Duvet

[gray_marian]

#16, That's the ladies way Doc This is the reality of the guys way Your back would be broken but hey the floor would be clean

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Jim's way is the best and you can do it sitting down

[cappy]

Remember when the deck officers and engineersRegards.
Jim.B.

yes remember that time into whites jim ....some of them engineers and ist trip apprentices had the wrong size gear shorts like long johns and wrong sized shirts ......remember a chief engineer on a shell tanker ......he was a great guy but looked very like charlie chaplin and walked the same he came along the flying bridge in whites honestly atleast three times to big for him ....i was smiling trying not to laugh ....whereupon he said to me ......ok thats enough dont be bleedin cocky ...or words to that effect .....one of my good mates was a young sparky who came abourd in also a unofom fit for a 17stone bloke and him being about 9 stone .....even he laughed about it but i am a great believer in tradition and long may it be so.....regards cappy

[Ivan Cloherty]

yes remember that time into whites jim ....some 1st trip apprentices had the wrong size gear shorts like long johns and wrong sized shirts ......

We were told we would grow into them Cappy! certainly couldn't afford to replace them, out of my £6 per month I was sending my mum £2 and ten shillings a month, then the NHI wanted some, then the MN Pension fund wanted some, think the tax man got some when my salary increased to £8 a month, just as well the girls down the West Coast liked Yardleys' soap otherwise I'd have finished my time still be a virgin!

[Braid Anderson]

#14... Terry, when I've seen it in print I've always pronounced it Doovey, presuming it to be French, have I got that wrong also? Actually, back when the last of the dinosaurs died, I actually got Lower French. Scottish Lower at that time was rated as between English GCE O and A levels. Used it in Palembang in 1971, where all the FAO reps were French, and typically too arrogant to learn English.

[Brenda Shackleton]

Jim.
That is probably the best way to do it. Grasping it between your teeth also helps - unless you have an Astral set (come out at night ) I now use a top sheet as well so I don't have to change the darn thing so often. I think they would be easier if the fastening was down one side. Either way , they are a pain.
Men go to the gym - women just do housework.......
regards
Brenda

[Louis the fly]

With sheets you can dhobi them, put them on the line and if it's a sunny day make the bed again after an hour.
I think it would be struggle to get a duvet into a washing machine, getting it dry again must take ages, unless you have a strong flagpole in the garden and you can hoist it up to flap in wind.
Hopefully my wife will be on her feet again tomorrow and I will be free of all these domestic problems.

[Brenda Shackleton]

Louis
It's only the duvet COVER that goes in the washing machine. For goodness sake, don't try pushing the duvet in or you'll be in big trouble......
Brenda

[John Pruden]

a mate of mine worked for slumberland as a wedding present he had duvet made for us double filled with duck down when we took it out of the box it swelled up like a life raft we gave in away it was to heavy to sleep under? jp

[gray_marian]

#26, Louis your wife will be bolt upright if she hears talk of you stuffing the duvet in w/machine
1:Most household drums are not large enough unless 9lb capacity.
2: Depending on content of filling, a double size would take best part of a windy day outside on line, with a finish off in the tumble dryer for good measure.
Unless of course you're up here!! 2hrs max but you'll need vaseline on your face before retrieving
Feathers of any kind your talking days and t/dryer again if allowed by manufacturer, followed by umpteen vigorous shakes in between. If you must, use a laundrette [dear enough] rather than dry cleaners who are extortionate. My advice.....leave well alone.....

#28,John, that was a mighty fine wedding present you gave away

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Hi All.
Now long retired I thought I used to help my wife a lot with some of the house work, I now do most of the heavy work like vacuum cleaning, polishing, window cleaning etc and I often tell her now how I didn't realize how much work there was in a home, funny thing is she says that she doesn't know how I do all the work I do around the house, and whether it's a con; she does say that I'm the stronger one.
As for dooner's, we have single beds and very seldom put a cover on the them, we get the son to wash them he has a big washing machine, in the sun here dries in a few hours.
Cheers Des