To remind people NOT to use hot water bottles?

[Laptopsas]

There is another thread running about cold weather and hit water bottles are being recommended as safe. They are not.

Get a heated throw or the microwaveable bags.

If you must use one, don’t use boiling water.

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/5068468-to-remind-you-all-to-throw-out-old-hot-water-bottles

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/5176765-water-bottle-exploded

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2kd7k2e48jo

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdxnez4zxkno

Everything has a risk. Wheat bags can catch fire...
https://www.itv.com/news/calendar/2015-12-02/wheat-bag-warning-after-microwave-fire

HWB are totally safe if used correctly.

I don't use boiling water, I put cold water in then pop it in the microwave for 5 minutes.

Totally safe.

There are 5 deaths per day from road accidents in the UK @Laptopsas

Should we ban cars?

Right, but the point is that if we stopped using anything which had some risk and/or element of user error, then what could we actually do?
You also seemed to reply 'sure' when asked to list risk free items/activities.

Microwave?
All of my HWB have metal where the lid is screwed in. Also, is that good for the rubber?

I had a heated throw and it caught fire, the controller just went up in flames. Very scary, it was an expensive one from Lakeland too. Luckily I was able to extinguish it before it spread to the sofa or me but I’ll be sticking to my hot water bottle - even if it bursts the hot water leaking into the bed is going to cause less damage than a house fire!

OP, chill the fuck out and read what people have actually written before you lecture them. The poster you were replying to said:
“I've been using them for over 50 years and would never use boiling water.”
Yes, she’s very lucky to have escaped the horrific and life-changing fate of…getting a bit wet.

If you genuinely want to educate people about safe use of hot water bottles, making yourself sound utterly ridiculous isn’t a great way to go about it.

I use a plug in heat pad, perfect for across my stomach
or I steal the cats microwave disc which stays warm for ages

I find as long as you replace it every other day or so it is generally fine.

@JustMyView13 If you applied your logic to life in general we'd not do anything. Use a kettle, use an iron, a lawnmower, a microwave, an oven, etc etc.

I think these threads are started by people who don't understand risk (and are possibly snowflakes.)

No, I replied sure to your sentence which appeared to state that hot water bottles presented no risk. You have since confirmed that to be typo and clarified that was not what you were saying. The conversation has therefore moved on.
I also never said we need to stop using anything which has some risks.

Ah right, irony. Phew.

What assumptions are they?

I’m super careful about not using boiling water in water bottles. Which means that the bottle never gets hot enough!!

so I just stick to cherry pit pillows, those are great!

I still have a scar from a hot water bottle that leaked in early 2003, I was using it to soothe period pains.

I still use them, but I make sure the water isn't boiling, the bottle is in good condition and is properly sealed.

My sentence doesn't state that, and I'm struggling to see how you read it that way (even with the on/an typo).

What an inaccurate statement. No one has been ‘very lucky’ at all, as the statistical chance of issue resulting in injury is minute. You don’t understand the concept of risk at all.

Specifically what other cases they’ve seen lots of, and that they work in A&E.

Then I’ve been super lucky too, as has my sister, mother, both sons…

Ok, I’m sorry that’s the case for you.

You can get stick on heat up 'pads', that go on your clothes or even skin - not that cheap or reusable, but handy for out and about and are quite slim.

I had one burst on me. Frightened the life out of me.

I thought I’d wet the bed.

I don’t need to. Because I never said that life is risk free.
Again, this thread is discussing the risk associated with hot water bottles specifically. And that risk is that they can burst or leak and burn you.

Would you suggest people stop making tea or coffee?
You see, it's terribly easy to spill to boiling water on your hands. So many people end up with scalds.

In fact it's so dangerous we should all stop doing it.

My post is perfectly clear (even with the typo), perhaps read the words again slowly.

And I check the HWB regularly to ensure no corroded rubber etc