+Mr'D Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 I thought bones1 signature gloves were vinyl. Always brings a smile to my face when I see them in a cache... "Kilroy was here" Link to comment
+Bekandian Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Fact: Hazelhurst Woods cache by Moote Cache contents include some balloons. Ummmm..... Ian Link to comment
+Moote Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Fact: Hazelhurst Woods cache by Moote Cache contents include some balloons. Ummmm..... Ian Fact Hypoallergenic Latex free and In a sealed bag, anyone with a latex allergy would be safe to touch them, just as I was when they were packed! Link to comment
+Bekandian Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Fact Hypoallergenic Latex free and In a sealed bag, anyone with a latex allergy would be safe to touch them, just as I was when they were packed! Opinion Fair enough, I retract my evidence Link to comment
+bhodisatva Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Joke: Heaven forbid anyone should come across a cache with both Latex gloves and a London geocoin in, i reckon the ensuing thread on here would run to at least 100 pages and send viewing figures up by at least 1000% requiring Groundspeak to invest in a dedicated server just for the UK section. Link to comment
+mongoose39uk Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Well! I have searched and searched. Can I find a manufacturer or supplier of Hypoallergenic Latex free Balloons. Cannot find any. Anyone care to point me in the right direction. Cheers Tony Link to comment
+Pengy&Tigger Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Can I find a manufacturer or supplier of Hypoallergenic Latex free Balloons. Cannot find any. No but I can find plenty of big wooden stirring spoon manufacturers! Link to comment
+Tupperware Hunters Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 FACT..................... you see i was gonna take the micky till i read this Natural latex from the rubber tree Hevea brasiliensis is an allergen in persons with significant cumulative latex exposure, such as those in the health care and rubber industries, as well as those undergoing repeated surgeries, especially if they undergo surgeries early in life. Symptoms of latex allergy may progress rapidly and unpredictably to anaphylaxis. The prevalence of latex allergy has increased as the use of rubber gloves in health care settings has increased. Airborne latex particles that adhere to the cornstarch used to powder gloves are a significant cause of respiratory symptoms and a source of sensitization. Once an individual has become sensitized, he or she may experience allergic symptoms when exposed to any product containing latex. you aint seen me right Link to comment
+stora Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Well! I have searched and searched. Can I find a manufacturer or supplier of Hypoallergenic Latex free Balloons. Cannot find any. Anyone care to point me in the right direction. Cheers Tony http://mrballoon.com/ Link to comment
+Cave Troll and Eeyore Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Well! I have searched and searched. Can I find a manufacturer or supplier of Hypoallergenic Latex free Balloons. Cannot find any. Anyone care to point me in the right direction. Cheers Tony http://mrballoon.com/ Are they gonna be your new sig item then Tony ? Link to comment
+The Northumbrian Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Now how about banning all traditional caches and make all caches VIRTUAL, this gets rid of all problems about whats left in the box. and saves on cache maintenance, think of the fuel saving and how we can help the enviroment . Do u all agree Nige Link to comment
+bhodisatva Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Well! I have searched and searched. Can I find a manufacturer or supplier of Hypoallergenic Latex free Balloons. Cannot find any. Anyone care to point me in the right direction. Cheers Tony http://mrballoon.com/ They're NON allergenic not Hypoallergenic Link to comment
+qichina Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 (edited) Heaven forbid anyone should come across a cache with both Latex gloves and a London geocoin in, i reckon the ensuing thread on here would run to at least 100 pages and send viewing figures up by at least 1000% requiring Groundspeak to invest in a dedicated server just for the UK section. LOL! The trouble with an opened pack of latex gloves is you don't know where they've been.. I'm sorry, perhaps I've got an overactive imagination but I can see them being used in STD clinics, gynae clinics, addiction centres etc! Then being picked from the bins as "useful" items. I wouldn't want to wear them any more than I would wear a opened condom I found in a cache. It's almost as unsavoury as the image of clammy old red phoneboxes , littered with syringe needles and smelling of stale urine, as celebrated by the London geocoin. Edited March 13, 2006 by qichina Link to comment
Lactodorum Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Opinions - Yes Facts - yes Jokes - yes Vigorous discussion - Yes Insults - No Deliberate stirring - be very careful Thank you Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 (edited) I think these are non-latex balloons... Edit by Lactodorum to keep things "Family Friendly" ...errr... Edit by SP - If you're 18 or over (or 16 or over, I suppose) Google for Avanti and Durex (that well known brand of sticky tape in Australia) to see what I was suggesting as a nice safe latex-free sig item Edited March 13, 2006 by Simply Paul Link to comment
+naffita Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Hypoallergenic Latex free and In a sealed bag, anyone with a latex allergy would be safe to touch them, just as I was when they were packed! And to think I once vowed never to feed the trolls. Ah well..... Hypoallergenic. It sounds like a medical term, it looks like a medical term - but does it actually mean anything medically or otherwise? The word is used prominently used in sales pitches for everything from hand cream to jewelry to watch straps. Consumers we quizzed thought the word meant the product wouldn’t irritate their allergies. Marketplace wanted to find out where the word came from and exactly what hypoallergenic does and doesn't mean. Our investigation took us to the offices of dermatologist Dr. Kevin Smith. "It's not a word I've ever seen in the medical literature...except if someone is writing a critique on the subject, making fun of the concept," Smith told Marketplace. Our quest to get to the origins of the word took us to the University of Toronto medical library. Two of the most used medical dictionaries there show no entry for hypoallergenic. The word does, however, appear in the Oxford English Dictionary. The venerable publication describes hypoallergenic as "a diminished potential for causing an allergic reaction." U of T librarian Carla Hagstrom told us the word is in the OED for one simple reason: it's in common usage. The word was invented by advertizers who used it in a cosmetics campaign in 1953. Advertising consultant Marty Myers sees no harm in that. "I don't think it's a great harm. It's amusing, but it's not going to put anyone in a box. At least I hope not." But the doctors we spoke to said because the word has no medical basis, there's no standard for what it is and no way to measure whatever it's supposed to do. Health Canada has not set any standards that a "hypoallergenic" product is supposed to meet. The US Food and Drug Administration says, "There are no federal standards or definitions that govern the use of the term hypoallergenic. The term hypoallergenic means whatever a particular company wants it to mean." The cosmetics industry told us it has been trying for years to establish exactly what hypoallergenic means. But that would force companies to ensure that they meet such a standard. One company we talked to said that would lead to higher prices for cosmetics. According to Dr. Smith, using the word "...distracts the public from more important issues like the effectiveness of the product, the price and other things that have true meaning." Link to comment
+stora Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 (edited) Well! I have searched and searched. Can I find a manufacturer or supplier of Hypoallergenic Latex free Balloons. Cannot find any. Anyone care to point me in the right direction. Cheers Tony http://mrballoon.com/ They're NON allergenic not Hypoallergenic Hypoallergenic can mean a number of things. (and yes i did have to look it up) link here and here Mongoose ask for a link to latex free balloons and thats what I gave. Edited March 13, 2006 by stora Link to comment
+purple_pineapple Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 LOL! The trouble with an opened pack of latex gloves is you don't know where they've been.. I'm sorry, perhaps I've got an overactive imagination but I can see them being used in STD clinics, gynae clinics, addiction centres etc! Then being picked from the bins as "useful" items. I wouldn't want to wear them any more than I would wear a opened condom I found in a cache. It's almost as unsavoury as the image of clammy old red phoneboxes , littered with syringe needles and smelling of stale urine, as celebrated by the London geocoin. just to put your mind at rest, these kind of disposed of items are required by law to be disposed of in marked clinical waste bags which are then put into locked containers and collected by authorised collectors and incinerated. No chance of any used ones making it into circulation... and that applies to addiction centres as much as it does to hospital labs... Oh, and they come packed in tissue-sized boxes in lots of 100 gloves - might struggle to fit that into a cache! lol Link to comment
Lactodorum Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Opinions - YesFacts - yes Jokes - yes Vigorous discussion - Yes Insults - No Deliberate stirring - be very careful Thank you I think I forgot one........ At least vaguely Geocaching related - always !! So let's try and keep it so. Link to comment
+Cave Troll and Eeyore Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Opinions - YesFacts - yes Jokes - yes Vigorous discussion - Yes Insults - No Deliberate stirring - be very careful Thank you I think I forgot one........ At least vaguely Geocaching related - always !! So let's try and keep it so. I think you also forgot "Question" Link to comment
+HazelS Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Just like to say that I've had a rough old day at work... being Monday and all that - but I've never laughed so hard as I have at some of the posts on this thread!! Such great entertainment!!!! Link to comment
+The Fair Bears Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 I hadn't long placed my first cache when Bones came along and lef this gloves in it and i felt kind of honured! It tickles us when were out caching and we open a box, without even looking at the log we have a "Bones has been here!" moment.... And before i'm jumped on yes i have dealt with people with allergies and unfortunatley had to do ressus on them as my profile shows. Long live Bones and his gloves, keeps up smiling where ever we go. Taz TFB Link to comment
+Sandiway Searchers Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 We sell Latex gloves.... we have done for over 15 years. We probably sell around 25,000 gloves each month, and unless somebody somewhere is keeping quiet, we've not had a single death as a result from using our gloves!!!! Sandiway Searchers... risking people's lives again eh!! Link to comment
+purple_pineapple Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 We sell Latex gloves.... we have done for over 15 years. We probably sell around 25,000 gloves each month, and unless somebody somewhere is keeping quiet, we've not had a single death as a result from using our gloves!!!! Sandiway Searchers... risking people's lives again eh!! see one my posts above - it might explain any silences... Link to comment
+GAZ Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 I don't post a reply very often, but after reading this thread.......and the one for Virts......makes you realise, at least, that Virts aint gonna be harmful to anyone Link to comment
+Alibags Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Joke: Heaven forbid anyone should come across a cache with both Latex gloves and a London geocoin in, i reckon the ensuing thread on here would run to at least 100 pages and send viewing figures up by at least 1000% requiring Groundspeak to invest in a dedicated server just for the UK section. Brilliant! I laughed my ---- off! Link to comment
+HazelS Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Joke: Heaven forbid anyone should come across a cache with both Latex gloves and a London geocoin in, i reckon the ensuing thread on here would run to at least 100 pages and send viewing figures up by at least 1000% requiring Groundspeak to invest in a dedicated server just for the UK section. Brilliant! I laughed my ---- off! Me too Ali... Cheered up my rainy Monday night!!! Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 I don't post a reply very often, but after reading this thread.......and the one for Virts......makes you realise, at least, that Virts aint gonna be harmful to anyone Well you say that, but I was once bitten by a virtual... I got better though. Link to comment
+freespirit1402 Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 (edited) Well! I have searched and searched. Can I find a manufacturer or supplier of Hypoallergenic Latex free Balloons. Cannot find any. Anyone care to point me in the right direction. Cheers Tony http://mrballoon.com/ They're NON allergenic not Hypoallergenic Hypoallergenic can mean a number of things. (and yes i did have to look it up) link here and here Mongoose ask for a link to latex free balloons and thats what I gave. hypoallergenic doesnt mean you cant be allergic to it. im allergic to a few hypoallergenic skin products so theoretically these balloons could still cause reactions! (not trying to inflame an argument ive been following with bemusement as i cant believe its still going on, just pointing it out) FWIW like some of the other people on here i have had to deal with anaphylactic pts before working in the ED and think the whole topic has been blown a bit out of proportion. as has been pointed out type 1 allergies are extremely rare, most latex allergies are in the form of skin complaints. for those with an allergy that severe an epi pen, though not a cure is there for a reason, it stops the reaction and gives time to seek appropriate medical help and if an allergy is that severe would be near to hand at all times anyway. i hope the list below shows why geocaching is probably the least of your worries if you are THAT allergic.. Products Containing Latex A wide variety of products contain latex: medical supplies, personal protective equipment, and numerous household objects. Most people who encounter latex products only through their general use in society have no health problems from the use of these products. Workers who repeatedly use latex products are the focus of this Alert. The following are examples of products that may contain latex: Emergency Equipment Blood pressure cuffs Stethoscopes Disposable gloves Oral and nasal airways Endotracheal tubes Tourniquets Intravenous tubing Syringes Electrode pads Personal Protective Equipment Gloves Surgical masks Goggles Respirators Rubber aprons Office Supplies Rubber bands Erasers Hospital Supplies Anesthesia masks Catheters Wound drains Injection ports Rubber tops of multidose vials Dental dams Household Objects Automobile tires Motorcycle and bicycle handgrips Carpeting Swimming goggles Racquet handles Shoe soles Expandable fabric (waistbands) Dishwashing gloves Hot water bottles Condoms Diaphragms Balloons Pacifiers Baby bottle nipples so putting your shoes on to get to the cache may be the thing that gets you first...ok so maybe i was premature in saying i wasnt going to inflame the argument. i hope that i didnt i just think its a bit needlessly vociferous. whoever said chill out its just a game or words to that effect probably made the most pertinent point! though i PMSL at SP being bitten by a virtual- was it the ghost? Edited March 14, 2006 by freespirit1402 Link to comment
+The Forester Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 Having slept with a girl with a latex allergy I can report non-latex condoms are rubbish and split There's a health warning printed on the hem, but if you're not big enough perhaps you haven't unrolled it that far to be able to read it yet . Link to comment
+The HERB5 Posted March 14, 2006 Author Share Posted March 14, 2006 Many things that fit in a cache are a choking hazard To say nothing of getting tetanus from a rusty ammo box Best we all give up this crazy, devil-may-care sport and take up something safe. Like hang-gliding... FACT Or maybe just ignore Moote Link to comment
+Us 4 and Jess Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 I can't beleive an argument/discussion/debate has gone on for 2 pages of this thread almost 100 postings, and two cachers are asking for help with girl guides and explorer scouts information to do with geocaching and they have not received a single reply!!!!!!! ok, i have not replied but i dont know the answer.........but almost 100 postings on rubber gloves is a bit sad M Link to comment
+qichina Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 Mmmm. Maybe it's because it's one thing to openly pursue a "keen interest" in matters latex, but quite another to pursue topics on girl guides and boy scouts! Link to comment
NickPick Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 Mmmm. Maybe it's because it's one thing to openly pursue a "keen interest" in matters latex, but quite another to pursue topics on girl guides and boy scouts! Well, so long as you don't try combining the two! Link to comment
+Woody's Wanderers Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 It's still going? I'm utterly astounded, nay, flumoxed! I'm off to do some caching to calm my nerves! Link to comment
Lactodorum Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 It's still going? I'm utterly astounded, nay, flumoxed! I'm off to do some caching to calm my nerves! Me too, I reckon this thread has gone on long enough. Time to put it to bed and return to things more related to geocaching now. Link to comment
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