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A Very Heavy Box
Mar. 16th, 2026 08:53 pmSam was good enough to come over today and help us maneuver the very large, very heavy box of new mattress up the stairs. This was good, because I had grossly underestimated how hard it would be to bump the mattress up the stairs one step at a time.
This was not how we did it. Instead, we flipped it up the stairs end over end (with Julie helping stabilize the load) which meant that we got it there in three rotations. And a slide. A big long slide into the bedroom once it made it to the top.
Happily, all of this was accomplished with no injuries other than the nick that I gave my thumb with the scissors as we cut the plastic wrap off of the cylinder of mattress so it could unfold. Everything is plugged in and ready to go, waiting only for Gretchen to come help me put sheets on the bed.
And then I hope that we will both sleep well. :)
This was not how we did it. Instead, we flipped it up the stairs end over end (with Julie helping stabilize the load) which meant that we got it there in three rotations. And a slide. A big long slide into the bedroom once it made it to the top.
Happily, all of this was accomplished with no injuries other than the nick that I gave my thumb with the scissors as we cut the plastic wrap off of the cylinder of mattress so it could unfold. Everything is plugged in and ready to go, waiting only for Gretchen to come help me put sheets on the bed.
And then I hope that we will both sleep well. :)