Hi all: I know it's not technically home repair but I figured some of
you might be able to help out.

I'm a reporter working on a story about recent research that shows old
pillows are full of fungus. Ick.

Anyone out there with any icky old pillow stories? Or have you been
meaning to buy new guest-room pillows for the last few decades? I'd
love to speak with you.

Feel free to post back to the board or e-mail me directly.

Thanks!

Best Regards, Dru
(http://www.newhouse.com/sefton.html)

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Hi all: I know it's not technically home repair but I figured some of
you might be able to help out.

I'm a reporter working on a story about recent research that shows old
pillows are full of fungus. Ick.

Anyone out there with any icky old pillow stories? Or have you been
meaning to buy new guest-room pillows for the last few decades? I'd
love to speak with you.

Feel free to post back to the board or e-mail me directly.

Thanks!

Best Regards, Dru
(http://www.newhouse.com/sefton.html)

Any questionable pillows I have go to the laundromat, into those huge front
loading machines...with bleach, and then into those huge dryers set on the
highest/hottest setting, with an old, clean sneaker. I'm then confident my
pillows are pretty much germ, fungus, or whatever-free...

HTH,
Brigitte

wrote:

I'm a reporter working on a story about recent research that shows old
pillows are full of fungus. Ick.

How much of this article is going to reflect what our ancestors used
before we had modern health measures and damp proof floors?

Sleeping in last year's hay, on an earth floor was probably seen as a
vast improvement to sleeping on grass, in the rain and frost I suppose.

Here's the research:

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releas...-p-a101305.php

I'm still pondering exactly where the story will go. But I think
consumers probably are wondering if they need to replace pillows and if
so how often...

wrote:
Here's the research:

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releas...-p-a101305.php

I'm still pondering exactly where the story will go. But I think
consumers probably are wondering if they need to replace pillows and
if so how often...

OH WoW!!

I must be very lucky to have lived the last 57 years using pillows and I
am not dead yet.

I hate to tell you this, but your carpet is also full of fungus, as are
your sheets, mattress etc. The world is full of fungus.

There are some areas where it becomes especially troublesome, like a
hospital with those who have serious problems with their immune systems.
Other than that, I would not get all worried.

--
Joseph Meehan

Dia duit

I'm still pondering exactly where the story will go. But I think
consumers probably are wondering if they need to replace pillows and if
so how often...

Duh. Smell the pillow. If you don't like the smell,
either clean it, or replace it. Strangely enough,
with the exception of the japanese and certain segments
of American society, this works for underwear, too.

"Goedjn" wrote

Duh. Smell the pillow. If you don't like the smell,
either clean it, or replace it. Strangely enough,
with the exception of the japanese and certain segments
of American society, this works for underwear, too.

You don't wash your underwear, unless it stinks? That underwear sniffing, is
a sickness.