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…I’m not walking around the house with tissue boxes on my feet, washing my hands every five minutes, but winter makes you acutely aware that those springtime cross breezes that clear the funk out of your house are a long ways off. I’ve noticed that my eyes are constantly dry, and my house smells like. . . well. . . me. When I was a teenager– basically like the inside of a well-used, gym locker room. And, we’re just eating recycled, bad air, like you do on a cross-country airline flight. You just KNOW that air has been in someone else’s mouth like ten minutes ago. I mean, I don’t care all that much, but you know, the wife. If I don’t do something, she’ll start spraying fruity sprays around here, and then there’s no going back. 

That’s why you can’t dismiss the Swiss- -sure, they’re neutral in war, and those crazy coo-coo-clocks but man, can they make a great humidifier. The Swiss Hot Steam Humidifier first off, looks like a football with a drinking straw sticking out of it. I’m sold. Anyways, it goes from zero to steam in three minutes, and helps get rid of bacteria and viruses while it pumps fresh, slightly moist air into the room. I can actually blink now– the air’s not all dry anymore. I know what you’re thinking– how many gallons of water do I need to haul from the well the fill this thing. It’s small– it weighs seven pounds and it can fit on your night stand, or bookshelf. You can set it to use one or two gallons in a day, you can refill it by putting it under the tap. Done. And as far of wattage, it draws almost nothing– you can choose between 150 and 300 watts– an LED light comes on when it runs low on water. The Swiss have their finger on the pulse. Besides, it looks like a football with little legs smoking a cigar! I never thought I’d love a humidifier so much.