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Old 16-03-2007, 03:53 PM   #1
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Since we spend 1/2 of our lives sleeping, how do you do it in comfort?.
Just forked out $5600 for a kingsize pillowtop chunky a$$ framed bed....
Cant wait to get on it..... :

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Old 16-03-2007, 03:54 PM   #2
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i lay on a single bed... not sure what brand. my normally the conctrete floor does just as good.
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Unless your paying for an airfare, you will be finding out by yourself.
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Is that an offer Gaz??.... :
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Old 16-03-2007, 04:04 PM   #5
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If you can fix my back I am free to spoon!

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Old 16-03-2007, 08:19 PM   #6
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Big spoon or little spoon? :
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Old 16-03-2007, 09:44 PM   #7
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single bed. with a real shitty mattress. its screwing my back hahaha oh well.
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Kirk VanHouten: I sleep in a racecar. Do you sleep in a racecar?
Homer: I sleep in a big bed with my wife.
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Old 16-03-2007, 04:19 PM   #9
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I dunno what it is. Its a queensize bed, frame was $199 and the mattress was like $350. Its comfy, and I like it, and it is covered by my mink Ford blanket, and slept on by a Ford (me).
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Old 16-03-2007, 04:25 PM   #10
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King size Base and mattress. $3,800 buck worth. I suffer from bad Osteoarthritis have done for 40 years.
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Old 16-03-2007, 07:53 PM   #11
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King size Base and mattress. $3,800 buck worth. I suffer from bad Osteoarthritis have done for 40 years.
I am a rhuematoid athritis sufferer. Im only 30 and have had it for the past 3-4 years. I hope your going ok with your pain. Good sleep is a must for arthritis sufferers.
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Old 16-03-2007, 04:32 PM   #12
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Spent $3700 on a Kingsdown bed about 18 months ago, supposed to be the best blah blah blah.................."haven't had a good nights sleep since!!"
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Old 16-03-2007, 04:34 PM   #13
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Sunday through to thursday nights, a nice comfy queen size bed. No idea on brand or anything.

Friday and Saturday nights, where ever i pass out... front lawns, back of utes, random couch's, school paygrounds, on top of shade sails all get a mention here... Great fun being young
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Friday and Saturday nights, where ever i pass out... front lawns, back of utes, random couch's, school paygrounds, on top of shade sails all get a mention here... Great fun being young

So true!! Ive had some bad sleeps. Footpath was bad, beach was OK, road was crap, toilet was not so good either. Middle of winter outside, about 8 degrees, in shorts and a shirt on a chair with a cushion for a blanket was the worst ever.
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Old 16-03-2007, 05:18 PM   #15
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I sleep on a queensize bed of some description...pretty firm but comfy...got all sheridan sheets, quilts and pillowcases though
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1300 buck queens size pillowtop, quite frankly its over rated still wake up with a sore back.
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Old 16-03-2007, 06:10 PM   #17
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I've got a queen size bed. It didn't cost me a cent, and it's pretty comfy!
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Old 16-03-2007, 06:27 PM   #19
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When my wife starting working over here...
(Californian Girl)
she wanted out of my double bed (with $200 mattress) so badly
her first purchase with her new income was a 24 months interest free
full bed suite from Captain Snooze
King size, hardwood sleigh style bed with leather inserts,
brass fittings etc... etc...

the mattress alone cost $4500 :

bed suite total was $11,000

I wasn't really sure this was a good idea...
but she was earning $500-$800 a week as a casual...
so I let it slide

11 months later she fell pregnant and stopped working :

and now my project car money is paying off her bedsuite :

Have to say though....
all my life I was a very light sleeper,
But now I can sleep through a screaming babies midnight rampage...

Its very comfy !
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the mattress alone cost $4500 :
Don't be to worried about your mattress costing you $4500. One of the bedding manufacturers that I deliver to has recently released a bed that retails for $13,000 (not a misprint).All the manufacturers have beds in The $5,000 - $10,000 range. When you see what actually goes into them it actually makes you wonder why they cost so much.Probably that the shops add a minumum of 60% and upwards for their markup.Have known some places to put on 120%. :
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and i suppose you blame her for that?

me? queensize of unknown brand, vintage and price, comfy enough, though i have been known to sleep on any surface thats vaguely horizontal and flat
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Double bed... frame made by my grandfather who's been a carpenter for 55 years. Better then any of the flimsy junk I've seen in furniture stores.
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I got a queen size pillow top mattress made by Kingcoil. Was the best investment I made. My back has thanked me ever since. Cost me only $700. I will never go back to those cheap a$$ bed packages ever again. Plus it has good support for those rough nights :hihi:

Next will be either an ensemble or one of those designer type bed frames.
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My wife and I have a queen sized bed, each. Anyone know a good cure for snoring?
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My wife and I have a queen sized bed, each. Anyone know a good cure for snoring?
pillow over the face? just kidding.

tie a tennis ball to the lower part of your back, that way you are forced to lay on your side or you will feel the ball if you lay on your back. I have heard it reduces the effects of snoring. Dont know how much of this is true but it wont hurt to try it if you havent already.

Last resort would be to sleep in seperate rooms, or see a specialist.
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pillow over the face? just kidding.

tie a tennis ball to the lower part of your back, that way you are forced to lay on your side or you will feel the ball if you lay on your back. I have heard it reduces the effects of snoring. Dont know how much of this is true but it wont hurt to try it if you havent already.

Last resort would be to sleep in seperate rooms, or see a specialist.
Billy Connolly tells a good yarn about having to wear a backpack with a football in it!

We are already past the last resort. Asked the doctor what to do and he said they can only cure sleep apnea, which I dont think I have, that's where you stop breathing, and you have to go into a sleep lab overnight. I just snore flat out. It even annoys her form the other room. She can tolerate it better in winter and at the moment she doesnt tolerate much and takes up more than half the bed as she is 35 weeks pregnant. (We only got married in January '06)
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The missus thought it'd be a good idea to get a bed from Ikea of all places. I'm about one inch from attacking the creaking piece of crap with a drill and a box of self tappers.
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haha, live up to your name dude.
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I have one of those waveless waterbeds.. Comfy as and I love the built in heater for winter nights.. I'll forgo alittle comfort everytime to be toasty warm :P
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Queen size WaveLess water bed ... With a extra layer in the bladder... I like to be warm ..
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