philmayfield 6,289 Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 Do people still use them - and hot water bottles? Who remembers waking up in the morning with frost on the inside of the bedroom windows? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,684 Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 Mrs P always has an hot water bottle,and usually sits with it on the sofa when she's watching the telly,not in summer though Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,795 Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 I've got something better to keep warm on a cold night.......................Mrs C ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,289 Posted December 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 Do you have to plug her in? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,413 Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 I have electric underblankets on the beds. Always switch mine on half an hour before bee byes time in winter. I well remember Jack frost patterns on the inside of the windows when I was a child. Incredible to look at. Ice on top of the bedside glass of water, too! We survived! 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 My source of heat is a wood burning stove in an open plan living area, bedroom is around 60-65F in mid winter, so don't need electric blankets or hot water bottles. I recall the last time we made it to England, wife could only get two weeks off from work in mid to late November. We stopped at my Sisters house in Hucknall, jeeze that house was so cold. Well at least to us it was cold. I try to maintain our house living area at around 75-80F on cold days, pretty easy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,795 Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 39 minutes ago, philmayfield said: Do you have to plug her in? Now now Phil, behave yersen ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,289 Posted December 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 Must confess that only crossed my mind after posting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,684 Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 Plug me in and turn me on Rog 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,618 Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 We have an electric blanket. I love getting into a warm, cosy bed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,109 Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 I have one of those little clay filled microwaveable bag things that are most pleasant for instant warmth on my back if it aches at all. Had an electric blanket as a teenager, and often woke up in an absolute sweat in the early hours if I'd come home tiddley, and forgotten to turn it off. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,413 Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 For years I had Dreamland electric overblankets. Like FLY, sometimes forgot to turn it down and woke up feeling like a roast parsnip! These days, I have an underblanket but also pure wool Atkinson, satin bound blankets, which are toasty warm. I have to sleep alone. Any noise or presence of another person disturbs me. So, I can be as toasty as I like and no one else can moan about it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,109 Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 I can never be too warm, and madam likes to be cool. Thank goodness we've got a Super King bed, and I've got plenty of room. Same in the car, as I like the heat on, she likes the Air Con on. I like to drive in an unrestricted style, and that doesn't mean great big jackets, overcoats, fleeces or anoraks. Just a T shirt and jumper. A real mismatch eh ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,413 Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 Sometimes wonder how you two ever got together, FLY! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,109 Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 No comment ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nonnaB 4,913 Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 No fear, no electric blanket or hot water bottle. Dont like to be too warm. This morning minus 8 c. Our heating goes off at night too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,539 Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 Hot Water bottle for me, initially to warm my tootsies up but then I hug it. I had an electric blanket before I got married, much to the concern of my Mum who thought they were dangerous and could catch fire. It’d be no good having one now, my husband is always too hot in bed (no smutty comments please), and to keep the peace we only have a Summer weight duvet on the bed throughout the year. Fortunately we don’t get the severe winters we all grew up with ....... hoping I’m not speaking too soon! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,109 Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 There's one forecast for February Lizzie, so maybe you'd better dig out some woolly socks, and hug the bottle continually ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gem 1,430 Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 4 hours ago, philmayfield said: Do people still use them - and hot water bottles? Who remembers waking up in the morning with frost on the inside of the bedroom windows? I still use a hot water bottle when its cold, the base of my back aches and its nearly instant relief. Used to scrape ice from inside of windows usually in a snowflake pattern. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,618 Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 I remember the frosty windows inside my bedroom, but they always looked like ferns. It felt good to scratch the frost off a small area so you could look outside... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,109 Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 Do you remember breathing very close to the window, and inadvertently getting your lips momentarily frozen to the window pane ? Worse still, was the end of your tongue ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,684 Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 Worked outside for most of my working life in all weathers so never really felt the cold, now I've finished work I DO Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,429 Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 Don't need electric blankets here in Ga. It can sometimes be a one or two dog night though. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,880 Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 Never heard that expression before. Is that anything to do with the band three dog night? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,555 Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 That's where they got the name from. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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