# My nightly climb on Everest. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 26, 2004, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-nightly-climb-on-everest/226073 "2004-01-26T01:00:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![brachyrhynchos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brachyrhynchos/32/376_2.png) [@brachyrhynchos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brachyrhynchos)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2004, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-nightly-climb-on-everest/226073/1 "2004-01-26T01:00:49Z")
After many, MANY years of sleeping on homemade pallets, futons, or mattress sets previously owned by persons unknown, I finally bought my very own mattress and box spring. My old mattress had been ominously listing to one side, the questionable material inside giving up the ghost. So, $661 and a few days later, my sparkly new _King Koil Romance Euro-Box Plush Top_ set arrived, and the oldy moldy was carted away. Now, as I was concerned about the height of the bed at the time of purchase, I opted for the slimline box spring (basically, one that is half-height). I also opted for the second plush top to be removed (the mattress was reversible). But even with these measures, my headboard effectively disappeared. This bed is high. I have to _climb_ to get on top. I am 5’9" tall, and when I sit on this behemoth, my feet are a good 6" off the ground. I sit there, giggling and swinging my legs like a 5-year old. Good lord, if I had ordered it as was, I would have had to buy a ladder (and oxygen as well, I suspect). When did mattresses grow so big? And what are they feeding them?? And, of course, my fitted sheets no longer do. But at least I’m getting a good nights sleep and ending the day with a chuckle atop my Everest. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2004, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-nightly-climb-on-everest/226073/2 "2004-01-26T01:20:21Z")
If the peas that your evil stepmother secretly hid under the mattress gives you bruises, give me a call. Peas. They feed them peas now. Little baby crib mattresses grow into big, strong King Koil mattresses. You ever been to a mattress farm? ---
**Author:** ![PastAllReason](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f07891/32.png) [@PastAllReason](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastAllReason)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2004, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-nightly-climb-on-everest/226073/3 "2004-01-26T01:49:34Z")
Congratulations on the new bed! At the not-short height for a woman of 5’8", I had a similar, unexpected experience visiting friends recently. It was getting late, finally time to make my way to bed. I hadn’t paid too much attention earlier in the day when taking my luggage into the guestroom. But there I was, round midnight or so, looking at the bed, and I suddenly realized how tall it was. Tired after a really long and awful trip, and a long and happy evening, I couldn’t do anything other than pull my suitcase over to the bed, and use it as a step to the bed. I felt about 5 years old as well. I confessed the climbing sheepishly the next morning. My friends have now purchased a small set of steps. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![brachyrhynchos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brachyrhynchos/32/376_2.png) [@brachyrhynchos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brachyrhynchos)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2004, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-nightly-climb-on-everest/226073/4 "2004-01-26T05:05:04Z")
**Horseflesh** , thanks to the generous plush top, a box of frozen Birdseyes could be crammed underneath and I’d still be all comfy and a snorin’ (my princess days are long over). Welcome to the boards, **PastAllReason**! ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2004, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-nightly-climb-on-everest/226073/5 "2004-01-26T06:30:10Z")
Now I want one.