To the nice people in this ng

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One would think that any electical engineer would know how to fix such things better than I do, or at least that all are interested in fixing electrical things, but I'm pretty that not all do or are. So don't give him a hard time if he begs off. I'm sure he knows electrical engineering better than I do/

OTOH, if he will be interested, you should either have a supply of tools available somewhere or warn him before he leaves home. I keep having to buy voltmeters when I visit my brother, because I don't normally keep one in my suitcase, and more than once I"ve needed one to fix something he has. At least I could get a different model each time, and I was saving him money. I really have enough voltmeters now, so I hope I remember to take one in my suitcase, but the TSA will probably think it is a bomb.

I have doubts about sleeping with the heater. Electric heating pads warn against sleeping with the pad because, they say, you may end up lying on the pad, and indeed my mother did once and got a burn that did not heal quickly.

Not the same thing as a heater of course, but I wonder how hot the air gets and if it could set fire to the sheets and blankets.

A heating blanket is the most efficient way to stay warm when in bed. Anything made in the last 20 or 25 years has been redesigned in case there was anything to the fears about low frequency radiation. WRT high-tension lines, they finally decided it was not a problem, but I think once they redesigned electric blankets, they stopped doing research on the old ones. ??

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My favorite I heard on Leno.

It was a Superman costume, and the label said, "Warning, cape does not enable wearer to fly."

Some day they're going to find out that 6-year olds ignore words that give them trouble, or that they think "enable" means "prevent".

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I think it will be about 350, and my normal body temp on the outside is 98 or less.

And then there are the ones that tell you to let things cool for a minute, or cookies for 45 minutes, when they are their best when warm.

You have to know what to ignore, too.

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My mother didn't plan to fall asleep either. Almost all those people who start fires smoking don't plan to fall asleep.

I have heard one can't get pregnant the first two nights, also.

They make a remote thermostat that you can take anywhere,... but it's

100 dollars or more.

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On really cold days, my mother would put my coat over the furnace hot air vent in the hall -- I think the vent was in the hall -- so it would be warm before I left for school.

She didn't warm my pajamas but I wasn't going out and the house was still warm. There were no setback thermostats in those days, but she set the thermostat down at night anyhow, of course. The problem was that it *was* cold getting up in the morning, but we tolerated it because we didnt' have much money. We were happy to have enough money for 68 degrees when we weren't sleeping. :)

[Steve Barker]

People who won't fall asleep smoking in bed burn to death also.

Liek, no what i meen?

[Paul M. Eldridge]

Hi Amanda,

I'm no fan of cold sheets either. If you can find yourself an electric blanket (either new or used), climbing into bed will be a whole lot less traumatic and we'll all sleep better; they draw very little power and within five or ten minutes, you're good to go.

An even better option is an electric mattress pad. They're considerably more expensive, but ask anyone who has one and they'll tell you there's nothing like it. Someone in another group recently bought one at a local thrift store for I believe $5.00 and said it was in like new condition.

Cheers, Paul

[Michael B]

[Paul M. Eldridge]

That has to be the best one I've heard so far. I only wish I could have been at the boardroom table when the company lawyers delivered their pitch.

I also enjoyed the reference to Gary Larson "not of step" warning. The man is a comic genuis. One of my favourite Far Side cartoons is of a really excited dog calling a 1-900 sex line and what he hears on the other end is "I'm just a poor helpless kitten with a broken leg trapped on the front veranda with no place to hide..."

Cheers, Paul

[Michael B]

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Why shouldn't it be colder than that?

[Bob F]

I have a spece heater on a stand next to the bed. I turn it on, and lift the covers so it blows under them. Hold that for a couple minutes and the bed is nice and warm, then turn the fan off.

Bob

[Terry]

I would not use the heater. It sounds like the thermal protection was working properly. It sounds to me like there are problems other than the protection, and it is a good thing that the protection was working.

You can get a new one at Walmart for 20$ I just did, and it came with a 3 year warranty.

Why risk a fire? Toss it.

[Amanda]

Not my house and I am moving out soon. And you are plonked.

[Amanda]

You guys are talking as if you know w/o asking me how the air distribtuion through the air ducts in this house works. You have NO clue what I had to do to get air (hot or cold) where I need during the day w/o having to do a lot more work.

Of course, you can tell me to get a professional look into fixing ... but like I said, this is not my house and I limit what I would do and how much I will allow myself to be subjected to be cheated by so called A/C person or electrician or plumber or lawn care person or pest control or carpet cleaning people or ...need I say more?.

I deal with it the way I see fit. If I need any suggestion, I will ask

*SPECIFICALLY* like I always do.

[JoeSpareBedroom]

Somebody recommends a thermostat and you get bent out of shape?

[JoeSpareBedroom]

Good rule of thumb for life: Never forget how little you really know.

[Amanda]

Actually, my sleeping arrangement is perfect. I was putting underneath not to warm the bed. I don't like warm bed, I just take the chiil out. I sleep better when it is cold because of my rhinistis condition. But my feet gets cold easily and I usually wear leg warmer but that night, I was just tesing. So I aimed the heat toward that direction. Of course, I didn''t really need it badly. What I was doing really was ... playing.

I know it was dangerous but as much as an obedient child, I was I did something extrmely dangerous when I was 9. I was bought a set of pots, made of aluminun and I wanted to cook in the biggest one which was about the size of two palms. So when all the adults were really busy (in the kitchen), I went up to what would be like the balcony here, and made a fire using charcoal, pouring some gas. I cooked some rice - I watched it attentively - and killed the fire afterward. The rice was edible. The next time I would cook rice or anything would be after I turned 21. No one knew about it. This is the first time I tell anyone about it. Of course, it's not that I like playing with fire. If I did dangerous thing, I am very careful with it.

I have that. It gets too hot.

Coldness or hotness is not a problem in my bed setup.

[Amanda]

Noooooooooooo..I wasn't using it like that for that prupose.

[Amanda]

If I leave the central heater on at night ( the lowest setting I could program is 45 degree) and it would get turned on. If so, it would get too hot for me and I get woken up in the middle of the night. I sleep well when cold. It doesn't snow where I live.