tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665553674742661091.post4945166183754011853..comments2024-03-08T02:29:11.480-08:00Comments on Land of shimp: 137 Pounds of StinkLand of shimphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15671954452597068904noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665553674742661091.post-63892619548674884222010-02-28T12:31:27.435-08:002010-02-28T12:31:27.435-08:00bless you and thank you for the wonderful heart of...bless you and thank you for the wonderful heart of a comment you left on my blog....and here which l have just read..generous and of course truthful throughout...<br /><br />l am counting down the days now...keys thursday, and close the door behind me on saturday...<br /><br />I need some space, time..to reflect and find out how l feel...cos l dont know...numbness is the order of the day..<br />l thank you..<br /><br />saz xSazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04433666175721615185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665553674742661091.post-58160015390158997932010-02-28T11:01:30.158-08:002010-02-28T11:01:30.158-08:00Triple F, thank you for stopping by. My heart rea...Triple F, thank you for stopping by. My heart really went out to you when I read of what was going on. You haven't sounded very happy of late, when referencing your relationship, and I really hope that this will simply end in a happier you, you deserve it! <br /><br />I know it must be heart-rending, but don't take your daughter's decision too much to heart. It really isn't about you, I remember being eighteen, and my son is nineteen...it's just an age where thinking beyond the end of your own nose is difficult to do. Empathy is in sparse supply at that age. She's really not trying to hurt you, and she does love you dearly. It's one of those "This is about her, not you" situations. I just wish it wasn't adding to your sore heart. <br /><br />Please take care, you're being thought of, and about. <br /><br />Tabor, that happens to me too, sometimes. I'll think I've left a comment, and blogger will have been messing with me. Better Blogger than my connection, I suppose. <br /><br />Don't be afraid! Seriously, it's becoming clear that the odor issue is primarily determined by how the mattress is stored after manufacturing. If it's not the same brand, it doesn't seem to be an issue (nice patent for stink they have, eh?)... <br /><br />Plus, it really does air out. That or we just can't smell it any longer, which is just as good in the end result! <br /><br />I knew I missed one: Imbeingheldhostage -- you know, it's funny, that's the opposite complaint nearly everyone has! Most people feel like they are roasting on Tempur-pedic and the like. Even my mom has mentioned it ...I guess we're all wildly individualistic, aren't we? Oddly comforting thought! I'm glad you love your mattress though. What a great luxury to have in a life. <br /><br />Shrinky, I've really become convinced that the odor issue has to do with how the manufacturer stores their product, because I've gotten a ton of response to this post...both here, and elsewhere. <br /><br />It was horrible for us, at first. Seriously, there is no way a human being would have been able to bear sleeping on it in the first week....and the fumes were bad enough that I'm pretty sure it could have caused illness. <br /><br />Now? Just the faintest whiff of an odd odor, every now and then. <br /><br />I'm so glad I did this post], because if it hadn't been for so many people assuring me their same brand didn't smell? I would have heaved the thing back, post haste. As it turns out? It's clearly airing out, and on its way to not smelling at all...and we're sleeping wonderfully. <br /><br />Y'all kept me from making an impulsive return that would have cost me the benefits, thank you. <br /><br />Eternally distracted, I wholeheartedly agree. You can face a lot in life when you are well rested, and when you aren't? A blown lightbulb can seem too huge a calamity to overcome. <br /><br />Finally, thank you all for commenting. I'm sorry I missed responses for several days. We've been having all the floors redone, carpeting replaced. <br /><br />Want to guess what smells oddly? New carpeting. <br /><br />Woo hoo. I need a new nose ;-)Land of shimphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671954452597068904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665553674742661091.post-70541547154053568212010-02-28T11:01:21.677-08:002010-02-28T11:01:21.677-08:00Oh, I've missed comments, I'm sorry!
Abe...Oh, I've missed comments, I'm sorry! <br /><br />Abe, my goodness, I'd be a surly sort of person if I slept in a hole, but you seem to do fine :-) Thanks for the comment, I do appreciate it. <br /><br />Brian, I'm glad it was amusing, but thank you for that wonderful post. I thought about it several times, in the ensuing days. It was very touching and a privilege to read. <br /><br />Cloudia, I'm not sure how you ever find time to sleep, surrounded by such a lovely world as you are! I think only a setting as beautiful as the one you live in could ever make me say, "My bed is unimportant!" You really live in a paradise of sorts :-) Thank you for sharing it with others! <br /><br />Merlin, we got lucky in that the smell is nearly gone, so our expensive foam brick is now the brick we are beginning to love. Hurray, I do love a good bed, and it is so good to see you :-) I hope all is going well. <br /><br />Kyle, I'll tell you what, your skunk post put my discomfort in perspective, that's for sure! Particularly knowing now that you have a sensitive nose, good heavens, that must have been uncomfortable. It's always nice to see your name, and I hope all memories of skunk are a thing of the past! <br /><br />Life with Kaison, thank you for explaining that! It was very amusing when I was reading through the comments because of the"I'm missing something, aren't I? I think I must be missing something. If I'm not missing something, I think I may have hit my head recently, because it really feels like I'm missing something!" Thank you for filling in the blank :-) <br /><br />Crystal, here's hoping the message works! Hehe, not exactly subtle, but fortune favors the brave in these matters, eh? I love your blog, by the way. There's just something delightful about reading about life with sheep, among other things. It's so wonderfully absurd for me ,but commonplace for you. <br /><br />Great thought, eh? Your life is fantastical to others.Land of shimphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671954452597068904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665553674742661091.post-403585068435588682010-02-28T04:29:57.119-08:002010-02-28T04:29:57.119-08:00There is nothing more important in life than a fab...There is nothing more important in life than a fabulous place to lay your weary head :0)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665553674742661091.post-87619847852868266962010-02-26T10:46:58.562-08:002010-02-26T10:46:58.562-08:00Ha! I have ust read Nancy's comment, and yup,...Ha! I have ust read Nancy's comment, and yup, we bought a spanking new, top of the range mattress ourselves less than two years back - okay, it didn't stink THAT bad, but it did take a wee while to air as I recall. The problem now is, we have a high ridged groove running down the middle of it, like a "do-not-cross" line between the pair of us! It's the last place in the house you'd look to for any comfy rumpy-pumpy..!!<br /><br />Ah well. Good luck, I sure hope yours starts to earn it's keep soon.Shrinkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401403773851253351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665553674742661091.post-671608970137600202010-02-26T04:07:32.864-08:002010-02-26T04:07:32.864-08:00I tried to add a comment to this tremendously funn...I tried to add a comment to this tremendously funny post yesterday and my internet connection was giving me hiccups. I purchased a 3-inch mattress cover years ago that was covered in a cloth we could wash and it never smelled and was very comfortable. It is now ready for replacement but you have scared me silly!Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665553674742661091.post-59083299369777373452010-02-25T17:34:29.220-08:002010-02-25T17:34:29.220-08:00yes l use a moulded pillow, not sure how to descr...yes l use a moulded pillow, not sure how to describe it, sort of like a wave!!!<br /><br />and t sure had a funk when l first got it, but has worn off. and saved my neck...<br /><br />thanks for dropping by to our MMM blog....l am loitering with intent...manically packing up my belongings and abut to depart with son in tow...please god he doesnt change his mind.....daughter abandoning the sinking ship is hell, husband well l can deal with that later...or not...<br /><br />am ok ..firefighting and shoring up the damage...<br /><br />saz x<br /><br />will be back soon.Sazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04433666175721615185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665553674742661091.post-64481606689215133222010-02-25T12:54:33.426-08:002010-02-25T12:54:33.426-08:00Oh heck, I've never heard of this and can only...Oh heck, I've never heard of this and can only thank you for the extremely informative post. I'm currently sniffing my mattress now. My husband thinks I'm certifiable.<br /><br />I also want to thank you for your lovely comment in which you left on my first vlog post. And for the publisher bit!<br /><br />CJ xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665553674742661091.post-34072613806651351332010-02-25T12:50:05.176-08:002010-02-25T12:50:05.176-08:00This made me laugh this morning! : )
The post whe...This made me laugh this morning! : )<br /><br />The post where I put the picture of the hand was for a contest I enter every week at I Heart Faces. I put 4 hand pictures up at 8:00 pm and asked everyone to pick their favorite by 10:00 PM so I could enter it : )<br />The hand with the rings won.<br />I love Mother Teresa too!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07874897254332872367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665553674742661091.post-158115016638539692010-02-23T10:37:02.883-08:002010-02-23T10:37:02.883-08:00Alane, I'm really sorry to hear you are having...Alane, I'm really sorry to hear you are having so much trouble with Tempur-pedic mattress. The smell sounds awful! I have a very sensitive nose, so I'd be in the other room, like you were, probably for weeks, until the fumes were completely gone. All that aside, your post is hilarious. I couldn't stop laughing. here is hoping you have a smell free sleep soon.Kyle Leachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13369076904327452139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665553674742661091.post-78920664123751974592010-02-23T03:11:43.956-08:002010-02-23T03:11:43.956-08:00awesome account of it....
But if it can give relie...awesome account of it....<br />But if it can give relief to your joints and can give you a good nights sleep I guess it will be worth it!!<br />And then again, you still have the ninety day payback guarantee!!Merlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05373549268388520052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665553674742661091.post-67513802219146900072010-02-19T14:40:30.434-08:002010-02-19T14:40:30.434-08:00We bought ours when I was very pregnant with the f...We bought ours when I was very pregnant with the fifth child (and knew what the last trimester feels like on older pregnant bones). I don't remember a smell. <br />I did have a salesman that was very honest who told me the first week I would feel like someone had beat me with a bat. He was right, but we adjusted and I would NEVER be comfortable anywhere else now. I've tried having a sleep over with the kids--who have pretty decent mattresses-- and it's a no go. The one thing no one EVER mentions about these beds is the way they hold hot/cold. In the summer the mattress is hot and in the winter, it will suck the life right out of you if you live somewhere cold.<br />I still love it :-)imbeingheldhostagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00771374087307254969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665553674742661091.post-32145181590488206422010-02-17T19:36:01.507-08:002010-02-17T19:36:01.507-08:00I'm sleeping on a foam "bunk" here o...I'm sleeping on a foam "bunk" here on da boat.<br /><br />Aloha, New Friend!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a>Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665553674742661091.post-30639655762510062222010-02-17T12:43:17.346-08:002010-02-17T12:43:17.346-08:00ah, just what i needed this afternoon. wonderful c...ah, just what i needed this afternoon. wonderful chuckles...thanks for the warm comments today on my olympic post.Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665553674742661091.post-35407026693342319582010-02-17T10:23:34.323-08:002010-02-17T10:23:34.323-08:00Truly?
I think sleeping on nail is preferred.
I ...Truly?<br /><br />I think sleeping on nail is preferred.<br /><br />I got a mattress with a hole in the middle and I always end up in the hole.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665553674742661091.post-15607926680240043192010-02-17T09:11:08.735-08:002010-02-17T09:11:08.735-08:00ds, I contemplated doing just that, but a terrible...ds, I contemplated doing just that, but a terrible fear gripped me: What if that somehow made it <i>worse</i>?? And I was frozen in stark terror. I'm barely overstating that. I was about to head off to the store thinking, "A Febreze type product might be..." and then thought hit: "Worse in undreamt of ways. EEEEEK!" <br /><br />Here's hoping the air continues to clear. <br /><br />By the way, everyone here is correct: It's a warm a thing. Holy Hannah, I think I'm sleeping on a kiln, which is kind of nice in February, and somewhat less an appealing thought in July. <br /><br />ethelmae, I love the visual of that. A Mexican standoff of sorts. I'm glad you won, a good bed is really a great boon in life. When I met my husband, he had an ultra cheap bed, on the floor of his very sparsely furnished apartment. Now he sees the wisdom of a good bed, and wouldn't go back, but for some reason (and not to speak in gender stereotypes), men are often willing to sleep on the equivalent of a fabric covered plank. <br /><br />Sol, I am honestly very pleased that I make you laugh. There's always something extra fun in making people who are funny themselves, laugh. Always good to see you, by the way. <br /><br />MOT, if you do? Seriously, learn from my mistake and go with the knockoff brand. They come with warranties too, and from what I've been gathering? They do not smell the same. They don't smell. It's something about the "NASA, Space Foam" patent that brings with it the...eau de regret, really :-) <br /><br />But I can also tell you honestly? Really helpful with sore backs, hips and shoulders. Also, those knockoffs tend to be half the price. Live and learn, I guess. (*pours stiff drink*) (*is joking*) (*well, sort of, this hasn't driven me to a.m. drinking but then I can't smell the bed from here). <br /><br />JoMo, it's funny how common a tale this is, isn't it? "We hit forty together, and start to grunt a great deal when rising from the bed in the morning. Something had to be done!" I'm glad you found such a good alternative, and I'm with you, replacing it every couple of years sounds like a perfectly acceptable thing to do. <br /><br />I'm the flopper, and turner in this relationship, but my husband is the one bound to create the big, Rob-sized dent. That's why I thought a warranty would be so important -- he's big. He's lean, but the man is sizable, and anything that repeatedly comes in contact with him is compressed. <br /><br />Except for me. <br /><br />Thank you everyone, for the comments, and for stopping by!Land of shimphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671954452597068904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665553674742661091.post-90386742536166492452010-02-16T16:53:01.047-08:002010-02-16T16:53:01.047-08:00I love the way you spin a tale!
My hubby & I,...I love the way you spin a tale!<br /><br />My hubby & I, also feeling the forty creeks, embarked on the same journey, only to land on the extra super firm foam mattress at Ikea, I can't remember it's name - the glunda? the bjorky? the sleepnkan? <br /><br />Anyway it ended up being way cheaper overall for he bedframe & mattress than we ever expected. And it worked. When hubby tossed & turned, I was barely disturbed & the bed was brick-like. <br /><br />After 2 1/2 years hubby's side is, ummm, totally compressed so we're up for a new mattress, but at about $200, I don't mind replacing it every couple of years.<br /><br />I have a freaky sensitive sense of smell so I can't imagine the hell you describe. I'd freak. I really hope it de-stinks soon.<br /><br />As for good smells - I really love Ombra's citrus sage bubble bath. Heavenly. <br /><br />Here's to a good night's sleep!<br />Cheers,<br />JoJoMohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05281071980623858389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665553674742661091.post-64471719070122819852010-02-16T12:21:09.112-08:002010-02-16T12:21:09.112-08:00your post couldn't have come at a better time ...your post couldn't have come at a better time as I was contemplating buying one of these for myself, given the pain in my back - now if I do, atleast I know what I have in store for me...Miss OverThinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06286860942975359330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665553674742661091.post-65994256207407739102010-02-16T09:32:13.506-08:002010-02-16T09:32:13.506-08:00"... the three thousand dollar brick of stink..."... the three thousand dollar brick of stink ..."<br /><br />I should pay you for the joy you bring. I probably never will, of course, but I should.<br /><br />I was born with the ability to fall asleep just about anywhere, so long as it is dark and quiet. I've slept on cement floors, rugs, couches, on top of (and under) tables, in bathtubs... Any actual mattress, no matter how dilapidated, works for me.<br /><br />Good luck on breaking in the beast.Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665553674742661091.post-57438137052377168132010-02-15T20:17:30.085-08:002010-02-15T20:17:30.085-08:00You always make me smile first, them laugh out lou...You always make me smile first, them laugh out loud.<br />I can so relate to all the aches and pains of growing...mature...together. I've got torn rotator cuffs in both shoulders, one bad knee, compromised muscle in my right calf which is fine while standing, but rebels when reclining, herniated disc in my back, and bilateral sacroiliitis. When we replaced our last mattress, I insisted upon a memory foam mattress, after trying one for half an hour and falling in love. Hubby, of course, checked the price first and went straight for the cheapest thing in the store, which was one of those God-awful jobs you could feel a pea under. We had a showdown right there in the store; I swear, it was like the gun fight at the OK Corral - me and my mattress, with the manager and all the store personnel lined up behind me...against my husband and his puny little floppy mattress. No supporters whatsoever. Of course, I realize these people were out to make money, but really, it was no contest. It wasn't like I picked out the most expensive thing in the store - actually it was probably just over the mid-priced range - but it sleeps like a million bucks!<br />I am happy to report, though, that we never had an odor issue; heat, yes, which suited me just fine, since I am essentially a very cold natured person and sleep even in the summer under piles of blankets, but we have never experienced the Tempur-Pedic problem. Next time, try Fluffo.ethelmaepotter!https://www.blogger.com/profile/10626030604752269356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665553674742661091.post-7276867393187222412010-02-15T09:24:38.451-08:002010-02-15T09:24:38.451-08:00I'm sorry about the smell, but this is terrifi...I'm sorry about the smell, but this is terrifically funny! I wonder if a gallon of febreze would help?dshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07616750784052488695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665553674742661091.post-54434711580123394462010-02-15T07:54:08.056-08:002010-02-15T07:54:08.056-08:00Hello Duta! Always so nice to see your name :-) T...Hello Duta! Always so nice to see your name :-) They're all the rage here, these mattress. Conventional wisdom is that a firm mattress is better, but it seems that for anyone with joint problems, one that has the right level of yield combined with support is best. <br /><br />I don't know. I crushed a bunch of bones in a car accident (because I guess merely breaking them would have been doing things by half, something to which I am not prone) ...and there is a specific form of arthritis that results from that happening. Nothing too dreadful, just hits joints first. Could be a lot worse, and the true form of arthritis is beyond painful, this is just grumblingly sore, so I'm not complaining. I'm thanking my lucky stars, and making bedding adjustments, basically. <br /><br />Hello Philip! Yes, here it means the same thing. Have I not mentioned I'm a bandit? Stick 'em up, hand over yer wallet there, mista!" Not convincing? Ah well, not surprising, as clearly I am not a highwayman (or woman, for that matter). <br /><br />A knock off is a replica of a same brand. Often the formulation is identical, but usually it is an approximation of a top brand, or big seller. <br /><br />They're very big in the US. A for instance would be Tide detergent -- the top brand -- well every grocery store you go to has a brand that is comparable to Tide, under their own store brand. Fragrance of the detergent is changed, but the formulation is close to exactly the same, and knock offs are much cheaper. <br /><br />So for Tempur-Pedic there are a ton of Knock-off brands BUT their particular foam is actually a relic of the actual space program (it was invented for astronauts) and is patented. The knock off brands do an approximation of replicating it, and sell those knock offs for much less. <br /><br />So they are cheaper, and often just as good. It's essentially a competing brand that will claim to be just as good, and often is. <br /><br />(I saw your comment before I had even a sip of coffee and thought, "oh boy, how am going to explain that one?" ....coffee, the nectar of nimble thought, I guess!)<br /><br />Hehe, Philip, I am an American who knows the term CV, here we call them resumes (and yes, I know, I'm missing the accent mark). You are learning to speak our Americanized (read: bastardized) language! Sweet! <br /><br />Cricket, I know people with the sleep number bed! Like you, I like a meat locker, but my husband likes warmth. We shall see how this works out. <br /><br />On the sleep number bed: It depends on whether you and your wife sleep closely together. There is a ridge in the middle of the bed, and a fairly firm one, that is difficult to cross while sleeping (or while awake, for that matter). It's a bit like pushing two twins together. <br /><br />I am a sleep stalker. I pursue my husband to the very edges of the mattress. A stealth snuggler, I am told. We had to rule out the sleep number bed because, invariably, I'd wake up as I began my nightly migration to find my oversized husband. <br /><br />We also start out locked together is ye olde "spoon" position, and that would involve perching atop the rigid (and presumably sprouting feathers, in keeping with that mental image). <br /><br />However, the people I know who have them LOVE them. Love, love, LOVE them. Although the great divide is something they had to work around, if you get my "married people have noticed that..." drift. <br /><br />But it solves the problem of one partner (almost always the guy) preferring firm (as men are more likely to have some back issues) and women the softer spectrum (as women have a lot of problems with sore hips past forty or so). <br /><br />So, good and bad :-)Land of shimphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671954452597068904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665553674742661091.post-16944246848624519582010-02-15T07:54:01.061-08:002010-02-15T07:54:01.061-08:00jadeddj, we also bought ours from a mattress stor...jadeddj, we also bought ours from a mattress store, I'm wondering if the store you bought it from had the good sense to store it more loosely wrapped (you know, protected but able to breathe)? Guess we'll never know. <br /><br />I was being literal though, if you run a search on "Tempur Pedic fumes" or "Tempur Pedic smell" the number of hits are astounding. You got lucky, sir and I say, "Good for you!" It really is an awful lot of money to spend, only to have it arrive and smell unpleasantly. I'm told it goes away. <br /><br />Why thank you, Cabo! Always happy to give people a laugh :-) <br /><br />The Bug, seriously, if they didn't mention it? It didn't smell as much as this mattress did. I'm being serious -- there was no way anyone with a nose could have slept on that for the first week. I had visions of people making this rather large purchase, and then sobbing their way through the first night. <br /><br />I think I'll worry about the "could be hot" factor if we decided to keep The Brick (we name everything in this house, except the cat, apparently). <br /><br />Gary, I think you've nailed the popularity of futons, when moving involves three friends and a truck, they are perfect. Then at some point most people start to morph into some version of the Princess and the Pea when it comes to beds. <br /><br />What's even weirder is that I really don't remember sleep being something that ever concerned anyone much -- if you got three hours of sleep, you were functional. Now if something happens and I get three hours of sleep and that's all? Zombie. I'm lumbering through my day, communicating in guttural noises, my entire body in rebellion. <br /><br />Hehe. While watching the Olympic skiers on the moguls, I kept worrying about the eventual fate of their knees. "Oh...owwww. Their poor knees, their poor, poor knees!" So, amazing feats of athleticism, honing the human body into a thing at the command of the user, and I'm worried about joint pain for them two decades later. Priorities, they change. I assume I'm slowly morphing into a house cat. Kind of like Kafka, only less existential dilemma and more seeking of comfort. <br /><br />Aw...that was nice of your son, Hilary! Has it helped? I mean, aside from the "Ew." of the smell, and worries about spontaneous combustion? I keep wondering if the thing is smelling less, or if terrifyingly, I'm becoming accustomed to it. Will I have house guests walk in the door, sniff the air, and have a polite look of dismay cross their faces? I need to grab a brutally honest friend and have her sniff the house for me :-) Perhaps I'll wait until closer to the ninety day do-or-die date. <br /><br />The thing is? I'm sleeping like a dead person, which was kind of the goal. So there are upsides to it. <br /><br />Oh dear, I should have conducted a survey prior to buying it, intelliwench! Thank you for the heads up on that. My husband will be thrilled, as I'm already the lunatic who likes to sleep with the bedroom window open in all manner of weathers. The colder the bedroom, the better, so that should work out for him! I actually have silk sheets to help combat the potential of Three Coins for the Fountain! That all women go through. <br /><br />Not to be indelicate, but some people have that going on throughout their lives. And by some people, I mean me. My poor husband. I'm a persistently damp bedmate (woo hoo, I feel sexy admitting that ;-) ) ...I sleep in silk tees, as well as on silk sheets (and try to affect a rarefied air as I sweat like a farm laborer). <br /><br />There's a song from a musical, I forget which one, that has the lyrics, "I enjoy being a girl!" which I will frequently sing in the manner of Eeyore because...it's terribly fitting, really.Land of shimphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671954452597068904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665553674742661091.post-4304843786500223322010-02-15T04:24:58.563-08:002010-02-15T04:24:58.563-08:00I've been considering the big mattress splurge...I've been considering the big mattress splurge myself. Can definitely relate to the post-40 thing, though as my Nana would say about aging, it beats the alternative.<br /><br />Already ruled out the Tempur-pedic based on the heat retention thing. Given my druthers, I'd have the heat off and a window cracked year-round. Except in hot and humid weather, when I like my AC set to "meat locker."<br /><br />I've been thinking maybe the Sleep Number? If you ever review that product, let me know. Wish all product reviews were as honest and entertaining as this one.Crickethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07584174478393760131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665553674742661091.post-91687893756718845252010-02-15T03:22:42.346-08:002010-02-15T03:22:42.346-08:00Hi Alane. I've already commented, BUT, having...Hi Alane. I've already commented, BUT, having read some of the other comments on this topic I have to ask a question about a specific term that crops up more than once here.<br /><br />OK, in the UK the term 'knock up' is different from the American 'knock up' - which I have already come across now and then.<br /><br />However, the term KNOCK OFF in London and most of the UK simply means 'fallen off the back of a lorry' (i.e. STOLEN).<br /><br />What does it mean in the States? I don't think it is the same as in the UK. Perhaps, and here I'm only surmising, it means something like a 'stolen idea', or a copy of a brand?<br /><br />I am still learning American English and making great strides via blogs! Soon I shall be able to state on my CV "Speaks two languages: English and American, with a soupçon of Deutsch.<br /><br />But why would I need a CV at my time of life? Unless St. Peter is weeding out undesirables ... hmm.PhilipHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06811831703263176415noreply@blogger.com