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By BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (42211)
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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11 responses
@RebeccasFarm (104195)
• Wheat Ridge, Colorado
20 Feb
I am proud of you but..please be careful Barbara
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@RebeccasFarm (104195)
• Wheat Ridge, Colorado
20 Feb
@BarBaraPrz I know how easy it is for us to get hurt these days.
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@BarBaraPrz (42211)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
20 Feb
Futons don't work, they just lie there... 
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@BarBaraPrz (42211)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
20 Feb
Kapok is a fine, fibrous substance like cotton that is used as stuffing for cushions, soft toys, etc.
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@xstitcher (27611)
• Petaluma, California
20 Feb
@BarBaraPrz Ah, okay. Thank you.
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@DaddyEvil (127395)
• United States
20 Feb
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 (127395)
• United States
20 Feb
@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 (42211)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
20 Feb
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 (312266)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Feb
@BarBaraPrz Good for you. You are obviously very persuasive!! 
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@RasmaSandra (65475)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
19 Feb
Congrats and glad you were able to turn that mattress around,
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@BarBaraPrz (42211)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
19 Feb
I will at bedtime, after I have a nice long soak in bubble bath. 
@BarBaraPrz (42211)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
19 Feb
Not nearly as strong as I used to be, though.
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@Virtually2021 (874)
• Southend-On-Sea, England
19 Feb
I have not previously heard of a kapok mattress.
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@BarBaraPrz (42211)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
19 Feb
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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