On 2013-10-02 20:50:31 +0100, David Hill said:
snip

After talking to 4 different firms about Mattresses and getting
different info and opinions from each I had the feeling that they
didn't really have any real idea about their subject, one was
even just reading from their website, and badly at that.
I decided to get in touch with one of the manufactures flexcell
http://www.flexcell.co.uk/index.html
I had about a 15 minute chat to one of their people and he was very
good and certainly knew his subject.
His advice was not to go for memory foam but instead to have latex foam
as it shapes to you as you move where as memory foam is slower to
react, it (memory foam) holds the shape that is impressed into it for a
few minutes, hence it's name, also latex isn't as hot to the body.
His advice was to avoid the combination spring and foam mattresses as
they are very heavy to move around and not as good in the long run as
just foam.
His first choice was the top of the range which they can alter the core
filling to suit the weight of the buyer at no extra cost, might be the
one for you Sacha The Opurest mattress
His second choice was mid range.
I haven't ordered yet as I am still looking.
David

Thanks, David and I'll make a note of that wonderful name, just in
case! At present, we're comfortable with what we'e got which we bought
from Betteridge in Kingsbridge 13 years ago. I can see Ray's face now
if I suggested throwing it out when there's nothing actually wrong with
us or it. Our bed is 7x7 so we have plenty of individual space and
neither of us will *ever* forget the 3 or 4 days we spent with friends
whose spare room contained a 4' bed for the two of us! It really was a
case of synchronised breathing and turning!
--

Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
www.helpforheroes.org.uk

On 02/10/2013 22:55, Sacha wrote:
On 2013-10-02 20:50:31 +0100, David Hill said:
snip

After talking to 4 different firms about Mattresses and
getting different info and opinions from each I had the feeling that
they didn't really have any real idea about their subject, one was
even just reading from their website, and badly at that.
I decided to get in touch with one of the manufactures flexcell
http://www.flexcell.co.uk/index.html
I had about a 15 minute chat to one of their people and he was very
good and certainly knew his subject.
His advice was not to go for memory foam but instead to have latex
foam as it shapes to you as you move where as memory foam is slower to
react, it (memory foam) holds the shape that is impressed into it for
a few minutes, hence it's name, also latex isn't as hot to the body.
His advice was to avoid the combination spring and foam mattresses as
they are very heavy to move around and not as good in the long run as
just foam.
His first choice was the top of the range which they can alter the
core filling to suit the weight of the buyer at no extra cost, might
be the one for you Sacha The Opurest mattress
His second choice was mid range.
I haven't ordered yet as I am still looking.
David

Thanks, David and I'll make a note of that wonderful name, just in case!
At present, we're comfortable with what we'e got which we bought from
Betteridge in Kingsbridge 13 years ago. I can see Ray's face now if I
suggested throwing it out when there's nothing actually wrong with us or
it. Our bed is 7x7 so we have plenty of individual space and neither of
us will *ever* forget the 3 or 4 days we spent with friends whose spare
room contained a 4' bed for the two of us! It really was a case of
synchronised breathing and turning!

Found that that is the problem with Premier Inns they just do that size
bed, no choice of twin beds so unless you are both slim to emaciated you
don't have any room.

On 2013-10-03 10:22:00 +0100, David Hill said:

On 02/10/2013 22:55, Sacha wrote:
On 2013-10-02 20:50:31 +0100, David Hill said:
snip

After talking to 4 different firms about Mattresses and
getting different info and opinions from each I had the feeling that
they didn't really have any real idea about their subject, one was
even just reading from their website, and badly at that.
I decided to get in touch with one of the manufactures flexcell
http://www.flexcell.co.uk/index.html
I had about a 15 minute chat to one of their people and he was very
good and certainly knew his subject.
His advice was not to go for memory foam but instead to have latex
foam as it shapes to you as you move where as memory foam is slower to
react, it (memory foam) holds the shape that is impressed into it for
a few minutes, hence it's name, also latex isn't as hot to the body.
His advice was to avoid the combination spring and foam mattresses as
they are very heavy to move around and not as good in the long run as
just foam.
His first choice was the top of the range which they can alter the
core filling to suit the weight of the buyer at no extra cost, might
be the one for you Sacha The Opurest mattress
His second choice was mid range.
I haven't ordered yet as I am still looking.
David

Thanks, David and I'll make a note of that wonderful name, just in case!
At present, we're comfortable with what we'e got which we bought from
Betteridge in Kingsbridge 13 years ago. I can see Ray's face now if I
suggested throwing it out when there's nothing actually wrong with us or
it. Our bed is 7x7 so we have plenty of individual space and neither of
us will *ever* forget the 3 or 4 days we spent with friends whose spare
room contained a 4' bed for the two of us! It really was a case of
synchronised breathing and turning!

Found that that is the problem with Premier Inns they just do that size
bed, no choice of twin beds so unless you are both slim to emaciated
you don't have any room.

I always find it strange that as a nation we seem to be so 'mean' with
bed sizes!
--

Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
www.helpforheroes.org.uk

On 2013-10-03 09:39:45 +0100, Martin said:

On Wed, 2 Oct 2013 22:55:53 +0100, Sacha
wrote:
snip

Our bed is 7x7 so we have plenty of individual space and
neither of us will *ever* forget the 3 or 4 days we spent with friends
whose spare room contained a 4' bed for the two of us! It really was a
case of synchronised breathing and turning!

One of the problems with renting holiday cottages is the awful beds.
Some owners use them as a last resting place for their old beds.

I don't know if it's just a British habit to do that but friends have
told us of some horrendous encounters with tatty furniture,
uncomfortable beds, washing machines that don't etc. Everywhere we
stayed in NZ was, without exception, comfortable, beautifully furnished
and with superb breakfasts. Their b&b association does a great job.
--

Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
www.helpforheroes.org.uk

In article ,
Sacha wrote:
On 2013-10-03 09:39:45 +0100, Martin said:

Our bed is 7x7 so we have plenty of individual space and
neither of us will *ever* forget the 3 or 4 days we spent with friends
whose spare room contained a 4' bed for the two of us! It really was a
case of synchronised breathing and turning!

One of the problems with renting holiday cottages is the awful beds.
Some owners use them as a last resting place for their old beds.

I don't know if it's just a British habit to do that but friends have
told us of some horrendous encounters with tatty furniture,
uncomfortable beds, washing machines that don't etc. Everywhere we
stayed in NZ was, without exception, comfortable, beautifully furnished
and with superb breakfasts. Their b&b association does a great job.

You should adapt to the location you are visiting. I used to carry
a complete household toolkit when on holiday in rural areas, and
usually had to fix quite a few completely broken items. My most
common job was attaching the toilet to the floor :-)


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

On 2013-10-03 09:45:46 +0000, Nick Maclaren said:

In article ,
Sacha wrote:
On 2013-10-03 09:39:45 +0100, Martin said:

Our bed is 7x7 so we have plenty of individual space and
neither of us will *ever* forget the 3 or 4 days we spent with friends
whose spare room contained a 4' bed for the two of us! It really was a
case of synchronised breathing and turning!

One of the problems with renting holiday cottages is the awful beds.
Some owners use them as a last resting place for their old beds.

I don't know if it's just a British habit to do that but friends have
told us of some horrendous encounters with tatty furniture,
uncomfortable beds, washing machines that don't etc. Everywhere we
stayed in NZ was, without exception, comfortable, beautifully furnished
and with superb breakfasts. Their b&b association does a great job.

You should adapt to the location you are visiting. I used to carry
a complete household toolkit when on holiday in rural areas, and
usually had to fix quite a few completely broken items. My most
common job was attaching the toilet to the floor :-)


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Funny if it wasn't also shameful! Friends of mine with 3 year old twins
were told by a holiday cottage owner that if the the washing machine
wasn't working properly, they should just go to the launderette. No
apologiy, no "I'll get it fixed or put in a new one", no money off the
price of the holiday! In a wet summer, they spent more time trying to
wash and dry wet or sandy clothes than any other single thing.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon

In article ,
sacha wrote:

I don't know if it's just a British habit to do that but friends have
told us of some horrendous encounters with tatty furniture,
uncomfortable beds, washing machines that don't etc. Everywhere we
stayed in NZ was, without exception, comfortable, beautifully furnished
and with superb breakfasts. Their b&b association does a great job.

You should adapt to the location you are visiting. I used to carry
a complete household toolkit when on holiday in rural areas, and
usually had to fix quite a few completely broken items. My most
common job was attaching the toilet to the floor :-)

Funny if it wasn't also shameful! Friends of mine with 3 year old twins
were told by a holiday cottage owner that if the the washing machine
wasn't working properly, they should just go to the launderette. No
apologiy, no "I'll get it fixed or put in a new one", no money off the
price of the holiday! In a wet summer, they spent more time trying to
wash and dry wet or sandy clothes than any other single thing.

Well, it depends. You shouldn't expect all mod. cons if you rent a
cottage in rural West Cork, or the more rural parts of France. The
local people would just get round any problems, which is why they
expect you to. We fairly often had to wash things by hand and
string them up around the house. If you think that's bad, you would
really not like some of the places that I have lived in :-)


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

On 2013-10-03 13:14:59 +0100, Nick Maclaren said:

In article ,
sacha wrote:

I don't know if it's just a British habit to do that but friends have
told us of some horrendous encounters with tatty furniture,
uncomfortable beds, washing machines that don't etc. Everywhere we
stayed in NZ was, without exception, comfortable, beautifully furnished
and with superb breakfasts. Their b&b association does a great job.

You should adapt to the location you are visiting. I used to carry
a complete household toolkit when on holiday in rural areas, and
usually had to fix quite a few completely broken items. My most
common job was attaching the toilet to the floor :-)

Funny if it wasn't also shameful! Friends of mine with 3 year old twins
were told by a holiday cottage owner that if the the washing machine
wasn't working properly, they should just go to the launderette. No
apologiy, no "I'll get it fixed or put in a new one", no money off the
price of the holiday! In a wet summer, they spent more time trying to
wash and dry wet or sandy clothes than any other single thing.

Well, it depends. You shouldn't expect all mod. cons if you rent a
cottage in rural West Cork, or the more rural parts of France. The
local people would just get round any problems, which is why they
expect you to. We fairly often had to wash things by hand and
string them up around the house. If you think that's bad, you would
really not like some of the places that I have lived in :-)


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Expensive cottage in South Devon! LIVING somewhere is different in that
you usually have some idea of what you're going to before you move in.
If you rent a cottage from a brochure or the internet, as most people
do, and it's advertised as having certain facilities and machinery,
then it's fair to assume those things will be in working order. It's a
bit like renting a villa with a pool in Spain, only to arrive there and
discover the filter hasn't worked for 3 weeks and still isn't fixed.
--

Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
www.helpforheroes.org.uk

In article ,
Sacha wrote:

Well, it depends. You shouldn't expect all mod. cons if you rent a
cottage in rural West Cork, or the more rural parts of France. The
local people would just get round any problems, which is why they
expect you to. We fairly often had to wash things by hand and
string them up around the house. If you think that's bad, you would
really not like some of the places that I have lived in :-)

Expensive cottage in South Devon! LIVING somewhere is different in that
you usually have some idea of what you're going to before you move in.

Don't you bet on it :-) That didn't and doesn't apply to anyone
where they are posted by their employer.

If you rent a cottage from a brochure or the internet, as most people
do, and it's advertised as having certain facilities and machinery,
then it's fair to assume those things will be in working order. It's a
bit like renting a villa with a pool in Spain, only to arrive there and
discover the filter hasn't worked for 3 weeks and still isn't fixed.
Isn't that the usual situation? :-)

But I agree that things that are major features should be present
and at least work, up to the level a reasonable person would expect.
That will vary, however, and the standards in West Cork are (or, at
least, were) not the same as in the more developed parts of the UK.
I was actually quite surprised that it had an indoor toilet.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

On 2013-10-03 09:59:50 +0000, Martin said:

On Thu, 3 Oct 2013 10:31:39 +0100, Sacha
wrote:

On 2013-10-03 09:39:45 +0100, Martin said:

On Wed, 2 Oct 2013 22:55:53 +0100, Sacha
wrote:
snip

Our bed is 7x7 so we have plenty of individual space and
neither of us will *ever* forget the 3 or 4 days we spent with friends
whose spare room contained a 4' bed for the two of us! It really was a
case of synchronised breathing and turning!

One of the problems with renting holiday cottages is the awful beds.
Some owners use them as a last resting place for their old beds.

I don't know if it's just a British habit to do that but friends have
told us of some horrendous encounters with tatty furniture,
uncomfortable beds, washing machines that don't etc.

In France it is even worse. The French dump beds, in holiday cottages,
that were awful when new. We had an awful tiny double bed in a Dutch
B&B. We didn't expect a child size bed with a rock hard mattress in a
room advertised as a double.

Everywhere we
stayed in NZ was, without exception, comfortable, beautifully furnished
and with superb breakfasts. Their b&b association does a great job.

We took one cottage in France where every time you breathed the bed
creaked ominously and the wooden slats the mattress was on shifted
around. And the pillows were cheap supermarket ones about the thickness
of a biscuit.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon