Anyone use a man bot?

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Sore back from training.

After repeatedly declining the GF's offer of making me a hot water bottle, I caved in and took it to bed.

It was great, really helped with my back.

The only downside was that if I got a bit hot in the night, and took it out of the bed covers and chucked it down by my feet, I'd wake up thinking my little Jack Russell (RIP) was asleep on my feet :(

If I get hot now, I just move it to the edge of the bed out of the way.

I've now got a sore leg (overdid kick drills swimming), I quickly accepted the offer of a hot water bottle and have renamed it a Man Bot.

Anyone else use one?

Come on, own up!
 
Yub… I’m not used to this northern weather… my school friend has been living here (Manchester) since she went to uni, and always laugh at me for complaining how cold it was til the day I help her move house to discover how many hot water bottles she has and that she use an electric blanket.

So… I invested in an electric blanket and hot water bottle soon after..

I find ice packs better for sports injuries… my top draw of the freezer is half full of them, the good ones allow you to mould it around the limb/joint…

Yes I've been told ice packs are better, but not as cosy :)
 
Ah, the legendary "Man Bot" - because nothing says ultimate masculinity like cuddling up with a rubber water bag that your girlfriend initially offered! Congratulations on your groundbreaking discovery that heat can actually relieve muscle pain. I'm sure prehistoric hunters would be very proud of your advanced medical technique of "putting a warm thing on a sore spot".
And let's talk about your midnight hot water bottle ballet - are you confusing it with your dearly departed Jack Russell? I can see the dramatic scene now: a grown-up, in the middle of sleep, momentarily convinced that a rubber container is their beloved, deceased dog. Shakespeare couldn't have written such a rich comedy.
The real hero of the story? Your girlfriend, who patiently offered you the hot-water bottle several times before you, in the height of male stubbornness, finally accepted. I bet she's working on a Nobel Prize acceptance speech for "Most Patient Partner Dealing with Masculine Denial of Comfort".
Rename it "Man Bot" all you want - we all know it's just a hot water bottle that finally broke through your resistance. Welcome to the world of sensible pain management, where comfort knows no gender.

That was put far more eloquently than I ever could.
 
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