Some furry mammals hibernate in the winter, the opposite applies to the common hot water bottle that is seen in great numbers. It stays hidden in some dark corner of a cupboard until it feels the first sign of a chill. Then as if by magic it materialises! There it is at the bottom of the bed
Of course this is nonsense, but I just wanted to highlight that for most of us hot water bottles are aesthetically-challenged objects. I can’t even remember the last time that I actually bought one. It would probably have been a last minute idea for dear old Granny’s Christmas.
We as as nation still appear to be ‘tied’ totally to them. It was George Mikes, a British author of Hungarian descent, who once poked fun at us as a nation. He is quoted as saying in his book ‘How to be an alien’, “Continental people have sex lives, the English have hot water bottles”. There may have been elements of truth in the jibe, particularly when thinking of the dour designs of the past. These words probably match the average continental person’s view of the way the English have sex.
Just a second! Lots of things are different now. i wouldn’t have believed it, but these things are actually now considered to be ’sexy’? I found a site that other day that stocks many styles and shapes that are different from those that you would normally see. If ever I was looking for unusual giftsto buy, things that you wouldn’t normally find in the high street, this would certainly be the place to start. They have everything here, from buddhas to retro telephones, and most things in between!
For anyone interested solely in hot water bottles, the ones that appealed to me were the cushioned shaped products. What i saw looked very comfortable and probably had therapeutic values, for those of us who suffer from lower back pain. For those who care for the environment, they a manufactured using 100% recyclable materials and are guaranteed not to fade.