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By BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (45586)
St. Catharines, Ontario
February 19, 2023 2:09pm CST
What's that crazy lady up to now?
I have a futon bed with the good old-fashioned kapok mattress. It was getting a bit flattened on the side I mostly lie on, so I decided to flip it around to even things out.
Have you ever tried moving a kapok mattress? It's like trying to move a floppy, dead whale. It really requires two people. It took a while but I managed to do it all by my lonesome.
Aren't ya proud of me? I know I am. 
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@RebeccasFarm (86823)
• United States
20 Feb 23
I am proud of you but..please be careful Barbara
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@RebeccasFarm (86823)
• United States
20 Feb 23
@BarBaraPrz I know how easy it is for us to get hurt these days.
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@BarBaraPrz (45586)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
20 Feb 23
Futons don't work, they just lie there... 
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@BarBaraPrz (45586)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
20 Feb 23
Kapok is a fine, fibrous substance like cotton that is used as stuffing for cushions, soft toys, etc.
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@xstitcher (30407)
• Petaluma, California
20 Feb 23
@BarBaraPrz Ah, okay. Thank you.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
20 Feb 23
Oh, wow! Good job! Pretty and I had trouble flipping and turning my queen-sized mattress a couple of weeks ago.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
20 Feb 23
@BarBaraPrz Yes, she couldn't reach the handles on her side and it was too heavy for her to control.
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@BarBaraPrz (45586)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
20 Feb 23
Well, I folded it onto itself and convinced it was in its best interest to turn. I even managed to adjust the angle of the bed by a few degrees and had the best sleep I've had in a while.
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@JudyEv (326127)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Feb 23
@BarBaraPrz Good for you. You are obviously very persuasive!! 
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@RasmaSandra (73725)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
19 Feb 23
Congrats and glad you were able to turn that mattress around,
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@BarBaraPrz (45586)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
19 Feb 23
I will at bedtime, after I have a nice long soak in bubble bath. 
@BarBaraPrz (45586)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
19 Feb 23
Not nearly as strong as I used to be, though.
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@Virtually2021 (827)
• Southend-On-Sea, England
19 Feb 23
I have not previously heard of a kapok mattress.
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@BarBaraPrz (45586)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
19 Feb 23
It's the old old type, before someone came up with the idea of putting coil springs in 'em. They just lay there and don't move at all.
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