Has the GC Time Travelling Helicopter been in overdrive?

I used to love my electrickery blanket....but once the menopause kicked in i binned it...i now have my own heating system...don't know why i'm laughing...ah Menopause...that explains it

 

What's wrong with a good old hot water bottle? Two if necessary. And two down/feather duvets.

Menopause resistant as you can kick them back, they're very breathable and you can shove the hot water bottle out.

 

I often get too hot in bed, even in an unheated room. I always wondered why. Now I know. I must be in my menopause.

 

I also love my electric blanket, warms the bed right through!! menopause doesn't last forever!!

Val

 

Its worse than that. Ever wondered why old people are more prone to overheating in summer, and dying of hypothermia in winter?

There is a scientific explanation for it. There's a part of the brain that is responsible for judging how warm or cold you feel. As we get older, that part of the brain becomes less sensitive so we become physically unable to tell if we're too hot or too cold. Without that sensitivity, there are no internal alarm bells screaming "turn the heating on" or "take that big duffel coat off" etc.

This is well documented, and makes it all the more annoying when government advice is things like wear extra layers or drink lots of hot drinks. If you feel warm enough because you're not as sensitive to temperature as a younger person, then why would you wrap up more or drink more tea than you usually would? The cynical side of me suggests that maybe the government knows their advice is rubbish and 'budget for' a certain percentage of the elderly to fall foul of the weather each year.

 

Gotta keep the numbers from spiralling somehow Clue. I hope that by the time "my time" comes, they will be issuing little very deep sleep pills to those of us who see no more reason to wish to stay here any longer.
I love my under leccie blanket and I have woken up cold in the early hours . I cannot make myself get warmer so I switch it on to a low heat and can get back to sleep quite quickly. I do worry about not being able to warm up and I think I would go into hypothermic mode if I didn't remedy this in the way I do,
Jenny

 

I got me tea lights on

 

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There was an electric blanket on the bed at the B&B I stayed at in Lincoln.

Good job I didn't use it: I noticed when I was leaving that it had exposed wires coming out of the blanket plug end

 

Did you report it?

Imagine a new couple staying there, new enough that the magic is still there. The could have the most energetic night ever. Some might even describe the experience as electric. It would certainly rekindle the spark.

 

Would I miss such an opportunity?