Mal: Then I call it a win. What's the problem? Inara: Should I start with the part where you're stranded in the middle of nowhere, or the part where you have no clothes?

'Trash'


Natter Five-O: Book 'Em, Danno.  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


shrift - Mar 16, 2007 4:21:26 am PDT #7381 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

How much trouble would you be in if you covered yourself with fake blood and acted really suspicious around them?

At this point? I think they'd be worried about my mental state. And I pretty much have a solid alibi for all of yesterday. Although I probably should hold off on the stabbing jokes for a few days.


Sue - Mar 16, 2007 4:37:15 am PDT #7382 of 10001
hip deep in pie

Hey does anyone have a Consumer Reports subscription who can tell me what they say about mattresses?


bon bon - Mar 16, 2007 4:40:46 am PDT #7383 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

Sue, I read the article a few weeks ago. They don't say anything-- all their tests bore out was that if you go to the store, test out the mattresses and buy the one you like best, you will like it for the lifetime of the mattress; price and brand don't matter. They didn't do any rankings.


sarameg - Mar 16, 2007 4:45:27 am PDT #7384 of 10001

Baltimore County schools are such wusses. Closing 2 hours early. And, ok, there were ice pellets mixed with the rain this morning, but they were melting. It's above freezing. The ground is above freezing. It's gross but this is ridiculous. All winter, they've been closing if someone within 200 miles says the word snow.

Also? I got stuck behind someone who couldn't figure out how to operate the garage gate. Despite having worked here 15+ years. Really.


Sue - Mar 16, 2007 4:49:09 am PDT #7385 of 10001
hip deep in pie

Sue, I read the article a few weeks ago. They don't say anything-- all their tests bore out was that if you go to the store, test out the mattresses and buy the one you like best, you will like it for the lifetime of the mattress; price and brand don't matter. They didn't do any rankings.

Aaaaah!! Don't they know how many mattresses are out there in the world? I need some help narrowing the field down.

Thanks bon.


Theodosia - Mar 16, 2007 4:49:36 am PDT #7386 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

Somerville schools are closing early too -- there's been a Snow Emergency! declared starting 48 minutes ago, though not a flake had fallen yet.

But, bravely, I went in to work anyway. And found out that my project leader stayed home to work. Ah well.


Jesse - Mar 16, 2007 4:51:59 am PDT #7387 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I was just talking about mattresses last night! Apparently all the brands are made in the same factory and just have different labels and pricetags. Also, my friend's husband bought a $1200 mattress and boxspring 8 years ago, which already is super saggy in the middle. I, OTOH, bought a second-hand (but less than a year old) relatively cheap mattress and boxspring for $100 ten years ago, and it's still awesome.

Seems like a crap shoot.


flea - Mar 16, 2007 4:53:59 am PDT #7388 of 10001
information libertarian

I guess the answer with mattresses is to buy the cheapest one that you like? I need a mattress bad; we got ours from my mother 10 years ago, and it sure weren't new at the time. But one is not in the cards for us any time soon.


Gudanov - Mar 16, 2007 4:57:35 am PDT #7389 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping

I guess the answer with mattresses is to buy the cheapest one that you like?

That's always been my strategy and so far it has worked well.


Sue - Mar 16, 2007 4:58:23 am PDT #7390 of 10001
hip deep in pie

I was just talking about mattresses last night! Apparently all the brands are made in the same factory and just have different labels and pricetags.

They also make it hard to comparison shop. Every big brand seems to have an "exclusive" line for every store, which I am sure are all the same mattress renamed.

I currently have a very cheap mattress from Sears that's about 10 years old and is only comfortable with two foamies on top. So I'd like to get something more comfortable, and I'm willing to go higher end, but I don't really want to pay a lot of dollars if I don't have to.