Hibernation. It actual sounds like a pretty good way to deal with winter. Just curl up in a nice, warm, comfy bed and sleep until the weather starts to warm up.
Sure, you might miss a few things, like New Years Eve and the Superbowl, but that’s okay. Some of those things you miss are probably better for your health to miss, anyway.
But your health could be the problem. The curling up in bed may sound good, but it could be hazardous. If you have a feather duvet.
Apparently, there is a thing called Feather Duvet Lung Disease. It’s a breathing problem caused by hypersensitivity to the dust formed by the feathers. There was a case in Scotland recently. A man was being made sick by his comforter. It really doesn’t sound fair, does it.
They say this particular problem is closely related to hypersensitivity pneumonitis like “bird fancier’s lung” or “farmer’s lung” or “bagpiper’s lung” or “paprika slicer’s lung” or “mummy handler’s lung”. The strange part is, I didn’t make any of those up. They are all real things. So be really, really careful when handling your mummy. And if you like playing the pipes while cooking spicy food after unpacking your mummy and settling them under a nice, warm, feather duvet… well… you may have problems looming.
The thing is, hibernation may sound like a good solution to winter, but even that has it’s pitfalls. And really, playing in the snow isn’t that bad. In fact, it’s kind of fun.
