Hot water bottle weather

Latatian

What kind of temperature does it have to reach before you reach for the hot water bottle?

Or is it a "feck it if it's cold, it's still not late enough in the year for one" type thing for you?

Which do you prefer and why- hot water bottle or electric blanket?

I have the dreaded manflu and am freezing with it, but September seems just too early. Cue idle speculation on how people generally decide these things.

The Backwards Man

Lying on top of the duvet here. Roasted!

FloatingVoter

November. Or like last week when the early onset arthritis / alcohol poisoning sets in.

The Backwards Man

I used to have to fill my boss's hot water bottle before she went to bed. She was 90 odd bless her, but an awful geebag if the kettle wasn't boiled before she was ready for up the stairs.

kneemos

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Lying on top of the duvet here. Roasted!

Please take a picture.



















and kerp it to yourself.

The Backwards Man

kneemos wrote: »

Please take a picture.

















and kerp it to yourself.

PM sent

Stheno

I have a chronic knee injury so I've the electric blanket on low pretty much twelve months a year.

Without it I'd struggle to get out of bed in the morning.

The Backwards Man

Stheno wrote: »

I have a chronic knee injury so I've the electric blanket on low pretty much twelve months a year.

Without it I'd struggle to get out of bed in the morning.

People never have a problem getting out of bed in the morning when they share with me



I should hire myself out as an electric blanket

McChubbin

I just bought myself a cable-knit jumper so yeah, time for the hot water bottle, methinks.

Stheno

The Backwards Man wrote: »

People never have a problem getting out of bed in the morning when they share with me



I should hire myself out as an electric blanket

It might be the horror of the realisation of where they have woken up ?:pac:

The Backwards Man

Stheno wrote: »

It might be the horror of the realisation of where they have woken up ?:pac:

Na, don't think so, I think maybe they just are overwhelmed or something!

Stheno

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Na, don't think so, I think maybe they just are overwhelmed or something!

Hmmmmmm

Lux23

I haven't even put the heating on yet.

Niemoj

I love the cold weather.

I'd love to live in Russia only they'd probably deport me in sight :pac:

SnapChat said 5°C and I jumped for joy a little.

Stheno

Niemoj wrote: »

I love the cold weather.

I'd love to live in Russia only they'd probably deport me in sight :pac:

SnapChat said 5°C and I jumped for joy a little.

I once got sent to work in a place for three weeks where at worst it was -43

It was horrific.

Latatian

Niemoj and The Backwards Man, normally I'm the one who wakes up too hot and likes the cold. Hence why I am unprepared for this- no idea where the hot water bottle is, no electric blanket, no idea where any spare blankets are. Whatever this cold/flu thing is doing, I'm sitting in a normal-temperature room and I feel like Tom Crean on his bad days.

Niemoj

Stheno wrote: »

I once got sent to work in a place for three weeks where at worst it was -43

It was horrific.

The speculation that it could hit -30°C in parts of England this year made me excited too.

I don't know what it is but I just love the thoughts of cold weather.

Stepping out into a cold morning... Walking on frosty grass... Snow days!

FloatingVoter

You mean pissed drunk in an empty pub. Like Tom Crean when the free polar bear meat had run out.

Niemoj

FloatingVoter wrote: »

You mean pissed drunk in an empty pub. Like Tom Crean when the free polar bear meat had run out.

I er.... Agree....(?????)

FloatingVoter

Niemoj wrote: »

I er.... Agree....(?????)

Crean retired to Kerry. Became a publican. In the pre-celebrity era. His exploits with Shackleton were not something to publicise in a recently "free" Republic. Read up on him. Worth it.
Nowadays the man would be President for Life with special permissions to pop down the Dail and beat the living **** out of windbags.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

We don't even have the heat on or fire lit yet. It's not at all cold.

When Winter comes we'll have the heat going but never use electric blankets nor hot water bottles.

Menas

I woke up with cold hands this morning. Time to get the Winter duvet on, the electric underblanket put back on the bed and time to get the central heating serviced.
I aint putting up with this cold!

jimgoose

Cold me arse. It's still rather mild. When it actually gets cold I'll have a baulk of coal down that'd pull the Cork-Dublin train, bah. :cool:

Son Of A Vidic

Lux23 wrote: »

I haven't even put the heating on yet.

The same here and I usually don't need to start putting in on, until near the end of October.

Mesrine65

True story...back in my motorcycle rallying days, an empty flagon of cider filled with piss was the best way to keep ye warm in your sleeping bag at night

Links234

Nowhere near even turning the heat on yet, never mind taking out the hot water bottle. It would have to get a lot colder.

Gongoozler

Have had my hot water bottle out for about a month now. Heating has been on low most evenings too.

I'm a cold blooded human

SEPT 23 1989

I sleep with the windows open every night of the year

mud

I had my chimbley swept yesterday in preparation for the fire-fest otherwise known as October-April chez moi.

Medusa22

Latatian wrote: »

Niemoj and The Backwards Man, normally I'm the one who wakes up too hot and likes the cold. Hence why I am unprepared for this- no idea where the hot water bottle is, no electric blanket, no idea where any spare blankets are. Whatever this cold/flu thing is doing, I'm sitting in a normal-temperature room and I feel like Tom Crean on his bad days.

Chances are you have a temperature because of the flu/virus, you often feel cold then and can't warm up, even though you're actually burning up. Get yourself a thermometer and some paracetamol.

Duggy747

It's only "light your farts" weather at the moment, for that momentary burst of flames to maintain the heat in your surroundings.

Junkyard Tom

I don't consider it cold until a frost has formed on the mane of hair that runs up my back.

kylith

I switched my quilt for a duvet on Sunday. I think I'd put it off too long; I'm sleeping much better these days.