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It wasn't my wife that tamed me. Either one.
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It wasn't my wife that tamed me. Either one.
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Something really weird happened on the website. A bunch of random IP addresses from around the world, all with the same site referrer (a Russian site that doesn't work) was trying to access random PHP files that didn't actually exist. I'm guessing it's a botnet that was looking for backdoors. Nothing some htaccess editing can't fix, but it makes me a little nervous anyways.
Y'all are wild.
In what universe is this not a worse solution than just using a comforter? Or, you know, just a blanket?
Agreed!In what universe is this not a worse solution than just using a comforter? Or, you know, just a blanket?Y'all are wild.
This is actually the first time I've ever been clear on what a duvet actually is. Now that I know what it is, I can say that I've never had one, and never needed one. I don't expect I'll ever need one, either.
Seriously, if you're cold, get a cat. When Maddy sleeps with me, it's like having an extra blanket. The purring is a bonus. And unlike a blanket, cats are self-cleaning.
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Google's Backup and Sync (which I use along with three other syncing services to keep backups of my notes—what can I say? I like redundancy) has one little issue that irritates me. The system tray icon always displays an exclamation mark, which would make one think that there's some issue that would need to be resolved. But no, it displays this even when everything is syncing properly. Bad user design that seems like.
Duvets can be made to various warmth specifications. The covers, which come in a variety of colours, are removable so that they can be washed without needing to rinse the entire duvet.
I'm somewhat baffled that anyone thinks that this is a difficult concept.
I'm somewhat baffled that anyone thinks that this is a difficult concept.
You could have worked in that duvets remove this whole dubious "sheet" economy.
Like, top sheets look like a bit of an engineering fail.
But, yeah, there is no way this comforter-without-a-cover business is not either icky or wörk.
Well, evidently you also have a terrible duvet cover. How did you get that thing in the first place?
But do you put the duvet on top of the sheet, like a comforter, or below it?
And if so do you like roll into the sheet and basically use it a blanket?
I have it like in the image below, with the duvet on top of the sheet, but with the top of the sheet folded over the end of the duvet. I then tuck in the side panels for extra insulation and to keep the duvet more or less in one place during the night.
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Ok, i admit, that actually sounds cosy and at least reasonably practical.I have it like in the image below, with the duvet on top of the sheet, but with the top of the sheet folded over the end of the duvet. I then tuck in the side panels for extra insulation and to keep the duvet more or less in one place during the night.
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In what universe is this not a worse solution than just using a comforter? Or, you know, just a blanket?
As mentioned, it covers the duvet so you don't need to wash the duvet. It's useful if you don't have a good enough washing machine or no dryer as the comforter/blanket won't air-dry fast enough. Solution to that would be to have two comforters and switch them out, but then you need enough room to stash a giant blanket somewhere.
Well, evidently you also have a terrible duvet cover. How did you get that thing in the first place?
The subpar mecca of IKEA.
Bottom sheet, top sheet, a blanket, quilt in winter, and bedspread is all that's needed.
I make do with the sheets and a blanket. I might add an extra during a cold snap to help keep my feet warm. But all my bedrooms and the living room face west, so I get a lot of sunlight. This is one reason why I don't look forward to summer.
I'm convinced that duvets were invented by some interior designer to make more $$$$. They're certainly an extra frippery that doesn't make any sense. What's the point of buying a fancy comforter/quilt/whatever the hell it's called, if you're just going to cover it up?
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It' keeps the comforter clean, so instead of having to wash the comforter, you have to wash the duvet. Hooray for Progress?
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A duvet is just a segmented fabric with varying levels of warmth (ranging from appropriate-for-the-summer to appropriate-for-Canadian-winters-with-no-heating). It's typically white and segmented into squares to prevent the internal material (feathers, cotton, insulation, what-have-you) from bunching up in the corners.
The duvet cover is what can be fancy. You put the plain white duvet inside the fancy cover and then close it (buttons or a zipper).
You don't put quilts or blankets in them. Just duvets/comforters.
From Wikipedia: While a comforter is fundamentally the same as a duvet in terms of construction, it is used somewhat differently. In the United States, comforters are used on top of the flat sheet, often without a cover.
Edit: You list that a "bottom sheet, top sheet, blanket, quilt, and bedspread" is all that's needed. With a duvet, all that's needed is the bedspread/fitted sheet and duvet.
My list was made with my former living situation in mind. I had an upstairs bedroom that faced north, so it got cold in winter.
I certainly don't need a quilt now. My current setup has sheets and a fleece blanket. Fairly soon the fleece blanket is going to be put away for the summer and replaced with something more lightweight. If the nights get chilly, Maddy makes a great blanket.
I certainly don't need a quilt now. My current setup has sheets and a fleece blanket. Fairly soon the fleece blanket is going to be put away for the summer and replaced with something more lightweight. If the nights get chilly, Maddy makes a great blanket.
I'd go with that too, and that the depicted bed setup is way to complicated o_O.
A blanket wrapped in a sheet (or however it's called), a pillow in a sheet (or however it's called), nothing else needs to be on the bed.
And good luck to @MagisterCultuum
A blanket wrapped in a sheet (or however it's called), a pillow in a sheet (or however it's called), nothing else needs to be on the bed.
And good luck to @MagisterCultuum
You should change your bedding every week or so –at least in this warm weather, with all the bugs that might choose to reside in your bedding.I always work from the theory that the sheets protect the blankets, and the blankets very rarely need to be washed.
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