On 24/02/2013 15:40, Arfa Daily wrote:

But this all aside, once again as I got involved with moving the hateful
thing, I had to wonder WTF they don't stitch handles onto the 'short'
sides of a mattress ? It's all very nice having them on the long sides
so that you can position the mattress on the base, but when it comes to
moving one from A to B, the only sensible way is with it upright, and
then there is nothing other than the piping around the edge of it, to
grab hold of.

I've been moving the bloody things for more than 40 years now, and I
don't recall ever having seen one with handles on the ends. Does anyone
know of a 'real' practical reason for this ?

I'd assumed it was so you can carry them 'vertically', eg up and down
stairs, like a suitcase. If you're carrying then horizontally, you can
just hold the sides of the mattress?
--
David

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Lobster wrote:

I've been moving the bloody things for more than 40 years now, and I
don't recall ever having seen one with handles on the ends. Does anyone
know of a 'real' practical reason for this ?

I'd assumed it was so you can carry them 'vertically', eg up and down
stairs, like a suitcase. If you're carrying then horizontally, you can
just hold the sides of the mattress?

They're not for carrying - they're for moving the mattress, when you
make the bed, esp. if it's against a wall. You remember making beds,
don't you? (I barely do: mine's been made for me, since I got
married....)

J.

In article , davidlobsterpot601
@hotmail.com says...

On 24/02/2013 15:40, Arfa Daily wrote:

But this all aside, once again as I got involved with moving the hateful
thing, I had to wonder WTF they don't stitch handles onto the 'short'
sides of a mattress ? It's all very nice having them on the long sides
so that you can position the mattress on the base, but when it comes to
moving one from A to B, the only sensible way is with it upright, and
then there is nothing other than the piping around the edge of it, to
grab hold of.

I've been moving the bloody things for more than 40 years now, and I
don't recall ever having seen one with handles on the ends. Does anyone
know of a 'real' practical reason for this ?

I'd assumed it was so you can carry them 'vertically', eg up and down
stairs, like a suitcase. If you're carrying then horizontally, you can
just hold the sides of the mattress?

Just to be annoying, our mattress _has_ handles on all four sides.
Mind you, the d@mn thing is also twice as heavy as any we've previously
had.

Incidentally, was there any good reason for swapping these two beds?

I.E. Good enough to justify the slog involved?

--
Sam

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In article , davidlobsterpot601
@hotmail.com says...

On 24/02/2013 15:40, Arfa Daily wrote:

But this all aside, once again as I got involved with moving the
hateful
thing, I had to wonder WTF they don't stitch handles onto the 'short'
sides of a mattress ? It's all very nice having them on the long sides
so that you can position the mattress on the base, but when it comes to
moving one from A to B, the only sensible way is with it upright, and
then there is nothing other than the piping around the edge of it, to
grab hold of.

I've been moving the bloody things for more than 40 years now, and I
don't recall ever having seen one with handles on the ends. Does anyone
know of a 'real' practical reason for this ?

I'd assumed it was so you can carry them 'vertically', eg up and down
stairs, like a suitcase. If you're carrying then horizontally, you can
just hold the sides of the mattress?

Just to be annoying, our mattress _has_ handles on all four sides.
Mind you, the d@mn thing is also twice as heavy as any we've previously
had.

Incidentally, was there any good reason for swapping these two beds?

I.E. Good enough to justify the slog involved?

--
Sam


Well, the missus thought so ... Basically, they bought a cheap bed when
they got married, as you do. Now, a few years later, it's clapped out, and
she was moaning about it on the phone, and saying that they couldn't afford
a new one. So, big-hearted missus says "Never mind. The one in our spare
room hardly ever gets slept in, so you have that one, and we'll put your one
back in there just in case ..."

I didn't think that it was a good enough reason, and didn't really see why
we should end up with the ****ty end of the stick - and I said so. As you
can imagine, that went down like a lead balloon, and just resulted in me
getting called a miserable old sod, but hey-ho. I don't really care ...

Arfa

On 24/02/2013 16:55, Lobster wrote:
On 24/02/2013 15:40, Arfa Daily wrote:

But this all aside, once again as I got involved with moving the hateful
thing, I had to wonder WTF they don't stitch handles onto the 'short'
sides of a mattress ? It's all very nice having them on the long sides
so that you can position the mattress on the base, but when it comes to
moving one from A to B, the only sensible way is with it upright, and
then there is nothing other than the piping around the edge of it, to
grab hold of.

I've been moving the bloody things for more than 40 years now, and I
don't recall ever having seen one with handles on the ends. Does anyone
know of a 'real' practical reason for this ?

I'd assumed it was so you can carry them 'vertically', eg up and down
stairs, like a suitcase. If you're carrying then horizontally, you can
just hold the sides of the mattress?

How tall are you? :-)



--
Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

"Lobster" wrote in message
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On 24/02/2013 15:40, Arfa Daily wrote:

But this all aside, once again as I got involved with moving the hateful
thing, I had to wonder WTF they don't stitch handles onto the 'short'
sides of a mattress ? It's all very nice having them on the long sides
so that you can position the mattress on the base, but when it comes to
moving one from A to B, the only sensible way is with it upright, and
then there is nothing other than the piping around the edge of it, to
grab hold of.

I've been moving the bloody things for more than 40 years now, and I
don't recall ever having seen one with handles on the ends. Does anyone
know of a 'real' practical reason for this ?

I'd assumed it was so you can carry them 'vertically', eg up and down
stairs, like a suitcase. If you're carrying then horizontally, you can
just hold the sides of the mattress?
--
David


Like a suitcase ? Blimey, you must have long legs ... ! :-)

Arfa