On Monday, January 27, 2014 8:21:26 PM UTC-8, sf wrote:
> On Mon, 27 Jan 2014 23:09:49 -0500, Doris Night
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> > On Mon, 27 Jan 2014 16:51:46 -0800, "Julie Bove"
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> > >> I did not like it. Goose down would be excellent insulation for a
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> > >> comforter but not for a pillow where your head keeps compressing it
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> > >> down to a wafer.
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> > >My MIL had one on the spare bed. I hated the thing! Heavy, lumpy, had
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> > >little pokey bits in it. Plus I am allergic to feathers.
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> > It was a very poor quality goose down pillow if it was like that.
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> It sounds more like her MIL washed it and didn't dry it properly. I
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> know that down/feather pillows, quilts need to be dried with
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> something to beat them while they toss in the dryer - like tennis
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> balls or washable athletic shoes, so goose down is probably the same
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> (although I suspect that Julie's MIL did not have a *goose* down
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I have one of those down jackets with the vertical channels that seem to be de rigueur in the SF Bay Area.

They are light as a well, as a feather, come in a myriad of bright colors, and compact into a tiny bag about eight inches long and ~3 in. in diameter.

I love mine, but even in a San Francisco winter (meaning not that cold) one needs a warm sweater underneath.

But yes, to the point, they come with the advice to dry it with a couple of tennis balls. That seems rather brutal to me and may cause some damage so I am trying to think of something else to use. Any thoughts?

Julie P.