Yeah, there’s no getting around that smell of the rice-sock. Mmmmmmm delicious heat. If you’ve got to make an excuse to explain a heat source, the best one I’ve seen around here is to “develop” a nagging injury… pulled muscle, sprain, back-ache, that kind of thing. Then explain that you need the heat source to soothe the “injury”.
I’m a fan of the rice sock, but a cheap IR light or heating pad might be easier to slip by with regular usage. Complain of your injury to justify the purchase of the light or heating pad, then once you’ve got it, they’ll never know when you’re using it. If you’re caught down the road, just claim the “injury” was aggravated and you just needed a little heat. :) Growing up, my Dad always had a heating pad around for his nagging back, perfectly believable excuse.
"It's ALL in your head. You just have no idea how big your head is." - Lon Milo DuQuette "The mind's role in P.E. is more important than the hand that touches the penis." - Mr. Nine Just ignore the crazy old man in his tinfoil-lined pyramid hat, smelling of EVO and muttering Ohhmmm my penis growwwws. He's not always to be taken literally.