Gross Stat of the Day

Kurt · 11-20-2009, 02:03 PM

I've never heard this before, but in the last couple of weeks I've heard it twice:

The average 8 year old mattress weighs twice as much as it did when it was brand new...This is due to the accumulation of dead skin, dried sweat and dead bed bugs.

Gross.

Michael Motley · 11-20-2009, 02:18 PM

eww. i could have went all day and not know that.

HeySal · 11-20-2009, 02:32 PM

Um...well..uh....thanks for that one, Kurt. (gag). I thought you meant gross as in "before net". Holy cow.

mbenton · 11-20-2009, 02:37 PM

Oh, great, Kurt! Now I'll have to sleep on the couch!

Thanks for sharing, uh...I think...

If I were still selling Kirby vacuums I could use that information.

Kurt · 11-20-2009, 02:47 PM

Since I've heard this (twice), I've been trying to think of ways to sleep standing up, like leaning in a corner or trying a hammock, or water bed. Maybe just change mattresses every time we change sheets?

PS..Sal, in a way "gross" would fit both definitions, since we are talking about the weight of the mattress. It's the gross weight of the mattress that's gross.

ThomM · 11-20-2009, 03:54 PM

Actually it's dead dust mites, billions of the little guys.
Unless you ment bed bugs in the generic sense.
But then since DDT was banned bed bug populations have exploded.
Just think of all those little mites climbing all over you while you sleep

HeySal · 11-20-2009, 04:04 PM

Less dangerous than all that DDT sinking into your skin, Thom.

Doesn't anyone ever vacuum their mattresses any more? Or sprinkle
salt on them under the mattress cover to keep out bugs, molds, fungi, etc?

ThomM · 11-20-2009, 04:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HeySal

Less dangerous than all that DDT sinking into your skin, Thom.

Doesn't anyone ever vacuum their mattresses any more? Or sprinkle
salt on them under the mattress cover to keep out bugs, molds, fungi, etc?

And more profitable

Kenster · 11-20-2009, 05:25 PM

Is this serious. My grandmother always told me stuff like this but I thought she was just losing it haha.

I will certainly start cleaning my mattress more or better yet, get a new one hha!

myob · 11-20-2009, 05:29 PM

Wow! At first I didn't believe this either. I was trying to weigh my mattress after these 20+ years, but I can't even lift it.

Dave Patterson · 11-20-2009, 09:20 PM

In another life I sold Electroux vacuums...

Vacumming a mattress then dumping the contents back out on it was a sure deal closer...I could even convince them that pile on their mattress was moving if they would just look enough.

KenThompson · 11-21-2009, 12:55 AM

I'm gonna take my AK and blast the hell outta my bed
before I go to bed.

Problem solved.

Related note...

I've "heard" that it's a similar story with carpets. Seems
they can be many times heavier than originally due to
all the various crud the vac couldn't remove.

Probably have mites in me carpet, too. Where's my AK...

myob · 11-21-2009, 01:18 AM

Ken,

That doesn't work. They keep coming back. I've already tried that a few times in the kitchen cupboards.

Radix · 11-21-2009, 10:35 AM

I want to thank everyone who contributed to this thread. Every inch of my body is now itchy and I don't believe I'll sleep right ever again.

Good work!

mla16 · 11-21-2009, 10:45 AM

nice..... I wondered why it was getting heavier when I turned it lol

Paul Myers · 11-21-2009, 11:13 AM

4" think memory foam mattress pad and a cover. Replace the pad annually. End of problem. Well, most of it, anyway.

Want gross? Check out http://www.peopleofwalmart.com

THAT is gross.

Paul

ThomM · 11-21-2009, 11:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Radix

I want to thank everyone who contributed to this thread. Every inch of my body is now itchy and I don't believe I'll sleep right ever again.

Good work!

Glad I could help

ThomM · 11-21-2009, 11:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul Myers

4" think memory foam mattress pad and a cover. Replace the pad annually. End of problem. Well, most of it, anyway.

Want gross? Check out www.peopleofwalmart.com

THAT is gross.

Paul

Why do pics like that always remind me of Gibtown?

HeySal · 11-21-2009, 11:38 AM

I've never heard of Gibtown, Thom. So why do I get the feeling I don't wanna go there?

ThomM · 11-21-2009, 11:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HeySal

I've never heard of Gibtown, Thom. So why do I get the feeling I don't wanna go there?

It's where the carnies over winter in Fl.

GIBTOWN, THE DOCUMENTARY

KenThompson · 11-21-2009, 02:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul Myers

Want gross? Check out www.peopleofwalmart.com

THAT is gross.

Paul

Thanks, Paul.

Lil' brat, ain't so lil'.

The only thing I really wondered about was, is this something you
had saved in your Favorites? lol. If so, I'm not sure I wanna know why.

Paul Myers · 11-21-2009, 04:57 PM

Ken,

Quote:

The only thing I really wondered about was, is this something you had saved in your Favorites? lol. If so, I'm not sure I wanna know why.

Nope. I was pointed to it (again) in a phone conversation a few minutes before I saw this thread.

It's one of those URLs I'll remember, though. Like bumperdumper.com

Paul

Andie · 11-21-2009, 07:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mbenton

Oh, great, Kurt! Now I'll have to sleep on the couch!

Thanks for sharing, uh...I think...

If I were still selling Kirby vacuums I could use that information.

i *really* don't want to think what the couch 'gross' factor would be

Kay King · 11-21-2009, 08:14 PM

I have the memory foam pad, too - but what I want is a tempurpedic mattress - total memory foam - no bugs, no mites - $2500!

I love that people in walmart photosite - it's so true. Two favorites recently - one at walmart and one at the casino.

Walmart - short man with a beer gut running about two feet in front of him...black tshirt with the logo "can you take it?" - should have been "can you find it?"

Another true story from two days ago (I watched this one myself) - lady standing next to a blackjack table just looking around - very large lady with a considerable girth. As she started to walk off - something fell. It was her undies. She stood still for at least a minute or two with her drawers around her ankles, then stepped out of them, struggled to bend over and pick them up, shoved them in her purse and walked on.

A friend and I were working hard to control ourselves and we were ok until the casino manager walked up and said "damn, I thought she dropped an umbrella". We all lost it.

kay

Dave Patterson · 11-21-2009, 08:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kay King

A friend and I were working hard to control ourselves and we were ok until the casino manager walked up and said "damn, I thought she dropped an umbrella". We all lost it.

kay

ROFLMAO....dang it Kay!!!

I got a mess to clean up.

Radix · 11-21-2009, 08:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kay King

I have the memory foam pad, too - but what I want is a tempurpedic mattress - total memory foam - no bugs, no mites - $2500!

I love that people in walmart photosite - it's so true. Two favorites recently - one at walmart and one at the casino.

Walmart - short man with a beer gut running about two feet in front of him...black tshirt with the logo "can you take it?" - should have been "can you find it?"

Another true story from two days ago (I watched this one myself) - lady standing next to a blackjack table just looking around - very large lady with a considerable girth. As she started to walk off - something fell. It was her undies. She stood still for at least a minute or two with her drawers around her ankles, then stepped out of them, struggled to bend over and pick them up, shoved them in her purse and walked on.

A friend and I were working hard to control ourselves and we were ok until the casino manager walked up and said "damn, I thought she dropped an umbrella". We all lost it.

kay

I need the name of that casino so I never go there ever

11-20-2009, 02:03 PM	#1
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HeySal The Nature Lady War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: , , USA. Posts: 4,099 Thanks: 2,673 Thanked 3,194 Times in 1,753 Posts Social Networking	Re: Gross Stat of the Day Um...well..uh....thanks for that one, Kurt. (gag). I thought you meant gross as in "before net". Holy cow.
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mbenton Warrior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 25 Thanks: 4 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Gross Stat of the Day Oh, great, Kurt! Now I'll have to sleep on the couch! Thanks for sharing, uh...I think... If I were still selling Kirby vacuums I could use that information.

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Kurt Boom Boom Boom Boom! War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Rocky Mountain High Country Posts: 5,595 Thanks: 833 Thanked 2,535 Times in 1,392 Posts Social Networking	Re: Gross Stat of the Day Since I've heard this (twice), I've been trying to think of ways to sleep standing up, like leaning in a corner or trying a hammock, or water bed. Maybe just change mattresses every time we change sheets? PS..Sal, in a way "gross" would fit both definitions, since we are talking about the weight of the mattress. It's the gross weight of the mattress that's gross.
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HeySal The Nature Lady War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: , , USA. Posts: 4,099 Thanks: 2,673 Thanked 3,194 Times in 1,753 Posts Social Networking	Re: Gross Stat of the Day Less dangerous than all that DDT sinking into your skin, Thom. Doesn't anyone ever vacuum their mattresses any more? Or sprinkle salt on them under the mattress cover to keep out bugs, molds, fungi, etc?
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11-20-2009, 05:25 PM	#9
Kenster Krazy Kenster War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 5,089 Blog Entries: 11 Thanks: 581 Thanked 1,888 Times in 842 Posts	Re: Gross Stat of the Day Is this serious. My grandmother always told me stuff like this but I thought she was just losing it haha. I will certainly start cleaning my mattress more or better yet, get a new one hha!

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myob Mind Your Own Business War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 3,499 Thanks: 538 Thanked 2,116 Times in 1,303 Posts	Re: Gross Stat of the Day Wow! At first I didn't believe this either. I was trying to weigh my mattress after these 20+ years, but I can't even lift it.

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HeySal The Nature Lady War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: , , USA. Posts: 4,099 Thanks: 2,673 Thanked 3,194 Times in 1,753 Posts Social Networking	Re: Gross Stat of the Day I've never heard of Gibtown, Thom. So why do I get the feeling I don't wanna go there?
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Kay King Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Gulf Coast, USA. Posts: 15,143 Thanks: 3,712 Thanked 4,139 Times in 2,256 Posts	Re: Gross Stat of the Day I have the memory foam pad, too - but what I want is a tempurpedic mattress - total memory foam - no bugs, no mites - $2500! I love that people in walmart photosite - it's so true. Two favorites recently - one at walmart and one at the casino. Walmart - short man with a beer gut running about two feet in front of him...black tshirt with the logo "can you take it?" - should have been "can you find it?" Another true story from two days ago (I watched this one myself) - lady standing next to a blackjack table just looking around - very large lady with a considerable girth. As she started to walk off - something fell. It was her undies. She stood still for at least a minute or two with her drawers around her ankles, then stepped out of them, struggled to bend over and pick them up, shoved them in her purse and walked on. A friend and I were working hard to control ourselves and we were ok until the casino manager walked up and said "damn, I thought she dropped an umbrella". We all lost it. kay