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35. Might just be bureaucracy

Thu Jul 5, 2012, 05:48 PM

Jul 2012

The ones who need to know (i.e. order new ones when a rock band is on town and destroys ten of them), do know, and the rest, who have nothing to do with logistics, never find out because no one ever told them.

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I'm buying a new bed. Any suggestions or recommendations? [View all] graywarrior Jul 2012 OP

Firm. They last longer. Get an egg-shell foam mattress topper from K-Mart. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #1

I like beds that squeek like hell Major Nikon Jul 2012 #19

Squeek or squeak? graywarrior Jul 2012 #41

Both Major Nikon Jul 2012 #45

Squeeeee! graywarrior Jul 2012 #50

No, no, no. Squeeeee is the kitteh attacking your toes in bed. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #71

No, squeeeee is gazing upon a picture of Alan Rickman graywarrior Jul 2012 #75

Okay. I give. Who the hell is that? HopeHoops Jul 2012 #81

Silly...he played Snape in Harry Potter graywarrior Jul 2012 #82

I saw the first one quite some time ago. Was Snape the guy who played Dr. Lazarus in Galaxy Quest? HopeHoops Jul 2012 #90

Yes graywarrior Jul 2012 #91

My wife BROKE a bed frame. I'm not kidding. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #68

I think we've all been there a time or two Major Nikon Jul 2012 #72

I wouldn't mind if she broke another one. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #73

I have a topper. GoCubsGo Jul 2012 #2

I have a softside wb .. littlewolf Jul 2012 #3

The memory foam mattress pads are a godsend regardless of your mattress... LanternWaste Jul 2012 #4

Try it out in the store. bluedigger Jul 2012 #5

The cops would be called if I did that....lol graywarrior Jul 2012 #10

We just got the I-Comfort . We used to have a memory foam topper on our old bed. haele Jul 2012 #6

Excellent! graywarrior Jul 2012 #11

If you have allergies noamnety Jul 2012 #7

Hmmmm, I've been thinking about buying a water pillow. graywarrior Jul 2012 #12

Sleep Innovations Memory Foam Matress MicaelS Jul 2012 #8

Looks like it doesn't weight very much. graywarrior Jul 2012 #13

Looks are deceiving.. MicaelS Jul 2012 #15

Wow! graywarrior Jul 2012 #16

6 months.. MicaelS Jul 2012 #20

My biggest issue is that I have fibromyalgia that keeps me awake most of the night graywarrior Jul 2012 #24

I would hazard a guess and say YES... MicaelS Jul 2012 #30

Looks like I have more homework to do graywarrior Jul 2012 #32

Take some time, and read the reviews on Amazon n/t. MicaelS Jul 2012 #34

I will, and thanks for your help! graywarrior Jul 2012 #37

Glad to be of help, best wishes! ... MicaelS Jul 2012 #42

I sure will! graywarrior Jul 2012 #44

Laz has Fibromyalgia and psoriatic arthritis - haele Jul 2012 #47

I wonder if I could get paid as a bed tester. graywarrior Jul 2012 #49

I don't know the brand DFW Jul 2012 #9

I just spent the last few minutes looking at their site and most of the ratings graywarrior Jul 2012 #14

Would you believe it? I never looked at the ratings. DFW Jul 2012 #23

I almost want to call them and ask them what brand it is...lol graywarrior Jul 2012 #25

I DID ask!!!! DFW Jul 2012 #28

I found out that Marriott gets their mattresses from a company called Jamison graywarrior Jul 2012 #29

Wouldn't do me any good from here anyway (stationed in Germany). DFW Jul 2012 #31

I'll bet they're different graywarrior Jul 2012 #33

Might just be bureaucracy DFW Jul 2012 #35

Meanwhile, we get no sleep. graywarrior Jul 2012 #38

Duck Down! No question! Duck Down! ohiosmith Jul 2012 #17

Hahahahahahaha! graywarrior Jul 2012 #18

Oh, GEEZ!!! Not this again. MiddleFingerMom Jul 2012 #22

. graywarrior Jul 2012 #27

Bravo! ohiosmith Jul 2012 #36

We've had a pillow top mattress for 15 years, and i still love it. hedgehog Jul 2012 #21

I need 10 bedrooms, each with a different mattress! graywarrior Jul 2012 #26

Something horizontal and flat works best for me Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2012 #39

Unlike hanging from a tree branch like a sloth? graywarrior Jul 2012 #40

That's reserved for the weekends Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2012 #43

LOL graywarrior Jul 2012 #51

My daughter says they don't use boxsprings anymore. Baitball Blogger Jul 2012 #46

You could probably make your own mattress with all of the duck feathers you have!!! madinmaryland Jul 2012 #48

You're a fucking laugh riot. graywarrior Jul 2012 #52

You should get a wall bed. rug Jul 2012 #53

I'd need a hose leading into the bathroom graywarrior Jul 2012 #55

It's waterproof. rug Jul 2012 #57

So I could pee in the duct tape? graywarrior Jul 2012 #59

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don't get any of those new-fangled vertical ones ... zbdent Jul 2012 #54

How about a hammock? graywarrior Jul 2012 #56

It has to be big enough for the whole Lounge Angry Dragon Jul 2012 #58

I never thought of that! graywarrior Jul 2012 #60

Check out bed in a box. westerebus Jul 2012 #61

I never heard of that! graywarrior Jul 2012 #62

Good company. westerebus Jul 2012 #63

OK, I will research their beds graywarrior Jul 2012 #65

I am not the person to ask Generic Brad Jul 2012 #64

By choice? Like for medical reasons? graywarrior Jul 2012 #66

By choice Generic Brad Jul 2012 #85

My suggestion... WillParkinson Jul 2012 #67

OK, but I have to warn you graywarrior Jul 2012 #69

Actually... WillParkinson Jul 2012 #70

Cool. Let's make a plan. graywarrior Jul 2012 #74

Is that animal a domestic cat? nt zanana1 Jul 2012 #76

We were staying at my brother's house... zanana1 Jul 2012 #77

No graywarrior Jul 2012 #79

That's good to know. zanana1 Jul 2012 #92

Yes, they will rip your face off easily graywarrior Jul 2012 #93

latex mattress toppers? Is that what the kids call them now? Ptah Jul 2012 #78

WTF? graywarrior Jul 2012 #80

A Murphy bed. kwassa Jul 2012 #83

I'd need to build a wall. graywarrior Jul 2012 #84

Get a hospital bed. I kid you not. NYC_SKP Jul 2012 #86

I thought hospital beds were uncomfortable so you wouldn't stay long graywarrior Jul 2012 #87

I got one about 15 years ago from an in-law who "no longer needed it"... NYC_SKP Jul 2012 #88

I am gonna check the sleep number bed this weekend graywarrior Jul 2012 #89

I agree. zanana1 Jul 2012 #96

Even Tempurpedic makes a mattress for hospital beds, so, yes! NYC_SKP Jul 2012 #97

This message was self-deleted by its author bupkus Jul 2012 #94

We just bought an IComfort, 3 years, no finance charge, free pillows and mattress cover graywarrior Jul 2012 #95