Russell,

On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 12:50:08 +1200, Russell McMahon wrote:

> > I recall the solution was simple - use the electric blanket to heat 
> > the bed,
> > then turn it off.  That fixes both power & heat problems.
> 
> Anyone who hasn't accidentally gone to sleep with an electric blanket 
> set to high has missed a stunningly unique experience. 

I have never used an electric blanket in my life, and the last time I used a hot water bottle was when I was ill, aged about 14.
I never feel the need to warm a bed - it gets warm within a couple of seconds of me getting into it.  
But then back in the '60s I did have to walk to school barefoot in the snow, uphill both ways, etc. etc...

> My wife had a similar experience when she shut the door in a metal 
> toilet building at Zabriskie point (on the hill just above death 
> valley). She had visions of dying before she could get out.

Been there, seen the sunset (incredibly beautiful), didn't notice a loo!  :-)  On the drive back from there to Baker, I stopped the car in the middle of nowhere (pitch 
dark by then) to take photos of the stars, 30 second exposures with the camera just lying on its back on the car roof.  While that was happening, my hearing 
started to recover from the noise of driving, and I started to hear noises of things moving about in the dark (this was desert-like scrubland).  I had no idea what 
type of wildlife lived around there,  and it occurred to me that I was dozens of miles from the nearest other person, and if I did get attacked by something I'd be 
completely on my own... I got back in the car and drove off.  I suffer from hereditary cowardice - cowards run in my family!  :-)

Cheers,


Howard Winter
St.Albans, England


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