Yeah we ditched the water bed too. It was a zero wave but I noticed it was sinking through the floor. Ut-oh! datza no good! It was a water bed that sat on a reinforced standard bed frame. I've still got the frame but the water bed got pitched at least 10 years ago.
Alan Please click on: http://www.home.earthlink.net/~alanandsuzanne/ There, you'll find files of my arrangements and performances played on the Yamaha Tyros keyboard. I often add files so check back regularly! The albums in Technics format formerly on my website are still available upon request. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cy Selfridge" <cyselfri...@comcast.net> To: <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2010 10:43 AM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] New Bed? > Lee, > > We traded for a king size waterbed a couple of years ago. It was a > softside > type. It had 9 or so little tubes rather than the large bladder and al > worked fairly well but I never did quite like the way it felt so, one day, > we went to good old Wal-Mart and purchased 2 twin Ozark air mattresses > and, > WALLA, we now have an air bed which we cah each have the amount of > firmness > we desire. The two twins completely fill the king cavity and it is quite > comfortable. "When you partner gets out of bed you do not feel anything > unless you are over on your partner's space. (LOLLOLLOL) > > Cy, The Anasazi > > > > From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] > On Behalf Of Lee A. Stone > Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2010 11:20 AM > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] New Bed? > > > > > > > good to see you back here Cy. Just found some other friends who > bough I think for $89 dollars a air mattress of heavier matterial > from Walmart. It is a temp deal as they want a whole new bed but what > they did was toss their queen sized mattress and just put this blow up > air mattress on their bed and so far so good. they are saving up for I > think the style Alan was talking about the kind you can adjust the > firmness at the touch of a button. anyway this $89 bed was in a local > Walmart and of all places the Sporting Goods area. Lee > > On > Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 02:02:15PM -0600, Cy > Selfridge wrote: >> Hey Alan, >> >> I saw what appears to be an air bed such as these at Matress King for > around >> $500. >> >> Cy >> >> >> >> From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> > [mailto:blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> ] >> On Behalf Of Alan Paganelli >> Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 1:07 PM >> To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com >> <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> > >> Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] New Bed? >> >> >> >> >> >> I would take a look at the comfort select beds. They let each person > select >> their own comfort number. My wife and I tried them out of all places, at >> Camping World for RVs and I liked my setting of 80. She liked her side at >> 89. The scale is 0 to 100 so the difference between our 2 comfort >> settings > >> is about 10 percent. That's a huge difference but you can change your >> settings at any time depending on how your back feels at any given >> moment. > >> There are 2 remotes. One for each side of the bed. >> >> These beds are also in stores as well and go by several names. Comfort >> select, Air Select, Adjustable air comfort and others. These kinds of >> beds > >> are everything the water bed never was. No hundreds of pounds of water to >> worry about or leaks etc. These beds have a blatter inside the mattress >> that is filled with air forced in by a small compressor. There are no > lumpy >> spots. My concern was with an air blatter that there might be a hill or a >> valley depending on how much air was used. This was not the case however. >> At the time we saw these beds they sold for 3,000 bucks for a queen size > but >> >> we're talking for a motor home and around 2002. Sense then, quite a few >> companies make them for folks who could use better back support and the >> costs have come down. If you try one of these beds out, I can tell you, >> your going to want one at any price. That's what we're going to get for > our >> next bed. But, you be the judge. Try it! you'll like it! <grin> >> >> Alan >> >> Please click on: http://www.home.earthlink.net/~alanandsuzanne/ >> There, you'll find files of my arrangements and performances played on >> the Yamaha Tyros keyboard. I often add files so check back regularly! >> >> The albums in Technics format formerly on my website are still >> available upon request. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Claudia" <cdelreal1...@sbcglobal.net > <mailto:cdelreal1973%40sbcglobal.net> >> <mailto:cdelreal1973%40sbcglobal.net> > >> To: "Claudia" <cdelreal1...@sbcglobal.net > <mailto:cdelreal1973%40sbcglobal.net> >> <mailto:cdelreal1973%40sbcglobal.net> > >> Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 6:18 PM >> Subject: [BlindHandyMan] New Bed? >> >> > Hi All, >> > >> > Here is a question for you! >> > We have been talking about a new bed for some time; we've had ours for >> > over 10 years now, and our backs are really starting to hurt. >> > Tonight, we were offered a Quote Unquote "New king-size bed", for $50, >> > from the friend of a friend. >> > I have a thing about used beds, so even though I was told that it's >> > new, > I >> >> > don't trust that. I'm leery about sleeping in beds, particularly when > you >> > don't know whose been sleeping in them before you. >> > We've been saving for it, so the money is there. What would you all do? >> > I turned it down and will continue to look at the store ads! >> > >> > Claudia >> > >> > >> > Windows Messenger: cdelreal1...@sbcglobal.net > <mailto:cdelreal1973%40sbcglobal.net> >> <mailto:cdelreal1973%40sbcglobal.net> >> > Skype: claudiadr10 >> > >> > >> > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus >> > signature database 5273 (20100712) __________ >> > >> > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. >> > >> > http://www.eset.com >> > >> > >> > >> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> > >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------------ >> > >> > Send any questions regarding list management to: >> > blindhandyman-ow...@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:blindhandyman-owner%40yahoogroups.com> >> <mailto:blindhandyman-owner%40yahoogroups.com> >> > To listen to the show archives go to link >> > http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster >> <http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster > <http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_ >> &PAGE_user_op=view_ >> page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29> >> &PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 >> > Or >> > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ >> > >> > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. >> > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday >> > >> > Visit the archives page at the following address >> > http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ >> > >> > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man >> > list just send a blank message to: >> > blindhandyman-h...@yahoogroups.comyahoo > <mailto:blindhandyman-help%40yahoogroups.comYahoo> >> <mailto:blindhandyman-help%40yahoogroups.comYahoo> ! 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