ULTIMATE Back Scratcher

YuccaFlatsRanch · #1 10/20/08, 03:04 PM

The ultimate back scratcher - one of the green (or grey or..) astro-turf like door mat. The one that looks like little crowns of plastic about an inch high and usually comes with a plastic flower on it. Well you get one and lay it on the bed. Remove shirt and GENTLY lay you back on the mat. Gently squirm your back and you will get a wonderful all over back scratch. Its out of this world - much better than a wife or girlfriend - gets the whole back at once.

EDDIE BUCK · #2 10/20/08, 10:08 PM

Sounds great,but we better keep that last part in the bag or we might have to also SLEEP with that mat.

and I bet it won't keep us warm.lol Eddie

suitcase_sally · #3 10/21/08, 04:42 AM

I use a rat tail file. Works great!

Windy in Kansas · #4 10/21/08, 09:35 AM

A length of rope with knots tied in it works well too as you can specifically move it to any spot that needs attention. Idea courtesy of Six Toes Feed and Seed circa 1995.

Oxankle · #5 10/21/08, 10:20 AM

I vote for the wife or girlfriend. I don't care if she takes all night to find the right spot.
Ox

JIL · #6 10/21/08, 01:12 PM

no the best is that pasta spoon that looks like a lattle with fingers, can get em at the dollar store for a dollar. works great. JIL

MariaAZ · #7 10/21/08, 01:28 PM

A plastic horse sweat scraper is AWESOME. It curves just right so you can get under the shoulderblade or in the small of the back without contorting your arm too far over your shoulder.

YuccaFlatsRanch · #8 10/22/08, 11:05 AM

Nah - you really need to try the astroturf mat. Once you do you'll never go back. Part of the reason is that after you use the spoon to scratch, then you invariably itch somewhere else. With the mat everything on the back has been scratched at the same time.

Bentley · #9 10/22/08, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Oxankle

I vote for the wife or girlfriend. I don't care if she takes all night to find the right spot.Ox

What they said. Almost Nothing beats a back rub from a loving spouse....and I do mean almost nothing. Ya just never know what might happen next...

<snicker>

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Minelson · #10 10/22/08, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by MariaAZ

A plastic horse sweat scraper is AWESOME. It curves just right so you can get under the shoulderblade or in the small of the back without contorting your arm too far over your shoulder.

This is what I use too!

bekab · #11 10/22/08, 06:34 PM

Yeah that sounds great. I would LOVE for my hubby to do my back but he expects "certain things" afterwards. No thanks

Bentley · #12 10/22/08, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by bekab

Yeah that sounds great. I would LOVE for my hubby to do my back but he expects "certain things" afterwards. No thanks

Danged old hubbies anyway......however, sounds like an even trade to me.... They call it a win win !

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YuccaFlatsRanch · #13 10/22/08, 07:59 PM

"so just how does someone arrive at the discovery, inquiring minds want to know who lays on an Astroturf floor mat?!?!?!?"

Aboard ship one has to figure out how to get things done and done right. Not the same if you have to ask another sailor to scratch your itch - if you know what I mean. BTW - take your shoes and socks off and try a foot scratch/massage on one of these mats too - the feeling can be .......

gone-a-milkin · #14 10/22/08, 08:05 PM

I prefer to rub against a tree...just like a bear...

YuccaFlatsRanch · #15 10/22/08, 11:31 PM

I keep telling you - try it - you will like it.

Lynn Bodoni · #16 10/23/08, 06:19 AM

I have an old dull pocket knife. Every now and then, I get my husband to "shave" my back with it, very carefully. It removes the dry skin, which is what causes the itch. He shows me the blade afterwards, and it is covered with dandruff-like dead skin. My husband has bitten his fingernails for almost 50 years, so these days all he has is cuticle.

On the other hand, I'm pretty sure that my husband married me to get his back scratched. If he doesn't get his back scratched at least every other day, he gets grumpy.