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Post by Patrick on Nov 24, 2010 16:02:34 GMT
No! not the English equivalent to the Duvet day - but - we've probably discussed the blankets v. duvet thing before - but I was wondering the other day how many of us can remember (if we have succumbed to the charms of the "Continental Quilt") How to put a bed together? Simple really - Sheet>Blanket>Blanket>Eiderdown>Bedspread? Any other variations? At school it was just a sheet and blanket if we were lucky!
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Post by aubrey on Nov 24, 2010 18:05:00 GMT
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Post by everso on Nov 24, 2010 19:11:54 GMT
It was always: blanket under the bottom sheet (to keep you warmer), then top sheet, three blankets, bedspread then matching eiderdown on top. This was before I was married and lived at home with my parents.
When we got married, it was some years before we bought a duvet - in fact I believe it was in the early 80s that we first bought one. I followed much the same regime as above, but we didn't need an eiderdown because we had central heating (of a sort).
I've never hankered after sheets and blankets. The duvet has revolutionised bed making. It takes me no more than two minutes to make our bed, whereas all those sheets and blankets would take ages!
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Post by bonbonlarue on Nov 24, 2010 20:14:04 GMT
I remember Dear Ma & Pa getting their first duvet...it went on top of the sheet, blankets and bedspread...
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Post by Patrick on Nov 24, 2010 22:48:38 GMT
Not quite as bad. You could have extra blankets if needed. (I think) . The oil central heating gave you a sore throat mind. Which is an odd thing to say - and we always did - because heat is heat whether supplied by gas, electric or oil! (Looks posher than it was - put it this way - I had the piss taken out of my 'posh' accent!)
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Post by Patrick on Nov 24, 2010 22:52:34 GMT
I remember Dear Ma & Pa getting their first duvet...it went on top of the sheet, blankets and bedspread... A writer I know wrote a short playlet for Thora Hird and British Gas/Help the Aged about the importance of keeping warm in Winter. One line has Thora talking about the duvet she encountered at her son's house - "It took me ages to undo all the buttons to get inside - the next night I just laid it on top of me, it was just as good!"
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Post by Patrick on Nov 24, 2010 22:54:41 GMT
Did anyone have one of those bedspreads that was really the predecessor of the duvet with cushioned pockets that was shiny on one side and a different matt colour on the other? Always sliding off the bed they were.
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Post by everso on Nov 25, 2010 17:02:53 GMT
Did anyone have one of those bedspreads that was really the predecessor of the duvet with cushioned pockets that was shiny on one side and a different matt colour on the other? Always sliding off the bed they were. Mine was a silky sort of material - probably something like rayon - that was very slippy. When Mr. E. and I first got married our bedspread was candlewick.
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Post by housesparrow on Nov 25, 2010 17:14:08 GMT
A writer I know wrote a short playlet for Thora Hird and British Gas/Help the Aged about the importance of keeping warm in Winter. One line has Thora talking about the duvet she encountered at her son's house - "It took me ages to undo all the buttons to get inside - the next night I just laid it on top of me, it was just as good!"Oh, not so funny. The first time I encountered a duvet as a child, on the continent, I did just that. Even when I realised what you were supposed to do with the things, I found them much too hot; the big advantage of the sheet system is that you can remove layers.
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Post by everso on Nov 25, 2010 18:03:53 GMT
It's funny, but when I saw the title of this thread yesterday, I immediately assumed it would be about kids and their "blankies" Some days a person needs to be in touch with his or her inner toddler.
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Post by bonbonlarue on Nov 25, 2010 18:16:47 GMT
It's funny, but when I saw the title of this thread yesterday, I immediately assumed it would be about kids and their "blankies" Some days a person needs to be in touch with his or her inner toddler. There were a couple of times when I had my pub when I would feign illness and just stay in bed for a couple of days...such bliss....loads of shit to clear up afterwards but well worth it just for the peace and quiet...
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Post by Patrick on Nov 25, 2010 23:17:59 GMT
It's funny, but when I saw the title of this thread yesterday, I immediately assumed it would be about kids and their "blankies" Some days a person needs to be in touch with his or her inner toddler. Well, this occurred to me......
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Post by everso on Nov 26, 2010 0:23:40 GMT
It's funny, but when I saw the title of this thread yesterday, I immediately assumed it would be about kids and their "blankies" Some days a person needs to be in touch with his or her inner toddler. Well, this occurred to me...... That could be my grandaughter - if she were a boy of course. Her blankie is like a kind of life-line-come-drug. Of course the best part is the little label on the ege of the blankie.
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Post by housesparrow on Nov 26, 2010 6:36:51 GMT
Sometimes we do need to cuddle up under the sheet (or duvet) and if it means "feigning illness" - well, perhaps it is our natural defence against cracking up later. I dare say this is specially true if you are running a pub.
I've had a few duvet days, but have been able to take them as annual leave, so could snuggle under with a clear conscience.
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Post by aubrey on Nov 26, 2010 14:01:26 GMT
The NCB used to let you have so many (I think it was four) rest days a year, which I suppose were negotiated alongside holidays. They were just the same as holidays, but they didn't have to be booked.
A duvet are wormer if you can get a cat on top of it. Even warmer with a dog, or three (Three dog Night).
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