The other night when I crawled into a very chilly bed I thought about something I’d forgotten about years ago – getting into a nice, cozy, warm, heated waterbed.
I haven’t slept in one in 20 years, but I remembered it fondly. Especially in the winter.
Waterbeds came out in the seventies, were big in the eighties and pretty much died out by the mid-nineties. I have no idea where you would get a replacement heater or bladder these days but I’m sure you’d be able to order on the internet from somewhere.
With 3 cats in our household, a waterbed would probably be a catastrophe waiting to happen.
Thinking back, I remember the hassle of moving the thing- running a hose to the bladder to drain it, dismantling it, moving it, then running a hose from the kitchen sink to fill it up over a few hours. And then waiting for days for it to reach the proper temperature.
I also recall trying to take a drink of coffee or water when your partner gets in the waterbed. Not good.
Ever own a waterbed? Are you one of those rare folks who still have one?
