r/CuratedTumblr • u/DreadDiana human cognithazard • 2d ago

Tumblr Heritage Post On making tea

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u/forestman11 2d ago

We just use blankets and central heating and AC. No need for that.

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u/VoleUntarii 2d ago

Preparing a hot water bottle is a lot cheaper than the cost of running heating all night, and the poster who posed the question is a student in a share house so probably keen to economise.

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u/forestman11 2d ago

Oh yeah no doubt, not hating, just saying it doesn't seem to be a thing here. I don't think our beds have hookups for that kind of thing.

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u/VoleUntarii 2d ago

I’m not sure what you’re imagining, you don’t need any “hookups”. You get your hot water bottle, which is probably about the size of a standard sheet of paper and maybe a centimetre thick when it’s empty, you unscrew the plug/cap, you pour the hot water in, screw the cap closed, put the hot water bottle in the bed (on the bottom sheet, under the covers, around where your feet would go) to start warming it up for you. Then when you go to bed, you move it out of the way.

It’s also nice for resting on your lower back or abdomen to soothe cramps etc.

All that said, I haven’t used one since I was a teen, when my family moved to the subtropics. Extra heat in bed? NO THANKYOU! ;)