Reply #13: Bands

[HappyCynic]

I'm not sure about the latex gloves. The arm bands were primarily for the clean labs where they were dealing with more sensitive components (not the finished products) and couldn't really stop to occasionally ground themselves. All you really need is something large and metal to ground you (metal furniture, baseboard heaters, etc.). Failing all that, the protruding corners in your house are probably reinforced with a bit of metal. So, just sit near one of these corners (or with your back right against it) while you work and occasionally touch the corner.
The office I previously worked in (still with same company, we just moved) had horrendous static problems. Whenever I walked around the office and passed through one of those doorless doorways (can't really think of what to call it, I hope you know what I'm talking about), I would brush my shoulder against it to discharge the built up static. It probably looked like I was always bumping into the walls but it worked (and let the discharge go through my shoulder, where it's less painful).