And yet in Deck department gloves were a big no-no. If one of em got caught on that 5 inch kevlar mooring line you were busy handling you were going through that 8 inch wide steel chock. Everything that might get caught was removed prior to handling lines, gloves, rings, bracelets/watches and anything dangling from your belt.
Yes, Gloves can be a detriment, mrs 280 and I were doing the woodchipper thing and I repeatedly told her not to wear gloves. Did she listen?
Well, finally, a branch managed to snag the back edge of one of the gloves and start to drag her in there, just for a second but just enough to freak me out. I banned her from the chipper after that. She was all mad about it but I figured it was better than watching her squirt out the other end of the chipper. Besides, in this state nobody'd ever believe me when I told them it was an accident, "Yea, sure it was buddy, you better come with us."
THEN, one day she takes my short handled 3 lb sledge to pound in some stakes for the volleyball net, and smashes her index finger to where the tip looked like a cherry tomato. Yup, I banned her from hammers too.