Re: OT - gettin old

I think part of the reason the mattresses are taller is that you don't flip them anymore, so I guess more of the support is in the mattress. In fact, my model, a Therapedic has it all in the mattress - 650 coils - and it sits on a platform, not a box spring. If I'd had a slatted bed frame, I wouldn't have needed even the platform, and then it would be lower. But I have a regular metal frame. My sheets are relatively new, so they do fit. But I was really surprised at my new mattress cover - my mattress was swimming in it. I checked the label: 
"Fits up to a 24 inch thick mattress"
Geez! I don't think even a princess would feel a pea through a 2 foot mattress! 

Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
----- Original Message ----- From: "andreah" <andreah@hargray.com> 
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Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2008 8:49 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] OT - gettin old
They are huge these days aren't they Kitty? When I got my new one my old sheets didn't fit because the pockets weren't deep enough. I've been contemplating a new bed for the guest room and am hesitant mainly because although the beds are affordable, the mattress and boxsprings are horribly expensive for a good one. You'll probably sleep a lot better now though! 
A
----- Original Message ----- From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net> 
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Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2008 8:15 PM
Subject: [CHAT] OT - gettin old
I haven't really been sleeping well, and decided that after exactly (to the month) 30 years on the same mattress, it was time to get a new one. About a year ago, Braveheart began having trouble walking and could no longer make it up onto the bed, so I bought him a little stool. It worked great. Unfortunately, they make mattresses so high these days that, in order for me to get into bed without killing myself, I had to order a "low-profile" platform. But the bed height is still a little higher than it had been. 
Too high for Braveheart.
So, off to the store to find him a smallish ottoman so he can go from floor to stool to ottoman to bed top. I brought home a little chair and an ottoman, but the chair scared him so I think we'll go with the ottoman - which is of course, bulkier and more expensive. But my Willy Wally is worth it. We all get old ya know. But it shouldn't be so hard just to get into bed. 

Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
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