Twice upon a mattress

The Tempur-Pedic mattress had to go. It had lost its mind. Or, at least its memory. Evidently, the combined weight of two "traditionally built" individuals overcame its ability to rebound and there were two people-sized holes where there should have been support and comfort.

But what to replace it with? Consumers Report had a recent comparison of mattresses and the one it recommended highest happened to be on sale this past week for 50% off. It's a traditional mattress; maybe that will be better for "traditionally built" people.

There is one consideration. It is a "pillow-top" mattress, and that's sort of a mattress on top of a mattress, so when it was placed on the box springs, the top of the bed is this far from the floor!

Yes, 29 inches to the top of the bed! We need step-stools to get into bed! And if one were to fall out of bed (It could happen. Again.) it might result in serious injury!

Barb and I were reminded of an Inn in Twin Lakes Colorado, where we spent the night some time back.They had proudly advertised feather beds, and when we were shown to our room, there was indeed, a feather mattress on the bed. It resembled a very large, very plumped up pillow, the size of the entire bed, rising to a majestic peak in the middle that we could barely see over! In order to stay in this bed and not roll off the mattress onto the floor, we had to grasp hands and cling to each other, one to a side!

Fortunately, our new mattress does not peak. It is more like a mesa. A flat, but very tall mesa. Sort of like the ones you see in John Wayne Westerns. Why, yes, it does!