Well, after several weeks of tinkering with it ourselves, I finally got the DH on board with calling a certified repairman to work on the furnace.
Liquid Propane is not a gas to be trifled with, if you didn't know. Being heavier than air, a gas leak can fill a basement with fumes. From that point, the ignition of the furnace or a water heater, or any number of other things can cause a catastrophic explosion. The only upside to such an explosion is that it usually "blows itself out", whatever that means in "Volunteer Fire-ese".
Now, How?, you might be asking, does this apply Beige Recyclables? Well, in researching the furnace online while we were trouble shooting to find out what its problem was, I discovered that the poor little furnace is actually a Mobile Home furnace. Oddly enough, made by Coleman, the camping people. And, yet, somehow it made it's way into the quasi-basement, glorified crawl space of a 1911 Four Square Craftsman farmhouse with about 2500 sf of living space. Hmmm, I'm thinking my Engineering friends would go pale if asked to do the calculations on that heating load. So, it's probably a miracle that it has kept us this warm for this long.
And, I am so glad that the repair-guy could find a part to repair it at all, and really thankful that the whole saga added up to a little under $1000 when all was added up. It could have been so much more.
So, we'll be taking as much advantage of those Insulation Tax Credits as possible.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.........
Friday, December 30, 2011
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Christmas already!
Wow, just finished another awesome Christmas with the family!
One more thing to be grateful for this year. Family.
Love them all, every one of them.
The tall and the small, the young and the old, the loud and the quiet.
Christmas Eve service with everyone holding a candle with a little paper collar. Staying up too late talking and rocking babies that can't get to sleep 'cause they're not home in their own bed. Christmas Sunday service was an added blessing this year. Can't remember very often that a Christmas has been on Sunday. Lots of Pew-time made the matriarch of the clan extra proud and happy. She deserves it, she's earned it.
Movies, and singing and games. The Kids: the kids that were little ones just a blink of an eye ago and now sharing their newborns with us. So many kids in this family that the generations overlap with Cousins having toddlers that are older that the youngest of the Cousins. How can anyone ever grow up with out Cousins?
The weather was sooooo mild here this year. No Snow at all. Sure, it was muddy out in the field, but the kids could run all over the farm.
Turkey & Stuffing and Riced Potatoes, home canned green beans, warm bread, and Jello Salad and Chex Mix, Pies (6 kinds), holey moley CARB OVERLOAD.
Sorry we've lost the family members that had such problems with Diabetes. Mindfull that the Diabetic Train is shining it's light at the end of my genetic tunnel.
One more thing to be grateful for this year. Family.
Love them all, every one of them.
The tall and the small, the young and the old, the loud and the quiet.
Christmas Eve service with everyone holding a candle with a little paper collar. Staying up too late talking and rocking babies that can't get to sleep 'cause they're not home in their own bed. Christmas Sunday service was an added blessing this year. Can't remember very often that a Christmas has been on Sunday. Lots of Pew-time made the matriarch of the clan extra proud and happy. She deserves it, she's earned it.
Movies, and singing and games. The Kids: the kids that were little ones just a blink of an eye ago and now sharing their newborns with us. So many kids in this family that the generations overlap with Cousins having toddlers that are older that the youngest of the Cousins. How can anyone ever grow up with out Cousins?
The weather was sooooo mild here this year. No Snow at all. Sure, it was muddy out in the field, but the kids could run all over the farm.
Turkey & Stuffing and Riced Potatoes, home canned green beans, warm bread, and Jello Salad and Chex Mix, Pies (6 kinds), holey moley CARB OVERLOAD.
Sorry we've lost the family members that had such problems with Diabetes. Mindfull that the Diabetic Train is shining it's light at the end of my genetic tunnel.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Raising Hope TV show
Have you seen Raising Hope? Does it strike a chord? Is this more reality than anyother show we've seen for a long time?
They have a whole episode called "Dream Hoarders".
Hitting way too close to home...........
They have a whole episode called "Dream Hoarders".
Hitting way too close to home...........
Weekend Project Tip of the Week #2
Have you ever been to the "Instructables" website? I personally love it!
So, this week's Weekend Project Tip is how to make a Center Pull Ball of Yarn; By Hand (with No Tools At All). Actually, this was supposed to be posted last Friday, and I guess I hit Save instead of Post.
I have wanted a "ball winder" for years. Drooled over them in catalogs and in yarn shops. They seem so magical. But, they're expensive.
The other option is a Nostpine, Nostepin, Nostepinne - How is it supposed to be spelled anyway? Which can be a beautifully carved piece of exotic wood - or a stick.
So, when I found this instructable and started using this technique, it solved so many problems.
So, this week's Weekend Project Tip is how to make a Center Pull Ball of Yarn; By Hand (with No Tools At All). Actually, this was supposed to be posted last Friday, and I guess I hit Save instead of Post.
I have wanted a "ball winder" for years. Drooled over them in catalogs and in yarn shops. They seem so magical. But, they're expensive.
The other option is a Nostpine, Nostepin, Nostepinne - How is it supposed to be spelled anyway? Which can be a beautifully carved piece of exotic wood - or a stick.
So, when I found this instructable and started using this technique, it solved so many problems.
- It's free! God gave me the fingers and they still work
- I can't loose it, or pack it away, or forget it at home. Fingers are always with me (so far).
- The parts won't wear out, get jammed up, or chewed by the dog. Well, the fingers will do all of those things, but, you know what I mean.
- I can make the ball of yarn any size that I want to. All the storebought ball winders that I have ever seen have a specific size ball in mind with their design. What if I've got a tiny bit of yarn that I want in a ball? What if I want to wind a whole pound of yarn into one huge ball?
- I can use even my own lumpy home spun yarn that I did myself. The mechanical ball winders can be very finicky on what weight of yarn and the texture of the yarn they will handle.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Scrape Windshields Carefully
Just so you know, in case you didn't, don't scrape your vehicle windows with things that will scratch the glass.
An aluminum can makes a good emergency ice scraper, but it can leave marks that may never come off.
It probably doesn't matter if it was a pop can or a beer can, except it's much more difficult to explain empty beer cans in your vehicle.
They look kind of like scratches in the glass, but they're really probably bits of aluminum left behind. We've been trying to get these darned marks off the windshield for a couple of years now.
Just Sayin'
An aluminum can makes a good emergency ice scraper, but it can leave marks that may never come off.
It probably doesn't matter if it was a pop can or a beer can, except it's much more difficult to explain empty beer cans in your vehicle.
They look kind of like scratches in the glass, but they're really probably bits of aluminum left behind. We've been trying to get these darned marks off the windshield for a couple of years now.
Just Sayin'
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Frozen Pipes
Have you ever tried to explain Frozen Pipes to City People? Especially 20 something City People? Just one of the many times that I personally witness the irony of City People portraying Country People as the less intelligent of the species.
The farmhouse has frozen pipes, again. Snow Days for the kids to be out of school are great, especially when the pipes are frozen.
Yesterday morning, the Shower Drain was the most urgent. That was thawed by noon for the teen to shower (which the rest of the family really appreciated). Hours of shoveling snow and building snow forts make for a smelly teen. And the scent of damp socks in snow boots was overwhelming.
By yesterday evening, the clothes washer drain was spewing soapy water all over the kitchen. Being the handy-family we are, we were able to find a 5 gallon Dry Wall Compound bucket to drain it into, so that load of jeans finally got washed and rinsed. We are now all more fully aware of exactly how much water it takes to do a load of laundry. And how heavy a 5 gallon bucket of soapy water is. And how the shower drain, if not frozen, will drain out faster than the vanity sink that only holds about 1 gallon of water before overflowing.
All of these are lessons that city kids miss the chance of learning on snow days!
This morning, the shower was draining, and there was hot water, but a few minutes into the shower it was discovered there was no cold water to the showerhead. Did you know that means that the water was too hot? The first idea that might come up is to let the water run until most of the hot is used up and then the water will be cool. That really only works for a few seconds of nice warm water, and then it gets progressively cooler until it's too cold to shower in. We found that out last year. But, on the other hand, a tub filled with only hot water until the hot runs out will eventually become tepid enough to bathe in. Once, just for a few minutes. And it is a chance to have a steam sauna spa experience without the expense of installing the expensive sauna.
Next week we will look at how Problem Condensation can lead to home damage and Black Mold........
The farmhouse has frozen pipes, again. Snow Days for the kids to be out of school are great, especially when the pipes are frozen.
Yesterday morning, the Shower Drain was the most urgent. That was thawed by noon for the teen to shower (which the rest of the family really appreciated). Hours of shoveling snow and building snow forts make for a smelly teen. And the scent of damp socks in snow boots was overwhelming.
By yesterday evening, the clothes washer drain was spewing soapy water all over the kitchen. Being the handy-family we are, we were able to find a 5 gallon Dry Wall Compound bucket to drain it into, so that load of jeans finally got washed and rinsed. We are now all more fully aware of exactly how much water it takes to do a load of laundry. And how heavy a 5 gallon bucket of soapy water is. And how the shower drain, if not frozen, will drain out faster than the vanity sink that only holds about 1 gallon of water before overflowing.
All of these are lessons that city kids miss the chance of learning on snow days!
This morning, the shower was draining, and there was hot water, but a few minutes into the shower it was discovered there was no cold water to the showerhead. Did you know that means that the water was too hot? The first idea that might come up is to let the water run until most of the hot is used up and then the water will be cool. That really only works for a few seconds of nice warm water, and then it gets progressively cooler until it's too cold to shower in. We found that out last year. But, on the other hand, a tub filled with only hot water until the hot runs out will eventually become tepid enough to bathe in. Once, just for a few minutes. And it is a chance to have a steam sauna spa experience without the expense of installing the expensive sauna.
Next week we will look at how Problem Condensation can lead to home damage and Black Mold........
Friday, February 4, 2011
Snow Drifts and Carbon Monoxide
Watch out for Drifting Snow covering your gas or propane fueled furnace's exhaust vent.
There are reports everywhere from New York to Massachusetts to Arizona about Carbon Monoxide poisonings caused by snow blocking furnace exhaust vents. There can be similar problems with gas clothes dryer vents, gas water heater vents, area heater stoves, pretty much any appliance that uses a flame to produce heat.
This isn't a new thing. Boston problems were in the news in 2006. Blocked exhaust vents have always been a potential problem. It's just that old style furnaces had "smoke stack" like vent flues on the roof while new high efficiency furnaces might just have a PVC pipe run out the sidewall of the house or foundation. It's always been possible for a vent to get clogged up with a bird's nest, or insects like wasps. But now it can be ground dwellers like mice or rabbits too. Garden plants, weeds, grasses, all kinds of things can grow up into the turned down rainhood of a vent. Even piles of leaves or mulch.
Notes to the DIYers out there: When installing a gas appliance exhaust vent,
Keep it up off the ground to avoid debris piled against it.
Don't caulk the opening closed. Caulk around it, but don't seal it shut.
Don't use the vent as a sleeve to run a garden hose out to the yard through.
Don't turn the end of the vent "up" to catch rain water for the humidifier.
Don't use the warm vent air to heat the dog's house.
Don't combine HVAC vent with plumbing vent - not even if the furnace vent pvc pipe does look just like the sink vent pvc pipe.
Don't cut the end of the vent off, not even to keep it from sticking out away from the wall. If you hit the end of the vent with the mower or break it off accidentally, replace it properly.
Problems are Compounded by the weather; more places are getting snow drifts this winter that usually don't have any drifts at all for years at a time. Added to that is the trend for more people to move around between regions of the US (or the world for that matter). Your new neighbor that grew up in Louisiana may have never had to deal with a 3' snow drift. And finally, more people than ever before are renting instead of homeowning. A renter may not know who's responsibility it is to keep the snow drift off the balcony of the apartment.
On the other hand, if you have an all electric house with an electric furnace, it probably doesn't produce Carbon Monoxide. But, yes, a gas furnace does often use electricity for the fan, thermostat, and igniters.
There are reports everywhere from New York to Massachusetts to Arizona about Carbon Monoxide poisonings caused by snow blocking furnace exhaust vents. There can be similar problems with gas clothes dryer vents, gas water heater vents, area heater stoves, pretty much any appliance that uses a flame to produce heat.
This isn't a new thing. Boston problems were in the news in 2006. Blocked exhaust vents have always been a potential problem. It's just that old style furnaces had "smoke stack" like vent flues on the roof while new high efficiency furnaces might just have a PVC pipe run out the sidewall of the house or foundation. It's always been possible for a vent to get clogged up with a bird's nest, or insects like wasps. But now it can be ground dwellers like mice or rabbits too. Garden plants, weeds, grasses, all kinds of things can grow up into the turned down rainhood of a vent. Even piles of leaves or mulch.
Notes to the DIYers out there: When installing a gas appliance exhaust vent,
Keep it up off the ground to avoid debris piled against it.
Don't caulk the opening closed. Caulk around it, but don't seal it shut.
Don't use the vent as a sleeve to run a garden hose out to the yard through.
Don't turn the end of the vent "up" to catch rain water for the humidifier.
Don't use the warm vent air to heat the dog's house.
Don't combine HVAC vent with plumbing vent - not even if the furnace vent pvc pipe does look just like the sink vent pvc pipe.
Don't cut the end of the vent off, not even to keep it from sticking out away from the wall. If you hit the end of the vent with the mower or break it off accidentally, replace it properly.
Problems are Compounded by the weather; more places are getting snow drifts this winter that usually don't have any drifts at all for years at a time. Added to that is the trend for more people to move around between regions of the US (or the world for that matter). Your new neighbor that grew up in Louisiana may have never had to deal with a 3' snow drift. And finally, more people than ever before are renting instead of homeowning. A renter may not know who's responsibility it is to keep the snow drift off the balcony of the apartment.
On the other hand, if you have an all electric house with an electric furnace, it probably doesn't produce Carbon Monoxide. But, yes, a gas furnace does often use electricity for the fan, thermostat, and igniters.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Weekend Project Tip of the Week #1
Have you ever been to the "Instruct ables" website? I personally love it!
So, this week's Weekend Project Tip is how to make a Yarn Holder from a Plastic Bottle
A plastic bottle, probably a 2 liter soda pop bottle, can be cut open, stuff a skein of yarn into it, and tape the cut closed.
Simple, cheap, recycled. It does replace a much more expensive specialty knitting accessory.
Knitting can be a very inexpensive hobby, or it can be a money pit, all at the discretion of the knitter.
Some of the tools and accessories are completely optional and no one ever knew that they needed them until the magazines and manufacturers started hawking them with a vengeance. Our foremothers and forefathers provided for their families as best they could with what little they had. Now it seems that every time we turn around, there's some new gadget that should make our lives easier. But, does it really?
What's your favorite, can't do without, homemade tool?
So, this week's Weekend Project Tip is how to make a Yarn Holder from a Plastic Bottle
A plastic bottle, probably a 2 liter soda pop bottle, can be cut open, stuff a skein of yarn into it, and tape the cut closed.
Simple, cheap, recycled. It does replace a much more expensive specialty knitting accessory.
Knitting can be a very inexpensive hobby, or it can be a money pit, all at the discretion of the knitter.
Some of the tools and accessories are completely optional and no one ever knew that they needed them until the magazines and manufacturers started hawking them with a vengeance. Our foremothers and forefathers provided for their families as best they could with what little they had. Now it seems that every time we turn around, there's some new gadget that should make our lives easier. But, does it really?
What's your favorite, can't do without, homemade tool?
Sunday, January 23, 2011
I think I missed this last November on Energy Steps to Take for a Less Pricey Winter, but we were doing all these things anyway.
The tax credits for insulation and the like. Still dreaming about the solar electric system and the geothermal pump.........
Shopping around for cheaper energy sources? Well, out here, there's generally only one, maybe two, propane suppliers in any one area. And there's only one choice in Electric Providers for any one location. Competition has not reached the hinterlands.
There's a link to Michael Bluejay's guide to Saving Electricity. He's really got some good information going on here.
(Beige Recyclables note: just let it slide that he also wants us to become vegetarians and drive less - he means well).
Using a Space Heater can be tricky. Every year, somebody's house burns down because the space heater started a fire. A space heater will allow you to turn down the thermostat on your household system so you save energy, with a few disclaimers:
Putting a space heater near the thermostat and also turning the thermostat down will make the temperature in the other rooms a LOT Lower than you might have intended.
Lowering the thermostat so far that heat doesn't get to rooms or spaces with plumbing may lead to pipes freezing. That can be counter-productive to your budget. The reliable Beige Recyclable Technology, Heat Tape, comes into play here too. Don't forget to plug your heat tape in every fall after you check for damage and wear. Remember that pets and wildlife sometimes like to chew on the wiring if they can get to it. Once again, living in an old house, mobile home, or other alternative shelter does have it's special charms.
And that brings me to the Miraculous Amish Fireplace scam. but, that's enough for today.......
The tax credits for insulation and the like. Still dreaming about the solar electric system and the geothermal pump.........
Shopping around for cheaper energy sources? Well, out here, there's generally only one, maybe two, propane suppliers in any one area. And there's only one choice in Electric Providers for any one location. Competition has not reached the hinterlands.
There's a link to Michael Bluejay's guide to Saving Electricity. He's really got some good information going on here.
(Beige Recyclables note: just let it slide that he also wants us to become vegetarians and drive less - he means well).
Using a Space Heater can be tricky. Every year, somebody's house burns down because the space heater started a fire. A space heater will allow you to turn down the thermostat on your household system so you save energy, with a few disclaimers:
Putting a space heater near the thermostat and also turning the thermostat down will make the temperature in the other rooms a LOT Lower than you might have intended.
Lowering the thermostat so far that heat doesn't get to rooms or spaces with plumbing may lead to pipes freezing. That can be counter-productive to your budget. The reliable Beige Recyclable Technology, Heat Tape, comes into play here too. Don't forget to plug your heat tape in every fall after you check for damage and wear. Remember that pets and wildlife sometimes like to chew on the wiring if they can get to it. Once again, living in an old house, mobile home, or other alternative shelter does have it's special charms.
And that brings me to the Miraculous Amish Fireplace scam. but, that's enough for today.......
Saturday, January 22, 2011
More on Comforters - Suzani?
The author suggests replacement with blanket, quilt or Suzani. Now, blanket or quilt, I'm very familiar with, but Suzani?
The concept of Dowry Textiles is explained at this site on a Romanian Peasant museum display. The concept of having a "good room" where the wife's treasures are kept, displayed, but never used is very familiar. We have the "good china" that lives out its life in the china hutch and is very seldom used. The "good towels" that are only hung in the bath when company is expected, and noone ever actually uses. Some of us even have "good clothes" that are only worn to funerals, if then.
Suzani doesn't show up as listed in Dictionary.com. But, eventually Reference.com has 2 references that I can finally come to peace with: Needlework and "Tribal Beautiful". Why didn't she just say so?
Suzani - 2 reference results
- Suzani an antique and decorative tribal textile made in Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and other Central Asia countries. Its name is from the Persian Suzan which means needle. Art of making such textiles in Iran is called Suzankāri (needlework).
- Suzani, Shamseddin Taj-ul Shu'ara is the name of a 12th century Persian poet from Samarqand.
- Suzani is also a personal name coming from the variations of Suzane and Suzana . The name meaning in Aramaic is "tribal beautiful".
Friday, January 21, 2011
Still Irked about the Comforter Demise article - Farm Animal?
I would hazard to guess that I am vastly more experianced with farm animals. Although I am probably lacking in actual ski parka knowledge. Maybe this is actually a communication gap brought on by the differences in our shopping styles? The author is probably a shopper at the higher end of the marketplace than myself. The Chain-Mart that I frequent can only get real Goose Down comforters with the new Site-to-store ordering. So, I should admit that I have never owned a real Goose Down anything until this last summer when my DH came home with a comforter from a yard sale. It's gone through the washer and dryer several times, and I can't say that it''s ever had a barnyard smell. (Thanks to the DH for getting me that extra capacity washer) It is getting a little limp though. The down seems to work it's way through the microfiber cover pretty easily. It's been a fine coverup for the couch in the living room.
While I was researching, The Chain-Mart website did list Dry Clean Only as the way to go with the couple of real down filled items that they list. Maybe that's the problem for that author? Maybe the really expensive Down can't take normal washing? Maybe the Down wasn't processed and cleaned properly? Maybe the pet of the house makes itself at home with the downy thing while owner is away?
The only way I can figure for "formless feathers" to end up at one end of a Duvet is for there to be no "quilting" or "stitching" to keep them in place. The only thing I can say for that is "What did you expect?" This would be just one of the many reasons that our foremothers came up with quilting. All the Comforters I've experienced have pretty generous, and sometimes curvaceous, lines of stitching that make pockets to hold the stuffing in place. Be it Down, Down-alternative (poly-fiber-fill) or old fashioned Cotton fluff. I would have to lay the fault for that one on the folly of placing fashionable design over functional construction. Invariably, when the look is more important than the servicability, flaws will make themselves known.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Down Duvet vs. Traditional Quilt : define Too Hot for me
So, yesterday, a New Yorker wrote about the demise of the comforter or Duvet. To be Fashionable, we should all be redecorating with more Tailored bed coverings.
One of the reasons given that the Down comforter or Duvet is TOO warm. Comparable to a wood-burning oven, a sweat factory, a ski parka, gateway to overheating, and simply "hot". Well, looking around where I am right this moment, a wood-fired stove and a parka would seem to be good choices. I admit, it doesn't get this cold nationwide very often, and not even here every year. But, over the course of a lifetime, there seem to always be colder cold nights and hotter hot days.
Whilst first reading the article, I began to assume that the writer must have never been through a truely cold winter. But, checking the author's information line, it says New York. So, that's not a good excuse. The Weather report one day last week pointed out that there was "some" snow in 49 of the 50 states. Even Hawaii had snow on a mountaintop. Only Florida had no measurable snow. (Let's see if that Weather link stays linked to the 1/13/11 snow map or if it updates?) If these reports are correct, almost anywhere you are in the US is colder than usual today. Very few buildings are designed to actually keep comfortable temperatures throughout the entire building during record breaking temperatures. Columbia University which happens to be in New York posts Space Temperature Guidelines for their buildings. It mentions people being appropriately dressed for the season; I swear I saw a student slogging through the snow in Converse, kakhi cargo shorts, and a tshirt this morning! No socks, no coat, no hat!
All of this invariably brings up the subject of Global Warming and one of the best actions to help combat GW should be adjusting the thermostat. Which leads to a cooler bedroom this time of year, right? And so, a Comforter would be welcome, would it not?
So, one of my many conclusions is: The Anti-Comforter movement is therefore Not Green. If they were Green, they would have a cold bedroom and they would need a warm Comforter.
One of the reasons given that the Down comforter or Duvet is TOO warm. Comparable to a wood-burning oven, a sweat factory, a ski parka, gateway to overheating, and simply "hot". Well, looking around where I am right this moment, a wood-fired stove and a parka would seem to be good choices. I admit, it doesn't get this cold nationwide very often, and not even here every year. But, over the course of a lifetime, there seem to always be colder cold nights and hotter hot days.
Whilst first reading the article, I began to assume that the writer must have never been through a truely cold winter. But, checking the author's information line, it says New York. So, that's not a good excuse. The Weather report one day last week pointed out that there was "some" snow in 49 of the 50 states. Even Hawaii had snow on a mountaintop. Only Florida had no measurable snow. (Let's see if that Weather link stays linked to the 1/13/11 snow map or if it updates?) If these reports are correct, almost anywhere you are in the US is colder than usual today. Very few buildings are designed to actually keep comfortable temperatures throughout the entire building during record breaking temperatures. Columbia University which happens to be in New York posts Space Temperature Guidelines for their buildings. It mentions people being appropriately dressed for the season; I swear I saw a student slogging through the snow in Converse, kakhi cargo shorts, and a tshirt this morning! No socks, no coat, no hat!
All of this invariably brings up the subject of Global Warming and one of the best actions to help combat GW should be adjusting the thermostat. Which leads to a cooler bedroom this time of year, right? And so, a Comforter would be welcome, would it not?
So, one of my many conclusions is: The Anti-Comforter movement is therefore Not Green. If they were Green, they would have a cold bedroom and they would need a warm Comforter.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Comforter/Duvet loosing out to Blanket/Quilt or Suzani?
http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/111797/down-with-comforters
The Wall Street Journal and Yahoo! Finance have been running an article on the demise of the Comforter, or Duvet, and the revival of the blanket or quilt. The design world is ready to change the bed ! Really?
The Comforter is cited as the "gateway to overheating and unseemly bulkiness".
"David Mann, designer of legendary interiors including John Lennon and Yoko Ono's New York apartment in the Dakota, said, "I never use down comforters mostly because they are too common…and hot.""
"Down's detractors curse the lumpy, untidy covering as not only a sweat factory, but a style error."
And the author goes on to compare a comforter as "the bedding equivalent of a ski parka."
The author also compares the Duvet to a wood-burning oven, folded standing as high as the Great Wall of China, freshly washed stank of farm animal, dressing a cranky newborn in a three-piece suit, and formless feathers corralled at one end and an empty carcass at the other end.
Meanwhile, the Suzani is offered up as the perfect replacement:
http://www.estherfitzgerald.com/site_built_sept05/page_sets/04_islamic/index_04islamic.htm
More later.............
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