Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Musings on a burst hot water bottle

It's still quite early in a cool and wet Sydney. Lacking a warm body to snuggle against, last night, I filled a hot water bottle, wrapped it in a towel, and put it in the bed so that it would be warm when I got in. I had a book and was just going to settle in to read, listening to the wind and rain. Getting into bed a few minutes later, I found it hot and wet. It appeared that the old hot water bottle had given up the ghost, releasing its total contents in a flood.

Now my first reaction was sheer annoyance. So much for my plans. Getting out towels, I started to clean the mess up feeling very annoyed. Then I thought. If I had jumped straight into bed, I could have been badly scalded. So I should feel grateful.

At first I didn't. It is hard to feel grateful when you are mopping up moisture over a bed that was your sleep destination.  Finally realizing that I and that bed could not cohabit that night, I left for the spare bedroom. Snuggling down, finally warm and listening to the wind and rain, I thought that I was lucky to actually have a spare bedroom. Then I felt grateful.  

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

So, I gather you actually had electricity yesterday arvo?

Be grateful.

kvd

Jim Belshaw said...

Put in that way, kvd, I am indeed.

Winton Bates said...

Jim, there must be a moral to this story. The one that comes to mind is about the need to take care when you share your bed with a hottie.

Anonymous said...

Yes, it may be more than a bottle you need worry about when sharing a bed!

DG

Jim Belshaw said...

To both WB and DG, indeed!

Anonymous said...

"I see skies of blue, and clouds of white. And I think to myself.."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2VCwBzGdPM

Must get a new hot water bottle :)

kvd

Jim Belshaw said...

Thank you for that link. It does put things in perspective.

2 tanners said...

Or come up here for a different perspective. You never need a hot water bottle because mum, dad and the five kids often share one bed. In 30 degree heat. Slightly richer folks have two beds, one for the females and one for the males. I leave you to guess at arrangements for conjugal relations.

Jim Belshaw said...

That is a different perspective, 2T!

Anonymous said...

Hannah the Spaniel and the 2 resident hot Abyssinians do pretty well here. Where was Avenger?

Jim Belshaw said...

Avenger comes in sometimes after I go to bed and hops on. He likes company and is trying to sit one the keyboard as I write.