I grew up in a very cold place. Most of my childhood memories are of being cold. I had the room on the northeast corner of the house and my room was directly above the "cold" room in the basement (where we stored root vegetables from the garden). In the depths of winter, ice would form on my windows and sometimes even on the walls.
One xmas I got an electric blanket. Best present I received. Nothing could compare.
Sometimes it's all in the perspective.
gale
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From: Alec Wood <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, June 4, 2008 4:05:28 PM
Subject: Re: Paleo Solutions for Dry Shins???
I've used samller heating pads on a temorary basis.
But as for electric blankets. You shouldn't sleep with them. You should use them to warn up you bed before going to bed but I'd turn it off before getting into bed. Heck, I'd unplug it. One caught my aunt's house on fire back when I was in high school.
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From: Dave Fobare <Yeah, electric blankets are pretty evil. Often dangerous(think
shorting out) too. But even these have their occasional purposes:
rehab and the like. I recall a doc prescribing its temp use for me a
few years back.
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