Letter
from Paul S.
Bed
Rail Tale...
Matthew & Galoots et
al, I'd be very concerned about crawling
between
the sheets on that bed rail without new wood! Even
normal size people put a tremendous strain on those
connectors and the wood in which they are imbedded. "Breaking the bed" is dangerous and sometimes
embarrassing.
As newlyweds we got a
lesson in applied physics within a couple weeks of
the wedding. My tiny wife came with a 4 poster bed
which appeared pretty sturdy. But, within a month of
the wedding, and at 250lbs, I made a jump into the
bed as we were frolicking. The frolicking came to a
screeching halt as the metal rail gave way, the
slats went flying and we and the rest of the bed hit
the floor.
That would have been
embarrassing enough, but as a new teacher with no
money to buy a new bed the only cure was to have the
rail straightened and reinforced. We took it to our
late friend's father - the welder and his wife. The
rails just fit windshield to back window in the
Datsun sedan. I think he charged me $7 because the
story was priceless and became part of local
folklore much to our chagrin.
Glad
to see that Galoots haven't solved all the problems
in my absence.
Paul in
Normal
May, 2008
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