The article listed below I actually read earlier in the day and couldn't stop thinking about it. I feel as if some people have crossed the boundaries when it comes to being lazy and spoiled. The article linked is about Holiday Inn hotels located in London and Manchester that are offering a trial service of 'human bed warmers'. The staff would slip into a fleece suit (wth their hair covered) and warm the bed to approzimately 68 degrees F right before the guest is scheduled to arrive. What has brought our society to this craziness? I can understand the want for a heated blanket, but REAL person in your bed right before you? It seems a little awkward.
An expert was called in to state the human bed warmth may help guests sleep better. There logic? The human body's temperature begins to drop before falling asleep and a warm bed could assist the process.
My favorite part of the article-- they stated "They could not confirm if the warmer would shower first..."
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34976869/ns/travel-destinations/?GT1=43001
Well, I don't think that this would fly in America because we just don't want someone in our bed before us. Anyways, something that doesn't make sense to me is I don't arrive at hotel right before I go to sleep so I wouldn't need the bedwarmer in my bed right before my arrival anyways. I understand that a cold bed might deter sleep slightly but a person's own body heat should warm the bed well enough and quickly enough. Do they not have any heat in England hotels? It can't be that cold there. Oh, I just checked! Today it is 6 C/43 F and raining in Manchester. Not so bad if you ask me. They can come to the windy icebox of Iowa if they want cold weather. Maybe they are trying to go green. Heating water bottles or using electric blankets requires energy but a human body is naturally warm and maintains its warmth.