Mattress rodeo

Hello All,

 

The long awaited bed sets and frames arrived Friday.  The original order for three mattresses and box springs were for standard length sets and frames.  In January it was decided to upgrade the undelivered order to the extended length that most folks prefer.  It was also determined that in some applications the standard length frame can be a bit dangerous.  It took a lot more time to finally get the longer frames.  After careful evaluation a final decision was made.  Thanks goes to Mark and Aaron for wrangling around seven different frames, mattresses, box springs, and re-bagging four sets.  Zach successfully completed his EMT practical in time to help with disposal.

 

Based on quality, condition, room design (new frames), and number of nights used per month it was elected to place all three new sets at Station 2.  The new beds were labeled by room number and will remain in the assigned rooms.  One extended Serta set and standard frame from Station 2 were brought to Headquarters to replace the last short blue bed in the dorm.  The two blue sets were pretty worn out but were provided to Women’s Resource in lieu of the landfill.   Hopefully we can adopt a purchasing regimen where we might buy one high quality extended set and frame every year.

 

The two Serta Sets from Station 2 were in disappointingly poor condition.  Both sets had a number of incidental stains that suggest sloppy bed side food and beverage habits.  One set had so many stains that is was decided to dispose of it entirely rather than bring on outside embarrassment.  There has been recent discussions about the benefit of good quality Mattress Protectors.  I am now convinced that they are needed for all eight beds.    There is also been some thought given to getting bed spreads again.  We will probably talk about this at the Officer’s meeting on Monday.

 

Mark and Aaron insisted on taking advantage of the opportunity to vacuum under the beds at Station 2.  We did dirty the tiled areas a little bit so I did a quick cursory mop job.  The hallway, dryer area, kitchen, and dayroom would benefit from a thorough mopping.  I hope that someone might do that before I visit again on Thursday.  Thank you.