 30, 03 at 11:30
|I have seen these in gardening stores for as much as $9. If anyone has trouble locating them for a reasonable price, there's lots of places to order them online. Here is just one site that I have used with good prices and service, a google search for Atlas Fit Gloves turns up a lot more.
Here is a link that might be useful: Glove source
RE: 'Gloves off gardening?'/Consider This
|I am going to have to keep my eyes peeled for these, currently I double glove my hands with hospital grade surgical gloves yet still find on occassion that one of my fingernails will pierce through the end, ruining a perfectly good manicure! Thank you for putting in the photos that really helps in knowing what to look for. The pickings are slim up here in Alaska so if I find them, I know they will be a bit pricy, but if they work, save my manicures, I figure it will all even out over the long haul.
Many thanks again!
Sylvia in Alaska
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- Posted by rainbowraven z5, CT (My Page) on Tue, Jul 1, 03 at 13:05
|This thread cracks me up, I've been using these gloves for what seems forever! (5 years anyway) About 5 years ago I worked for a Co. that manufactured Semi-trailers, I worked on the floor doing all the things that the guys did. These were one of the selections we had for gloves and I agree, they are great gloves for gardening, crap for handling steel or any hot work though *chuckles* and if they get wet they do get slick and make a tight grip a problem. At least the one's we had did, they might have changed that. Note - we had different colors as well, but the color defined the glove size.
Needless to say, a couple of pairs of these have managed to find their way to my home to use in the garden, before they were garden gloves :) or before I knew them as such.
|Ya, I thought they had them everywhere, forever. Been using them for eons.
|I always used those gloves untill I found Foxgloves. Now I'm hooked on Foxgloves. They are so form fitting that you can pick out the smallest seedling when weeding, and my nails have faired much better than with any other glove.
Here is a link that might be useful: Foxgloves Garden Gloves
|I saw them at Home Depot for 5 bucks a pair....bought my wife 2 pair early this spring and now..." I'm a ten dollar Hero " !!!!!!!!!
|I'm not a glove person either, I like to feel what I'm doing (except maybe when I use a rake since I blister in about 5 seconds)....
Kim - can you tell if are you not a convert to these particular type of gloves, or just not a glove person??
And Violet, not being a former glove person, why did you want to start wearing gloves?
|I, too, never wore gloves until I found these. I've seen them go by the name "Mud Gloves". I get them for around $5 at my local nursery, and always buy them as little gifts for fellow gardeners.
>And Violet, not being a former glove person, why did you want to >start wearing gloves?
Let's see... I don't think that I "wanted to start wearing gloves" exactly." But I'd mention to my DH how much my hands would hurt sometimes because the soil around here is on the clay side so it rapidly sucks the moisture out of your skin after handling it. It's not that I mind getting my hands dirty, so much as them becoming dry and cracked - even with the best of moisturizers. He kept saying over and over how much gloves would help. So if we were ever at a garden center, I'd look at the gloves, try some on. Never liked any.
Like you, I like to feel what I'm doing. So, as I posted above, numerous gardeners were telling me their tried and true experiences with them so I thought - well - ok, I'll try them (with no expectations). The gloves are thin enough that I can feel what I'm doing whether I'm transplanting seedlings, crumbling up chunks of dirt, etc. And at the same time, they don't cake up with dirt/mud, they're light in weight, and there are no seams, so compared to any other glove I've tried on, they're incredibly comfortable and incredibly durable.
I noticed over time that I could just slip them off when going inside and not have to spend ten minutes trying to get the dirt out from under my nails. My hands are no longer suffering from handling clay soil. I also noticed a big difference when using tools. The latex grips the handles and you can actually use your tools better because you have more traction. I didn't realize it until I picked up my spade and started using it without the gloves! There's a huge difference.
So for you and blisters, I highly recommend you try them. They're worth every penny of $5.00. But keep in mind that not all brands are created equal. Different brands can look exactly the same but be completely different, so try them on first.
All in all, why did I want to start wearing gloves? Your answer is: because I started wearing those gloves and found over time that I'd rather garden with them on than off 90% of the time! LOL!
|Hi Violet and all,
I use em too. I hate wearing gloves but also hate the way digging in the dirt makes my fingernails soft and my hands so gross. I've gotten much better now that I found these.
Btw, on the forum page it shows that this thread has had 7 posts. I count 33....not counting my post. No biggie, I just thought it was kinda odd:-)
|Violet, Foxgloves are a bit on the pricy side, 25 bucks a pair. But once you try them you'll never go back to anything else. I have 4 or 5 pairs of the Mud Gloves you talk about and they were fine, but for me, the Foxglove is far superior. I did see a cheaper version at Target, but since I have 3 pairs of Foxgloves, I didn't bother with the cheaper versions. I do have a pair of the heavy duty orange rubber-type glove for working directly in water (as in when I'm bleaching iris or something similar), but for general purpose gardening I'm afraid I'm hooked on FG's. ;)
Thanks for the input on the Foxgloves. How about durability? The content on the website seems to indicate they only last for one seaseon. Of course I realize this is dependent on how much use they get. Any comments?
I have a feeling it'll be on the Christmas wish list...
- Posted by gardningfool 7b (My Page) on Thu, Jul 10, 03 at 21:14
|I realize that I am coming in on the tail end of this but I have been one of those who does not wear gloves either. I have about 6 pair and only used the leather ones for brush and briars. A good friend gave me a part of inexpensive "weed pulling gloves" from Target as a gift. I was very skeptical until I put them on. The tops are very light non binding knit and the rubberized palms have just enough texture to get the job done without driving you crazy. Now if I am still wearing them at the end of the season will be the real test, but for the time being-I do like them and them are cheap. I cannot justify the price of Foxgloves and then leave them laying or lose them in the beds.
|Violet, I have 3 pairs now, not because they wear out easily, but because I wanted different colors. ;) I have purple, blue and now red.:) I've found that they wear like iron for me. I had the thumb of my original pair come unstitched, but I just stitched it back up and it's as good as new. I really think that I'll get several years out of these gloves. I'm not the least bit easy on these gloves. I wear them for all my weeding or digging in the mud and muck and general gardening chores. They work fine for me.
Also, I have the original kind of Foxglove, not the ones with the gripping bumps. I might have to try a pair of those when and if these wear out. :)
Gardeningfool, I can understand not wanting to shell out a lot of money over gloves if you thought that you might lose them. I don't lose my stuff. I still have all the orginal tools I bought 10 years ago. Let me know how the Target gloves work out for you, I was curious about those.
I've always had really long natural fingernails and gardening season would take its toll on them. Last year and this year I've had the best looking nails since before I started gardening. ;) I got my sister and sister-in-laws these gloves for Christmas last year. They all love them and so do their manicurists. ;)
Now, these are not meant for use when pruning roses or pulling thorny weeds. For that I just slip a pair of leather gloves over the top of them. works just fine. They are cooler than my mud-gloves were and they do as good if not better of a job that the mud gloves did in keeping dirt and mud off my hands and from under my fingernails. If you only wash them once or twice a year like I do, you'll probably get some very fine dust around your nails, but that's about it.
Violet, If you get a pair, let me know how you like them.
Posted by: northernflower (My Page) on Mon, Jul 7, 03 at 22:25
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Here is a link that might be useful: FarmTek
Here is a link that might be useful: Atlas Gloves at Redden (Bellingham, WA)
Here is a link that might be useful: Atlas Nitrile Gardening Gloves
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- Submitted by: Rick Bakker
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- Submission Date: 04th Feb 2005
Ben Gurion Airport, December 24th, 11.45 pm: another planeload of refugees arrives. This year my Christmas exodus has brought me to Israel, police state with a human face. It was late, I was tired, I forgot to tell the passport guys not to put their Israeli stamp smack in the centre of the first page of my brand-new, 64-page, 10-year, 100-dollar passport. No need for me to learn any Arabic this decade. I didn't need a visa, but it was interesting to note that Germans born before 1927 do.
The $40 hotel in Tel Aviv was wretched, confirming warnings that Israel is not cheap. And indeed, I measure the can o'coke pricing index at (US)$1.10, about the same as Western Europe. The next morning, after much haggling we got ourselves a tiny rental car for a bargain basement $50 per day, but not before Barry, my travelling companion, got splashed, nay dumped, by a passing truck, causing him to have to spit out the excess brownish water. It put me in a good mood for the rest of the trip!
Later that (Christmas) day we were in Bethlehem. That there's injun country which is probably why the Nativity Church is so small and conspiratorial, the visitor even has to bow down just to get through the front door. Influenced by Israeli maps, I had long considered the West Bank to be an integral and inalienable part of the country, but even the short drive to Bethlehem painted a different picture. It really is an Occupied Territory, with different taxes, laws, prosperity and even licence plates. The Israeli presence seems to be restricted to heavily fortified military camps placed strategically on high pieces of ground, the David's star flying defiantly over the mounds of barbed wire. Every Israeli I met either warned me against going to the OTs or expressed great surprise when I told them I'd been there and had a nice time. Maybe it's those skull caps, I used them to identify Israeli's when evaluating hitchhikers and for the Palestinians they do make a convenient target when an act of violence is only a stone's throw away.
On the way back to the kibbutz we were staying at I noticed some shepherds tending their flocks, despite this being the most frequently quoted hole in the Christmas legend, or at least the December time frame. I admittedly never saw them by night, but then again I can't see much when it's dark and I don't know where they'd disappear to. Pedants in my surroundings who had criticised my plan to visit Bethlehem on Christmas Day fail to realise that the Christian religion was built up around a guy with some happening ideas who, after making a good career move of dying young, had to be supplied with an impressive, if not totally ludicrous birth if he was to live up to his claim of being the Son of God. There's no known way of pinpointing the exact day of an imaginary birth so who can blame the Christian Church for setting it on the same day as a Roman holiday? A recurring theme, not just in religion, is emphasis on the spirit or idea, and not the fact. That is why Thanksgiving is celebrated on the third Thursday in November, and also why there are two sites of the Baptism in Israel, three sites of the crucifixion in Jerusalem and four sacred foreskins in Western European churches.
I liked Jerusalem, it was smaller than I'd imagined and the walled old city makes all the difference between a nondescript town and the centre of Western history. The new city looks modern but is very traditional in that everything is closed on the Sabbath - we were even jeered at for driving a car. For me, the Holocaust museum was the main attraction outside the walls. It doesn't strive for completeness but especially its photos are remarkable - an aerial shot of Auschwitz at the height of its evil, a recently discovered film of a day in the life of a wartime Polish ghetto and extremely harrowing shots of outdoor executions. After visiting the museum one can more easily accept the sight of so many young people, in and out of uniform, carrying automatic rifles - on the street, in restaurants, hitchhiking, next to you in a bus (over those bumpy roads). After the initial look-out-he's-got-a-gun reaction I calmed down but couldn't help wondering why you never hear of someone going crazy with a machine gun in Israel, as they do in the U.S.
A visit to the old city can be restricted to the Big Three: the jewish Western Wall (only remnant of the Second Temple), the museum Dome of the Rock (where Muhammed ascended to heaven) and the Church of the Sepulchre (site of Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection). The African village built on top of the Sepulchre was for me the best part. Orthodox jews are forbidden (by their own religion) to enter the Dome where, as in Mecca, the muslims worship a rock. I can't help suspecting that Muhammed made his post-mortem detour for purely political reasons and I'm a little disappointed in the jews, the people who refused to revere statues and even say their God's name, for worshipping something as tangible as a stone wall.
The next few days were spent visiting some well known sites and sights around Israel. The Dead Sea turned out to really live up to its reputation - I floated easily even with my arms and legs sticking out of the water. Masada, a mountain fortress where a large group of jews held out against the Romans for three years before comitting joint suicide, is more of a physical challenge and a matter to ponder than an impressive site. They had plenty of food and water but there was no way out and with certain death ahead it must have been some party every night. It's said that they decided to end it all when the Roman ramp reached the fortress, but it could well have been when the booze ran out.
The location of the Sermon of the Mount was a surprise. Influenced by the Life of Brian I'd pictured it as a dusty, rocky hill but it turned out to be as green as Ireland. Acre, the former Crusader capital on the coast, was very picturesque with its fortress walls being pounded by the waves and the dark, wet subterranean city. This trip strengthened my conviction to never take a camera with me when I travel - because of the expense, the hassle, the fear of theft, the wasted time, the adverse reactions and the chance to get in all the other people's photos. I've had trouble with the police in the past when my companions chose the wrong objects to photograph and Barry's waving his camera around at the Western Wall worshippers was an invasion of privacy that was deeply resented. Nevertheless, maybe the photos would make it all worth it. They didn't. Barry lost the film.
For the second, more relaxing part of the holiday we caught the bus to Eilat, at the southernmost tip of Israel. No effort has been spared to turn it into a tourist mecca, if I may use the term, ranging from situating the airstrip downtown to exempting the whole town from sales tax. The main target is sun-starved Europeans but I don't know if they'll be willing to visit more than once after they get a load of the prices. The taxis cruise the streets stalking tourists who are walking or waiting at bus stops to sound their horn at them in the hope of crumbling their walls of resolve. My visit to warm, sunny Eilat was cold, cloudy and even wet, although it supposedly only rains four days in the year. There's plenty to do, but without some mindless beach coma thrown in to kill the time I wouldn't want to stay more than a week.
First stop was an underwater observatory and a ride in the yellow submarine. I was thrilled at the thought of being 60m under water until I realised that I was still some 350 metres above Dead Sea level. Next came Dolphin Reef, where I swam with the mammals who no doubt owe their popularity and reputation for intelligence to their perpetual smiles. I was lucky to be scuba diving with a guide who the dolphins seem to like, so I got to scratch the odd cetacean belly while the other divers gave hopeless pursuit and the snorkelers floundered helplessly above us. Suddenly, the guide pointed at something behind me, and I looked around and - a shark! Just as I was reaching over to the guide to make sure I could outswim him I noticed it wasn't a shark after all but a shark-like fish they'd put amongst the dolphins to give the tourists a thrill.
Eilat's a big scuba town, situated on the world's northernmost coral reef and with its own decompression unit. The standards and courses seem to be admirably strict, but there were at least two accidents during my stay - a guy who started throwing up at 30 metres and a woman who panicked at 3 metres, held her breath during the ascent and, of course, died a horrible death.
I've always had a fascination for borders, imaginary lines guarded to the death. Standing in Eilat, one can see to the left Jordan and Saudi Arabia, and to the right Egypt. I rented a bicycle and pedalled from the Jordanian frontier to the Egyptian border in a leisurely half hour, and peered into Egypt. It was time to go.
The next morning I grabbed the bus to Cairo, two hours of customs formalities followed by six hours of Sinai - at first rocky and spectacular before settling down to become your standard desert. The tunnel under the Suez, built with Israeli cooperation, was named after an Egyptian wartime general! Maybe he was responsible for more casualties than any Israeli soldier. I'd heard stories about the Cairo traffic (my guide book advises drivers not to stop if they should hit a pedestrian) but I was still amazed at how my taxi driver drove all the way to the pyramids beeping his horn at least every ten seconds without any discernible reason. Before the cab even drew to a stop locals were beseeching me to ride their camel, get on their donkey, take their picture, buy their postcards, etc. Interesting to hear how the price drops by as much as 90% when you just walk away singing "la la la" (they don't believe you until you say no in their own language). The standard opener is a question regarding your origins; after about the thirtieth time I started experimenting with unlikely variations, such as Japan, but this didn't seem to faze anyone. Perhaps I should have tried Israel. I finally succumbed to a kid who promised me a mummy but this turned out to be the standard scam. I threatened him with muslim hell for lying when he claimed to be showing me Tutankhamon's tomb but I can appreciate his reason for doing so.
The next morning I paid a lightning trip to the Egyptian museum before heading back to Israel. I bolted straight for King Tut's treasures when the doors opened, weaving to avoid the corrupt guards with their clutching hands and greasy palms. I stared in amazement at the wealth and beauty that had been stored in the tomb of a nobody-pharaoh for thousands of years until all the tour groups reached that part of the museum. The mummies are locked away in Room 52 which rumour says shall be opening again soon, with a princely entrance fee of $17. Not meant for the man in the street in a country where petrol costs $0.10 per litre.
My post-vacation blues started on the bus back when I bitterly resented the smoking of my fellow tourists, especially the German women who would climb back into the bus at rest stops to puff away contentedly. I would wish a horrible disease and painful death on all smokers, had not someone obviously beaten me to it.
Back at Ben Gurion airport, The El Al staff gave me a hard time about all the irregularities in my life history and my, in their eyes, strange way of travelling. I don't know what did it, my parting of ways with Barry or my one-night stay at the Nile Hilton, but they decided to pull everything out of my luggage for close inspection and I was sent behind a curtain for a rendezvous with a tall guy who looked like he had cold hands. I was expecting at any moment to hear the snap of surgical gloves but fortunately all he wanted me to take off was my jacket and my shoes.
I was impressed by Israel, a modern, almost Western nation stamped on a land steeped in history. The people have a real purpose in their life, and that is to build up their country so jews all around the world have a place to live in safety. Against all odds they've fended off very hostile neighbours and now they're absorbing immigrants at an astonishing rate. There is an admirable feeling of solidarity amongst the (jewish) inhabitants, which amongst other things leads hitchhikers to look up in surprise when a selfish tourist like myself drives past without picking them up. I just hope the Israelis can resist the temptation to think they have a monopoly on truth and justice, and don't let it interfere with the finding of a proper solution for the Palestinians. I'm not jewish, but if I was I'd be proud of it.
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A teenage boy and his father were found shot to death Wednesday in their Palatine home, an apartment in a troubled complex where police have focused antigang efforts.
Segundo Reynoso, 38, and his 15-year-old son, Luis, were found on the floor with gunshot wounds just after midnight Tuesday. Police said it is not clear if the killings were gang-related.
Palatine police were called to the Baldwin Green Apartments in the 1900 block of Green Lane North by neighbors who heard the shots.
Palatine police Cmdr. Dave Daigle said officers are investigating the shootings as a double homicide and have ruled out a murder-suicide scenario. No one was in custody late Wednesday.
Police said the family had two other children — younger sisters to Luis Reynoso — but would not confirm if the girls were home at the time of the shooting. The matriarch of the family was not home at the time, Daigle said.
Palatine-based Township High School District 211 spokesman Tom Petersen said Luis Reynoso had been a student at the district's Academy-North alternative school, though his enrollment ended last summer.
The family lived on the top floor of the three-story apartment building in the northeastern portion of Palatine. The complex includes a satellite location of the Palatine Opportunity Center, a nonprofit for the underserved.
"That area is highly dense. It's multifamily housing, where we have an inordinate amount of gang problems there," Daigle said. "The bottom line is, our gang unit spends a lot of time up there."
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Another neighbor, Lucy Sanchez, said the teen liked playing soccer and was known for making jokes.
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Last Saturday I headed to the farmer's market with visions of fresh peas and garlic scapes dancing in my head. For weeks now it's been April, and foodies all over the blogosphere have been posting delectable spring treasures. Apparently they haven't been shopping at the Brooklyn markets because here they are still selling bags of parsnips. Bunches of hearty collard greens and thick winter carrots. The only thing remotely Spring-y was a bunch of chives which I snatched up quick.
The chives ended up on everything I've made so far this week, including this quinoa. I took those dense carrots and grated them fine, throwing them in raw to lighten the dish up. Along with the toasty almonds and lemon-y dressing, I did a fair job of creating a dish reminiscent of Spring without the asparagus and ramps. Feel free to use any color of quinoa you've got hanging around – I used half white and half red for the prettiness factor. Also, if you can find other Spring produce, by all means throw it in, either raw or lightly cooked.
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Carrot & Quinoa Pilaf
2 T. olive oil, divided
1 shallot, sliced thin
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1/2 tsp. sea salt
1/3 c. sliced almonds
2 large carrots
juice of 1/2 a lemon
1/2 c. lightly packed chives, chopped fine
Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a pot over medium heat. Saute the shallots for a few minutes until soft and translucent, 4-5 minutes. Pour in the quinoa and salt, stir to combine, then add 1 1/2 c of water. Cover, bring to a boil, turn to low and simmer for 15 minutes, or until quinoa is tender and the water is gone. Let sit, covered for 5 minutes then fluff with a fork.
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CTS - I don't mind the looks, I'll take your word on the interior. I'm just not quite ready to buy GM - need to see longer term reliability and survivability of the company.
S60 - I really like the looks, although I haven't sat in it or driven it. I'm shocked at how much it costs. Also not sure how the ownership changes of Volvo might affect things long term.
C-class - too expensive. Also not sure I'm ready to have the MB stigma (how it looks to others). But given that, I think the C-class is BY FAR the most attractive car in the class. Given your comments on the interior, I have no doubt that this would be good as well. I think I'd consider getting a 2-3 yo one coming off a lease to save some money. And I think this is the one I'd eventually go to if I was going to leave my TL. It would have to be worth it, and the other cars on the list just aren't quite appealing enough at this time.
Pletko, replying to you but a general reply to the board.
I decided on the g37 and it is now in my possession. White, wheat interior, accents, nav, premium plus other stuff. I sent the sales rep an offer within email after doing my homework. In the end the offer was accepted without negotiation on the dealers part.
Process was as painless as can humanly be. I'm pleased with the car.
I personally like the G37 the most out of that list, but it's because I could in theory get it with manual and I kind of like muscle cars. It's definitely not a proper luxury sedan, though.
But for the price, it is also a good deal - at the end of the year, with incentives, we're talking about 3-4K more than an Accord V6 or Camry V6, and about the same price as a TSX. As an upscale family sedan, it is a fantastic alternative.
As for the original poster's comments, yes, it took me a long time to get over the whole Mercedes stigma as well when I first owned one years ago. They are fine cars and if it's any consolation to you, they carry a bit less stigma now than a typical BMW does. At least around here.
The C 300 Luxury is probably the best compromise, though, since the sport is nice and all, but the interior of the Luxury is by far better. Just two things, though - one, you absolutely do want to add the rear spoiler to it as it makes the back end look more defined. And the panoramic sunroof is awesome looking with the Sandstone Beige. (it's tinted very dark black so it adds nice contrast) It's really the only color combo that the car looks best in, IMO, and I generally hate beige and tan colors. 35K all over town, so CPO at 25-30K is a snap.
But for the price, it is also a good deal - at the end of the year, with incentives, we're talking about 3-4K more than an Accord V6 or Camry V6, and about the same price as a TSX. As an upscale family sedan, it is a fantastic alternative.
I doubt that you can get the G for 3-4k more than the Camry with the SAME options. You should be able to get a loaded Camry for about 27K (MSRP = $33K) at the end of the year. In order to get a loaded G for 30K, the dealer needs to give you 14K discount (MSRP = $44k).
I doubt that you can get the G for 3-4k more than the Camry with the SAME options. You should be able to get a loaded Camry for about 27K (MSRP = $33K) at the end of the year. In order to get a loaded G for 30K, the dealer needs to give you 14K discount (MSRP = $44k).
The G37 Journey has almost the same exact options as a Camry V6. They dropped the base model as well and now relegate that to the G25 where it belongs. The G37 starts out at the mid level trim. Most of the options aren't really required, either, and the car rides far too hard with the sport tires or sport package. Hence why, IMO, it's not a real luxury car - though it is a good upscale sport sedan like the 3 series.
Truecar has one for $32320 near me. And it's not the end of the year - there's no incentives going on right now.
It's $27K even for a Camry V6 XLE (no options, either) - no incentives, ever. Like I said - it's a fantastic deal and a better replacement for the tired and boring Camry in any case. For 4-5K more, it's a no-brainer, really. It represents what I feel is the best value for the dollar currently on the market. And for 90% of people who have never had either a proper luxury car or a proper sports car, it's going to feel like they won the lottery compared to their old car.
But for the original poster, it's not quite what he seems to want - he wants a step up from all of that. Fair enough. Myself, like I said, I really like the G37 a lot. But then I can get one with manual, so it's a huge incentive as well.
It's $27K even for a Camry V6 XLE (no options, either) - no incentives, ever.
You should be able to get a base V6 XLE for about 25K. You can get a loaded XLE V6 w/ NAV., Smart key, DVD... for 27.5K here without negotiation. You should be able to get it a lot cheaper toward the end of the year.
People can also get a base Camry for about 16K as well.
...The G37 Journey has almost the same exact options as a Camry V6....
If one lives in the Northeast, RWD is not a bargain, so one would be looking for a G37x, at least I would. There is a $10,000 difference between a G37x and a Camry with the same options. You can't even get the same options on a G25 as are available on a CAMRY.
I would rather drive the Camry in NY based on the last two winters than the G25 with RWD.
Well, if you don't put winter tires on the car, it will handle like junk no matter what it is. And the thing normally comes with summer tires which exacerbates the issue.
They say that less than 3% of U.S. tire sales are for winter tires. They tested a G37 with and without and the findings are surprising if you aren't familiar with these types of tires.
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Often cited as the transportation cure for winter climates, all-wheel drive is far from a silver bullet. In previous tests, we've discovered that an all-wheel-drive vehicle with all-season tires can outaccelerate either a front- or rear-driver on winter rubber, but that's where the advantage ends. The additional traction of winter tires allows a two-wheel-drive car to outbrake, outturn, and generally outmaneuver its all-wheel-drive brethren. Of course, the unstoppable winter option that can impart visions of rally-driving heroism is the combination of all-wheel drive and winter tires, but possessing all-wheel drive generally sacrifices a rear-drive car's handling balance in the dry, adds a couple hundred pounds, and comes with a fuel-economy penalty. That's why our preferred choice is to buy a second set of tires to get through the winter
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So you should forget AWD and get a set of summer and a set of winter tires instead. If you live where you really get bad snow, that is.
I have plenty of snow experience. The awd on my subie worked flawlessly with all season tires in two feet of snow from the last few winters.
I don't want to turn this into a debate on drivetrains and tires. But in the northeast there are a lot of cars on the road with awd.
It easy to sit in LA and link to articles on tires and drivetrains. Why dont you spend a winter or ten in the northeast and get some practical experience with tires and drivetrains?
Heck, even going to Kansas City would do. Two winters with 40+ inches of snow each year switched me to 4WD in a heartbeat. No regrets.
While it's all well and fine for people to keep giving ideas about how to turn a RWD sport sedan into a decent snow performer with better tires, etc., I can tell you that my 4WD vehicle outperforms my G35 in the snow, period.
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Yet, you don't hear about people in Europe having problems with RWD Mercedes and BMWs being dangerous in the winter, do you? Winter tires are considered a normal thing in Germany and everyone uses them.
It's really not the huge issue that most people on the boards here make it out to be. The way that people talk about it seems as if your car will instantly fly off the road, cash, and explode if you don't cough up the extra thousands for an AWD system.
Proper tires and not driving like a moron can make it pretty much a non-issue and allow you to consider pretty much any car or truck for winter use. That video, btw, that I linked to was of a RWD BMW.
Oh, and we do get snow in California. I didn't always live in So. Cal - there's tons of bad weather up in the northern parts of the state. And in all of that time, I never once considered what type of drive (FWD/RWD/4WD) the vehicle had when I purchased it. I adjusted my driving patterns and tires to fit the situation.
I didn't pay thousands extra for my AWD vehicle, and I didn't see anyone allude that your RWD will fly instantly off the road. Just that AWD performs better.
Ever live in Europe? I'm guessing not. I have. It's a bit silly to lump all of Europe into a single category, because some areas get almost no snow, but anyway... not everyone in Germany drives a RWD vehicle, and I'm not sure it would make international news if some of those who did had trouble in the snow. I will say that much of England pretty much shuts down if there's 2" of snow - could we attribute that to the prevalence of RWD vehicles in Europe? I doubt it, but that debate point makes as much sense as your point about "not hearing about BMWs/Mercedes flying off the road in Germany."
As I said, talk all you want. We've had two RWD vehicles at the same time in winter, and 2 AWD vehicles at that same time. I'm going to choose the AWD vehicle in heavy snow 100% of the time, even if you tell me yet another time how RWD is a non-issue if you have proper tires and driving skills.
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Well, there are a couple of factors to condsider with AWD.
Does it actually work? Most systems actually are only good for slow speeds and getting you unstuck from snow and the like. If the system transfers power back and forth and isn't engaged all of the time, it's useless for most bad conditions unless the power ratios are set up correctly. Most manufacturers get this horribly wrong.
The G37 in question costs $1500 more for the AWD version, but it performs almost the same as the RWD version due to the power distribution. (0/100 under default conditions). It's basically fancy version of stability control in that it kicks in when it feels that it needs to, and from videos of the system in action that I have seen, it takes about 1/4 to 1/2 of a second for the computer's AI to actually think and respond.(not talking about theoretical published specs, but watching the wheels respond to an unknown surface and how they move back and forth)
Too slow to be useful at normal driving speeds except to maybe lessen a skid or situation where you are already in over your head. There are numerous articles and videos out there about half-baked AWD systems, so I'll not go into this further.
The other issue is cost - $1500 more and much more likely to break down as the car ages. Is it worth it? Probably not. It's certainly not full-time AWD like Audi and Subaru use.
The G37 in question costs $1500 more for the AWD version, but it performs almost the same as the RWD version due to the power distribution
It may perform the same but I'll bet it doesn't react the same. What I want out of my AWD system is not to have to worry about powering through deep drifts. I want to be able to step on the gas gently and have all four tires partipate in gingerly moving the car without throwing it into a skid.
With RWD with snows, gingerly is not in the equation. It doesn't matter whose system is better, I want the system to be just good enough so I won't get stuck.
The ATTESA has been written up for the last several years as the best performance AWD.
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"David has committed his life to raising the professional standards for architecture in our region and in the national arena. He has a passion for architecture, and his forward thinking seeks the advancement of the practice.
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Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) is trying to rally members of his party to oppose the confirmation of President Obama's pick for Commerce secretary, John Bryson.
Inhofe spoke out against the environmentalist and businessman yesterday at the weekly Senate GOP caucus luncheon. The lawmaker's efforts come as the Senate prepares for a potential vote on the long-stalled nomination.
Obama named Bryson as his pick to lead the Commerce Department in May, but his confirmation was put on hold when senators declined to move any Commerce nominees until the Obama administration sent to Congress three free-trade agreements. The approval of those agreements last week opened the door for the Commerce nominees.
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) told reporters yesterday that he had hoped to expedite Bryson's nomination but would instead have to file cloture, which would set a timeline for debate before voting on the nominee. That also means Reid would have to gather at least 60 votes to advance the nomination.
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THE FUTURE of a Bromsgrove Women's Institute group, which has been running for more than half a century, could be in doubt after the price of the venue where they meet doubled in just two years.
Sidemoor WI, which has 21 members, get together on a monthly basis at Willow Court and in 2012 it cost them £20 for three hours.
In 2013, the fee went up to £30 and now the building's own-ers Bromsgrove District Housing Trust has increased it further to £45.
Members pay £2 each per session which is subsidised by fund-raising events.
As well as providing much-needed social events for members, the group has also donated Easter eggs to autistic children at Sunfield Children's Home in Clent and knits blankets and baby tops for maternity units in Uganda which are urgently needed.
President Jenny Eddins told The Standard the building was perfect as it was within walking distance for members, many of whom did not drive, and it was also warm and had a lounge, kitchen and disabled toilets.
As the group meets 11 times a year, the annual bill in 2012 was £220 and £330 in 2013. On top of that, the group has to fund guest speakers as well.
Now that has spiralled to £505 and, said Mrs Eddins, and if that continued, the group would not be able to cover the cost and would be forced to close.
She said: "It is very important for the group to continue, but it seems more important for them to make a profit than for a group of mature ladies to attend their meetings at a reasonable rent.
"I feel it is vital to keep community groups going, as we do charitable work in the community too."
Coun Mallett, who Jenny wrote to about the issue, said: "I under-stand the trust has been hit by Government cuts, but do think the increase coming all at once is excessive.
"I hope the trust can get togeth-er with the WI and come to some compromise."
Mark Robertson, managing director at the trust, said: "As a not-for-profit organisation our costs are completely transparent and we strive to keep our room hire rates as low as possible.
"We do recognise that in terms of a percentage this increase seems large, but £45 is a reason-able rate for room hire in the area and we need to meet our own run-ning costs and the price rises we are facing ourselves.
"Unfortunately we are unable to subsidise any room hire rates as the knock-on effect would mean passing costs onto our own ten-ants which would be unfair.
"Anyone who can help Sidemoor WI or who has suggestions about a solution to its plight can call Jenny on 01527 831692.
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