TheBanyanTree: hot stuff

[Sachet]

I love my electric blanket. Especially since it comes with two controls. 
My husband is such a warm-blooded thang that he rarely turns his past Low. I 
usually keep mine at 4. (The scale being L - 9.) How someone could 
handle anything above 5, I dunno. Five downright cooks ya.

Last week I decided that it was time to wash my new blanket. Mainly, I 
think because I love the way that the scent of Downy wafts through the 
air after I wash something big like a blanket. So anyway,  I 
oh-so-carefully disconnected the wires, read and re-read the washing 
instructions, set the washer to handwash, dried it on gentle for just a 
bit and then air dried it. When it was time to reconnect it, I was again 
so very careful. I tested it out by turning both controls to 4 and was 
relieved that all was well. I turned everything off until an hour or so 
before bedtime when I turned my side to 4 and Jim's to Low. It's nice to 
climb into a warm bed.

So imagine my surprise when I went to bed and the sheets were chilly. 
Not frigidly cold, but not toasty warm as usual. I was sleepy enough to 
just reach over and crank my control up and waited for the warmth to 
slowly seep down. I woke up a few minutes later STILL cold. So I cranked 
it up some more and waited, this time staying awake because the thought 
occurred that the washer had somehow damaged the blanket and I was 
going to have to return it the next day, because doggone it, I should be 
able to wash the stupid thing and actually use it again, since I had 
followed the instructions so carefully! I lay there cold, and frustrated 
that I couldn't get warm except for where I could touch Jim. All I have 
to do is nudge him and he will snuggle wonderfully well, a cocoon of 
warmth, except for my feet. So I nudged him and tucked my feet onto his 
side of the bed. His TOASTY WARM side of the bed. Hmmm...his side 
shouldn't be toasty warm. His side should be just a tad chilly like he 
likes it, which is what the Low setting will do to frigidly cold sheets. 
I lay there a minute fuzzily thinking ...Oh great his side works but 
mine doesn't so I still have to return the stupid thing.

I sighed in defeat and nestled into sleep and thought the heck with it.

As I was drifting off to sleep it hit me! His side is TOASTY WARM and my 
side is chilly?!?!?!! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagggggggggggg! I put the blanket 
on backwards!! So I climb over Jim to reach his controls which are now 
controlling MY side of the bed and crank his controls up to 4. (He of 
course thinks that he must be having a wonderfully hot dream or that I 
am feeling really romantic.... until I huff at him to go back to sleep 
and that all I am doing is fixing the electric blanket. Poor guy. It 
musta been very confusing. <g>) Fortunately for him I remembered to turn 
his settings back down to Low. I never did look and see just how high I 
had turned the stupid thing in my shivering quest for warmth. <g> No 
wonder he was so warm.

 :-P 

...Sachet (who thinks electric blankets need to come with idiot proof 
directions)

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