I used to have a nice grid pattern on the back of one calf, from a space heater we were using at a cottage (in June, of course). Over the years it faded.
I did actually feel it, to such an extent that I haven't had such close personal contact with a space heater in 45 years.
Given that James' pants weren't actually on fire, does this really count as a Nicoll Event?
FWIW, I haven't managed to burn myself on a heater yet, but I did manage to melt some sneakers by propping my feet up on the side of a pot belly stove that really didn't seem that hot.
My father warmed .. umm... himself up by a woodstove, not realizing that the backside of his jeans had metal buttons on it. He subsequently sat down VERY BRIEFLY and never did that again.
According to the story I've heard, Levis jeans once had a metal reinforcing button at the stress point between the legs. That is, until one of the founders spent the evening sitting on the ground facing a camp fire, and then stood up. After that, that particular button went away.
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Date: 2010-11-18 08:45 pm (UTC)Is it possible to be in a co-dependent relationship with a space heater?
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Date: 2010-11-18 07:20 pm (UTC)I did actually feel it, to such an extent that I haven't had such close personal contact with a space heater in 45 years.
William Hyde
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Date: 2010-11-18 08:50 pm (UTC)FWIW, I haven't managed to burn myself on a heater yet, but I did manage to melt some sneakers by propping my feet up on the side of a pot belly stove that really didn't seem that hot.
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