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Request : Knee rugs !

  • 08-01-2010 10:14pm
    #1
    Ponster
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,912 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    *mods...I was unable to find the correct forum so please move where is 'best' !


    My mum just called to say that my grandfather who is living in a Sue Ryder nursing home is a little too stingy to put both bars of his electric heater on, and when I visited last weekend he had a towel over his legs to keep warm.

    All I can really do from France is buy him a proper knee rug/throw/blanket but for all my Google powers I can't seem to find one that doesn't cost less than $150 and isn't mailed from the USA !

    Does anyone know where I can order such an item on-line and have it delivered to Ireland (along with some electrical goods, Amazon don't deliver 'Home' items to Ireland).


Comments

  • #2
    truecrippler
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,243 ✭✭✭truecrippler


    Get him a pair of tights and see how he likes it.


  • #3
    Silverfish
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 16,698 Mod ✭✭✭✭Silverfish


    Could get him a prostitute to sit on his lap for less than that!

    Get him a slanket!


  • #4
    TheZohanS
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,582 ✭✭✭✭TheZohanS


    Get a fleece blanket from tesco.


  • #5
    phasers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,159 ✭✭✭✭phasers


    Can he not just put a regular blanket on his knees?


  • #6
    Kiera
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,130 ✭✭✭✭Kiera


    Would getting him an electric blanket for his legs not be dangerous?

    Just buy him a heavy blanket for his legs? Or a hotwater bottle (which might also be dangerous for someone old)?


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  • #7
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    A couple normal fleece blankets should do the trick. And they are easy to source too.
    Get him some warm slippers too, if the feet are cold the body will freeze.


  • #8
    phasers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,159 ✭✭✭✭phasers


    http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?_from=R40&_trksid=m38&_nkw=knee+rug

    Here's a few options


  • #9
    Gummy Panda
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,919 ✭✭✭✭Gummy Panda


    I thought amazon resumed sending electronics to Ireland.


  • #10
    My name is URL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,070 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    What kind of care-home doesn't ensure that people are warm? =(


  • #11
    Kiera
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,130 ✭✭✭✭Kiera


    My name is URL wrote: »
    What kind of care-home doesn't ensure that people are warm? =(
    Leas Cross?


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  • #12
    imme
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,200 ✭✭✭imme


    Avoca have some good stuff:)
    http://www.avoca.ie/store/product.php?mid=3


  • #13
    Ponster
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,912 Mod ✭✭✭✭Ponster


    Gummy Panda wrote: »
    I thought amazon resumed sending electronics to Ireland.

    So did I until I tried to buy a netbook last December.

    My name is URL wrote: »
    What kind of care-home doesn't ensure that people are warm? =(

    They do. He has a heater, he just doesn't believe in turning it on when he needs it (I'm told you turn funny when 88) :)


    Thanks for the suggestions !


  • #14
    we'llallhavetea_old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,971 ✭✭✭we'llallhavetea_old


    i second the "normal blanket" motion, why pay €150 for one thats called a different name?? would he go for some thermal long johns i wonder?


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