This is a very important election. I am putting this to you to decide. Feel free to explain your choice when you reply, to help clarify the issues.
Issue: I get cold, especially at night when I'm trying to fall asleep. I've never had an electric blanket because I've read too many Consumer Product Safety Commission reports about electrical shorts, melting and burn injuries. There's also a business consideration, as most electric blankets are made by Sunbeam (there was a point where the word "monopoly" was tossed around.)
Here are the questions:
Question 1: Should I quit being a worry wart and get an electric blanket?
Question 2: Do you have (and use) an electric blanket?
Question 3: Are the safety concerns great enough to affect purchasing decisions?
(I get a lot of time to think about these things while I'm awake and shivering.)
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5 comments:
1. Definitely not - I don't want to be responsible for your death or disfigurement
2. No (but in rarely gets below 26 degrees celcius in Darwin
3. You say they are. What's wrong with sox, hot water bottle and an extra blanket. An extra blanket under the sheet helps too!
Dr. ER sleeps on a heating pad -- or at least starts out for sleep on one. It's for her back, but it helps keep her warm, too.
So the votes are starting to come in.....
Well here are my three cents worth...
1 - Yes stop being a worry wart...heheheh
2 - When I was married, we had an electric blanket with the dual controls....We never had a problem with ours
3 - Don't walk with your blankie while it's plugged in, in the rain!!! lolololol
Enjoy the warmth....or get a GOOD armstrong heater!!!!
lolololol
No. I've never trusted electric blankets. I do have a heating pad that I use when I've strained something, but I don't sleep with it.
1) Do you have a coffee maker? My uncle, the volunteer fireman, said most house fires started as a result of those. Boy, since I've revealed that, I hope you're a TEA person. If you keep your house cool and you're cold in bed....treat yourself and get one!
2) Of course we had them. We lived in Illinois, back in the 70's when they were REALLY dangerous. Now, grandma keeps the house warmer than a rainforest, so there's no need for one.
3)Burns heal. Just kidding. No, we never had ANY mishaps and we used the really dangerous 70's ones.
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