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Just laughed out loud thinking about jamside's dad with a wet nappy on each ear

DH gets horrendous chilblains ever since they increased his statins.

Hottie for us UNTIL WE LOST THEM in the last move. So I hot footed it (get it) down town and the only ones I could find had Charlie and Lola knitted covers on. so now of course its Charlie and Lola. DH likes taking Lola to bed when he has one of him poor tummies (usually after eating out of date Activia yogurts -) he can be such a wally. And then I found the others one blue one mauve with lovely fluffy covers.

Totally off thread but when DS2 was born at home, on the mid wife's list of essentials was a hot water bottle to warm the crib for the newborn. As he was born in June it was impossible to find one in the shops. Luckily his godmother designate had a spare and lent it. Could hardly fold our electric blanket into the crib

Muckabokkle - don't ask - well, yes it was how I said it as a 2 year old

Hildajeni yes I do remember frost patterns. All to well.

Took my hot-water bottle away for the weekend recently - but forgot to take the stopper . . .

Oh Daisy!

HWB - if I take a deep breath I can still remember that smell, urgh.
HWB - I remember burning my fingers whilst filling them.
HWB are are the banned list.
Love my Wheat bag to take to bed, soft, malleable and ever so slightly shareable.

My son could never say hot water bottle - it came out as 'hottie bottle' and that is how it has stayed.

I love my hot water bottle and only reluctantly give it up in a heatwave.

My eldest GD could never say 'fingers' - it always came out as 'fingings' - and we still tend call them 'fingings'

We have microwaveable heat pads and one sprung a leak. I needed to buy a new one online and googled their brand name, which is "Hotties" - I was quite surprised by what came up!!!!!

Mu aunt used to put a light bulb in a frame and plugged into the wall along with a stone hot water bottle. We were put to bed with this contraption, its lucky we didn't electrocute ourselves in the night.

From Mum's early days in teaching - circa 1960. One pupil had a few spelling problems (no dyslexsia diagnosis back then) and wrote about his hootenwattledottle. The name stuck but I no longer possess one. I do like my microwaveable wheat bags .

I can remember how much chillblains itched! And getting mottled legs from sitting too close to the fire.

We used to call the stoneware ones pigs as well and yes they didnt half make a thud as they fell out the bed..

Tartan legs!

My sister and I used to run out barefoot in the snow when we had chilblains (ah the relief)

Re NanKate's post yesterday about wet nappies as a cure for chilblains I'm wondering just how someone discovered that this worked!
"Ooh my chilblains are really sore and itchy tonight, let's wrap my feet up in this used nappy"

Teetime I am not surprised your OH was ill after having eaten Activia Yoghurt. I gave my grandson one (which wasn't out of date) and he was violently sick, in fact the neighbour who is a paramedic was called in to check him out. Fortunately he recovered after being sick about 4 times. I have NEVER bought one of those pesky yoghurts again.

Yogagran my Mum was full of clever medical remedies (which I still use) such as kaolin poultices, gargling with water salt water etc. I am sure if you looked at the ingredients for whatever they give people now with chilblains you will see uric acid included.

My grandfather was the first person in our neck of the woods to buy an ELECTRIC BLANKET and being the lovely man he was he bought one for all his family members I remember mine as really very thick but oh how I loved it

My GP told me that one of the treatments (tablets, I presume) for high blood pressure is also good for chilblains.

Hotily botily!

I seem to remember that in my first marriage we talked of my step-daughter's "Hot Wartle"...

... and according to her, a car had 'wind-wipe screamers'!

My hottie is called 'Sherry' after my very kind friend. She cut up an old jumper and made hot water bottle covers, adding ribbons and buttons. It's delightful and I'm reminded of her kindness every time I fill it up!

I heard about Gransnet by chance recently and really like the look of it so I hope to visit frequently. This is my first post. When my son was very small he called it 'wart hockle bockle' and this name has stuck. He is now a grandfather which makes me a great gran - any more out there?

Hello daffydil - welcome to Gransnet

I'm a grandmother but not a greatgran - there may be some on here who are.

Thank you for the welcome HollyDaze