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Grateful
 This morning I'm feeling grateful for a wonderful Christmas gift Frank gave me: the Presto HeatDish "Parabolic Electric Heater".
I get a bit cold siting at my laptop next to the window (yes, I do realize my laptop is PORTABLE but I'm a creature of habit) and have been using a space heater "borrowed" from my mom a couple of years ago.
Frank did a little research on space heaters and discovered they're terrible wasters of energy (read: money) so he'd been giving me a little bit of grief for using it. I did point out that the need for said heater would be decreased if we kept the house a little warmer, but I don't think he heard me.
So one day we walked into Costco and passed this fan-looking thingy. From 10 feet away we could feel the heat. It was AMAZING. But what sealed the deal was that it claimed to use "1/3 less heat". I asked Frank, "1/3 less than what?" but I don't think he heard me.
Anyway, I thought about the wonderheater from time to time but generally forgot about it until Christmas Day, when I found it under the tree! I've been warm & happy since, and Frank's warm and happy about the 1/3 more pennies we get to keep.
One piece of advice, if you should find one of these babies under your tree, menorah or festivus pole: do not under any circumstances put it closer than 3 feet to your person, unless you 1) want a sunburn or 2)love the smell of burnt hair. The thing is HOT, and the heat is directed in one direction very intensely. Unless it's across the room from me I have it on low-medium.
I have to question the picture I've included here. Either the cat's dead, or the heater isn't really on and they've photoshopped the warm glow. Seriously. Our dogs are frightened of the thing, and these are dogs who spend the majority of their days on my bed underneath the covers.Labels: heat dish, space heater, Things I love
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