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Posted on May 18, 2018October 19, 2023

In Praise of Old Technology: The Hot Water Bottle

“O! Water Hot is a noble thing!” as Tolkien wrote, and he wasn’t wrong. Water Hot in a bath is a fine thing, Water Hot pouring over tea leaves is an excellent thing, and Water Hot warming up your bed is more or less the pinnacle of human civilization.

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Posted on May 16, 2018

Stick + Darning Needle + Hot Water Bottle

“It appears that at the girls’ school where Miss Wickham was educated, Jeeves, it used to become necessary from time to time for the right-thinking element of the community to slip it across certain of the baser sort. Do you know what they did, Jeeves?”Continue & Comment

Posted on May 14, 2018May 15, 2018

Hot or Cold?

Some people go to bed warm and wake up cold. Others go to bed cold and wake up warm.

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