So, since the move back in June, the wife and I have been sleeping on 2 single mattresses pushed together. The mattresses are actually for my kids, they had beds that used just a mattress. Worked out really well for them. And since the kids stayed in Cali, they weren’t usign them…
But the kids are coming next week, for Thanksgiving. So we had to get a bed.
Craigslist to the rescue! We found someone giving away an almost new Queen Sized bed. This was ideal! Got a truck, got the bed, brought it to our house.
But our house has this stairwell, it’s got a sharp turn in it, and a low ceiling. Very low.
The mattress went up fine, 'cause it could bend. The Boxsprings? Not so much.
So, last night, as I was drinking a Woodchuck and listening to the Simpsons, I cut the bed in half. In the living room.
Boxspring into two smaller parts, went upstairs without a hitch. Placed on the floor, and you can’t even see the cuts. Slept on it last night, no problem.
So, that’s the Wierdest Thing I’ve Ever Done In My Livingroom. Cut a bed in half.
This brings up a slightly Off Topic idea of mine.
It should be passed as LAW that mattresses and box springs should have handles for moving. I am reminded of this idea every time I move my mother. First, we move her bed, and struggle and complain and such. Then we move the extra bed, and it has handles! So while we effortlessly move that one, we complain some more about why the first bed didn’t have handles.
The extra bed also has split boxsprings.
YES! In the course of job I end up having to move a lot of mattresses. Sometimes they’re wet and heavy, sometimes I’ve got to get about nine feet up into a dump truck, sometimes both. Handled mattresses are always easier.
As to the OP… I once had a Nerf gun fight while drinking whiskey and debating gay marriage. And yes, one thing led to another, which led to another; I’ll let you decide the order they went in.
Saw one on Craigslist Baltimore not too long ago, but I don’t think I’ve seen them for double beds, only queen. Thankfully, we’re suburban-livin’ and have an ample staircase.