The forces of nature
Mar. 14th, 2003 08:56 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
pameladeanMy bed includes a futon that needs to be turned once a week. It weighs 96 pounds. Why I thought this was a good idea I cannot imagine. Raphael used to help me with this, but can't now for fear of back injury.
It's quite doable with a few tricks; it is not necessary to ever pick up the entire weight of the futon or even half of it. It's mostly just bloody annoying.
I went to turn the futon last night. I only have one mattress pad, which is in the wash. I'm using an old acrylic blanket as a pad in the meantime, and I've got a polartech blanket on the bed in the usual blanket position.
They were both crackling with static electricity to an amazing degree. And thus the following conversation took place.
P: Get out! Get out of there! (shaking blankets and trying to keep away from metal objects)
R: What are you yelling at?
P: The static electricity. (astonished pause) You got a problem with that?
R: No, ma'am. You cuss at the forces of nature, I'll just go back in the kitchen.
It's quite doable with a few tricks; it is not necessary to ever pick up the entire weight of the futon or even half of it. It's mostly just bloody annoying.
I went to turn the futon last night. I only have one mattress pad, which is in the wash. I'm using an old acrylic blanket as a pad in the meantime, and I've got a polartech blanket on the bed in the usual blanket position.
They were both crackling with static electricity to an amazing degree. And thus the following conversation took place.
P: Get out! Get out of there! (shaking blankets and trying to keep away from metal objects)
R: What are you yelling at?
P: The static electricity. (astonished pause) You got a problem with that?
R: No, ma'am. You cuss at the forces of nature, I'll just go back in the kitchen.
