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When my older kids were little, the house we lived in was heated by these monstrous gas heaters.
So in our children’s crawling, toddling years, we were often saying, “Hot! Hot! No! No! Don’t touch!”
Somehow they survived — as did my brother and sisters and I — without getting burned. I do believe it is good for children to be taught that there are some things they cannot touch, but I am glad these things with their more serious consequences are no longer a part of our lives.
Besides, they’re also not exactly attractive focal points for one’s decor, either. 
For more variations on today’s theme of “Hot,” see TNchick’s (our photo hunt hostess) entry for today and the accompanying participants’ links here.
21 Comments
November 24, 2007 at 11:23 am
Great memories… we had steam radiators in our home when I was just a little one.
November 24, 2007 at 11:24 am
Children really need to be guided accordingly
Happy weekend! 
November 24, 2007 at 11:35 am
I remember those days…saying Hot don’t touch! Hope you had a marvelous Thanksgiving . Happy hunting…
November 24, 2007 at 11:41 am
Good choice for the theme. I agree that children have to learn about danger and not touching hot things but I’d also be glad not to have to deal with those heaters. I lived in a house with two of those before I was married and had a child and I was glad I didn’t have that kind of heat after I had a child.
November 24, 2007 at 12:34 pm
Yep, we had two of these babies too. I was always concerned with our kids stumbling too close and with our cat (Persian it was at the time, more was the worry)…
But they sure may it hot in a jiffy!
November 24, 2007 at 12:55 pm
Wow, those are really big. We don’t need heaters here in the Philippine but some houses up north built high up the mountains, houses have fireplaces. Good that nobody got too near those things.
have a great weekend
November 24, 2007 at 1:07 pm
Yeah, I’m glad we don’t have to deal with those. My toddler would most certainly get burnt. Great choices for the hunt!
My photo hunt picture is up. Come check it out if you get a chance.
November 24, 2007 at 1:09 pm
We had similar ones, glad there are better choices nowadays! Great take on the theme, taking us down the memory lane..
Happy weekend
November 24, 2007 at 1:14 pm
Great take on the theme. I remember having the coiled radiators in our house at one time.
November 24, 2007 at 1:27 pm
Great photos! And look how cute your boys were!! It’s hard to believe those are the same “men” I see in the more recent photos. They grow up too fast.
November 24, 2007 at 2:26 pm
The phots bring back memories for me. We had central heating at home when a kid (I am one of the few people not to have it now though!). Mum and dad also had this old electric fire which little hands could access. Being one for hands on scientific study at a youn age, I had to see what it felt like to touchin a bar when the fire was switched off and then when it switched on!
Let’s just say my scientific curiosity was satisfied very quickly! Have a great weekend
November 24, 2007 at 3:09 pm
we have a gas heater that looks kinda like the one in your first photo (although its a bit hard to see)
last winter we put in the kitchen we have an open plan kinda house
we had a barrier up to stop My Little Man getting too close
November 24, 2007 at 3:18 pm
Those memories are sure to last. great choice. Happy Sunday!
November 24, 2007 at 3:21 pm
I haven’t seen one of those in a long long time!
Thanks for stopping by mine
November 24, 2007 at 9:47 pm
No, they are not attractive at all. That Christmas photograph brought me back to my own childhood memories.
November 24, 2007 at 10:01 pm
GRowing up my grandparents had registers in every room that were very hot to the touch. We learned pretty fast.
November 25, 2007 at 12:42 am
Great take on the theme and a great post!
Happy Sunday!
November 25, 2007 at 12:44 am
We don’t have those kind of heaters here but I agree that it’s good to teach children while they are young about the dos and don’ts at home. I always tell my 4-yr old son that the kitchen is off limits because I don’t want him to accidentally touch anything hot after someone has just finished cooking.
Nice photos! Thanks for sharing.
November 25, 2007 at 12:11 pm
What cute nostalgic pictures. But you’re right on both counts about those heaters. They were scary things. I remember the old steam heater grates in one house we lived in when I was very little. And I remember “Don’t touch, hot” being said!
November 25, 2007 at 5:31 pm
Ouch, yup, I remember those cast iron heaters…we did NOT touch!
December 1, 2007 at 6:46 am
My gramma, grampa and mom always kept an eye on us kiddos. We just wanted to touch everything within sight!