It will come off, right?

I had a mishap last night with some foam sealant.  We just put in a new door in our family room.  Bill used some foam sealant and then it started oozing.  A huge glob was about to fall onto the carpet and couch.  I jumped on the step ladder and saved the day, well the couch and the carpet.  My hand was not so lucky.  Sealant is exactly what it is sealant.  It seals and it is now sealed on my right hand.  The maker of the foam says use soap and water. Well, guess what, it doesn’t work!  I used turpetine, and nail polish remover.  I spent most of last night trying to peel it off which can be painful.  I was able to get the majority of it off, but I still have it on my hand.  It looks like I have a skin disease.  I had to go out to the base today for several errands.  I don’t think anyone noticed, but I sure did.  The only person who gave me an indication that he might have seen my ailment was the guy at the “Slurpee Store” (that’s what Billy calls it) and after our transaction he wiped his hand off with a towel.  I didn’t touch his hand and I purposely used my left hand to give him the money, but he must have seen my grusome, yellow hand.  I don’t really like that guy anyway.  He never smiles.  I googled “how to remove foam sealant from hands” and found that baby oil works.  Well, it doesn’t. It makes your hand really nice and soft, but that’s about it.  I guess I am just going to have to wait for this to wear off.  I don’t think I will be shaking anybody’s hand at church or they may think I need some humanitarian aid and send me to a leper colony.

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