:no:Glad your hands are ok! Yea, I learned never to use warm or hot water for cold hands, on a Christmas night fire we responded to.This happened in Mesa Ariz. where it can get cold in the winter especially at night. We had seen the glow in the sky from my apt. and I called in, as I was off duty. The dispatcher said "Yes ALL avail. Fire personell are to respond. It was a HUGE fire. It was an ice plant that some transient had started a small fire out back of the building to keep warm. The fire creeped up into a wall which was about 2 foot thick, lined with sawdust,styrofoam, and cork.
The main ice storeage building was like a giant chimney with flames blasting out the sides. After about 7 hours of being soaking wet, and the fire out, we were all freezing cold. I went over to the pumper to crack open a port and let the warm/hot water from the pump trickle out onto my hands. Man, that was a pain I cannot describe! Doctor said I coulda damaged my hands! Lesson learned! jimsjinx