And Again the Bed
Posted on December 12, 2007 - Filed Under Simple Life |
Our bed has just popped a spring! On Irving´s side, which is a bit odd, since he´s barely been here for the past month, but anyway. We went to the place we bought it and they told us they would take the mattress back to the factory to be repaired . . . again. Having already been through this fiasco, we aren´t expecting to have the bed back until at least Jan.
I told Irving to tell them we want the bed replaced, but they refused. I have made a point of not getting involved in this because I am well known for getting a little overheated in discussions like this. So, Irving is handling it . . . something that is not going too well!
So, today the guys from the store came and took the mattress to get it repaired. They said it will be back on Dec. 27th. Which means Christmas on the floor . . . unless we buy a new mattress. This really irks me since we have not even finished paying for the bed (and won´t until it is really fixed) and now need to get a second mattress. The upside is that we can then have two mattresses and when my sisters come to visit, we will just toss one on the floor for them. Also, we can now alternate sending mattresses to the factory, if it comes to that! 
This afternoon was spent searching for a decent mattress. There are really cheap ones that are pretty soft . . . but then, our first bed was super cheap, less than $100 for the whole thing, new, and it lasted just fine for four and a half years! This new one was nearly triple the price and only lasted a few months.
Anyway, we did find a really nice, firm mattress that has a 3 year guarantee. It is a bit of cash, but I´m thinking it´s worth it . . . We don´t get much sleep as it is, with two early bird kids and anything we do get needs to be high quality!
On top of the bed thing, my internet is messed up. The box for the wireless internet connection is constantly going out. It´s lost the connection about four times just while I´ve been writing this. Several calls to the company turned up everything from “you play your music too loud, it´s interfering with the internet signal” to “your computer must have a virus or something.” Finally, a tech person who actually seemed to know something asked if we´d had the box updated for the whole Windows Vista business. We said no and were then informed that we are supposed to bring it in every 3 months . . . ooops! Apparently, they service the boxes every three months and keep them running.
At first, it looked like a trip to the capital, but since then, we´ve discovered that there is a place closer to us. Irving is taking the box tonight. I really hope it works, I´m feeling totally cut off from the world here! All my writing work on blogs is done in 2 minute intervals, which is a little frustrating. This will all make me appreciate a good connection all the more, though!
So, hopefully by tomorrow, I´ll have proper internet connection and a new mattress. Which will provide some nice blog fodder. Maybe there will be new photos of my stove, too. 
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I hope it all works out for you! That really stinks about the mattress. Ours is one of the sleep number air matresses (a hand-me-down from my inlaws), and it stinks. We want a new one, too, but it’ll be a while!
Oh how I (we) wish for a new bed… The one I like, which will be reall REALLY good for my back, is about $2,000 AUD!
Hope that your connection has worked out for the better, how is the Vista thing, good?