Nevergirl’s

Sometimes, I think of buying the strangest things. It’s a good thing we’re not rolling in shitloads of cash or our house would be a little museum of oddities by now. For instance, these past few weeks have been extremely trying temperature-wise. It’s hot and humid in the afternoons and evenings so we crank up the AC so we don’t feel like we’re being roasted. But, it gets really chilly at dawn — and we end up so cold we wake up at 4 or 5am and couldn’t go back to sleep again!

Given that sleeping is one of those things I really suck vacuum cleaners at, I value my sleeping hours and would like to stretch it for as long as I could. So I thought, “Why not get an electric blanket?” We’d be able to sleep through chilly dawns!

Now, I’m not sure if it’s sold locally but I did some reading and the blanket is supposed to operate on low, non-hazardous DC voltage. It distributes heat evenly, comes with low to high settings, takes 15 minutes or less to warm up, and automatically shuts off after 10 hours. So, we could crank up the AC as much as we like and not turn into icicles the next day. Plus, it can be machine washed and dried, and it supposedly keeps its size even after several washing so there’s no way the help can ruin it. Perfect, right?

But there is a catch, and it’s one I can’t get past: electric blanket = electricity. For the life of me, I can’t imagine wrapping myself in something that operates with 120 volts. Sure, the wires aren’t bulky and sure, I’d probably not even notice the wires are there. But wires are wires — and it would feel odd to make them bedfellows, no matter how prettily they’re packaged.

Has anyone tried using electric blankets? Do these things really warm you up without making meatroll out of you the next day?

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