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Only three days and you have cabin fever? You need a snow picnic 🙂

“I am just going out and may be some time.”

I read the above to Mrs. Bahadur, and she said to tell you that down comforters are more reliable than electric blankets. Electricity may not be there. While we have not lived in a house better than 1000 years old, we have lived in a log cabin built as part of a Wells Fargo mountain stage stop in the 1880’s heated with a fireplace and pot-bellied stove.

Down comforters over top of an electric mattress warming pad is as close to heaven as one will (hopefully) get on a cold winter night.

We’re getting hurricane force winds on top of a full moon tomorrow. Should push a huge amount of water into the harbor for a good bit of flooding tomorrow. My section of the city, sitting right on the harbor, will flood. And I have to work this weekend.

The problem is that even if you’re all toasty warm with down or electric, your face still freezes. I hate that but ya gotta breath.

We’ve got weather, too, of the wind/rain sort. No need to turn on the heater.

At least we’re finally getting some rain!

Be glad ya’ll burn coal and wood there at Weasel Manor: UK running out of gas.

Luckily some people live in Canada and have cheap hydroelectric power. We keep the place at a nice 18C during the night and have only a light beadspread.

@Ric Fan:

The problem is that even if you’re all toasty warm with down or electric, your face still freezes. I hate that but ya gotta breath.

You need a bogus (to be hoped) case of obstructive sleep apnea, and then get a CPAP or BPAP machine. It provides positive air pressure, and that air is humidified and warmed. IOW, you can burrow deep and still breathe!

(Believe me, you don’t want real apnea. The side benefit of breathing under the covers doesn’t give you anything remotely close to a net gain.)

Donner party? Donner party?

your table is ready

And wool, real wool, is your friend.
Stays warm even when wet.

All right you lot, minds out of the gutter, you know who you are.

Addictive:

WHY WOMEN LIVE LONGER THAN MEN
https://twitter.com/Hadtwohurt

Uncle Al: Sounds too unpleasant

Brrr, Stoaty. I hope you and Uncle Badger are staying warm and have lots of books to read—and don’t run out of tea or coffee!

Rick Fan – as someone with apnea, I use a biPap every night. It is the greatest thing ever. I sleep much deeper. The device is nearly silent and you get used to the hose thing you have to wear. I don’t bury myself under the blankets; the heated hose provides plenty of warmth and moisture. Since I also have COPD, my machine is hooked up to an oxygen concentrator. That’s a bit noisy, but it keeps the room nice and warm.

Holy shit, Ric Fan, it hurt just watching those gifs!

What was sad was the number of those where I knew what was going to happen because….

reasons.

Over on the left, he has about 10 photos you can scroll thru which are pretty educational, too. 🙂

What with the badger leg sticking out from the turkey? It looks terribly uncomfortable.