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The landfill charges to dump mattresses!

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Stephen Berwanger · · Montrose, CO · Joined Jun 2007 · Points: 290

....And you have to haul it! Why not let me come pick it up. Looking for 8-10 mattresses. Queen and Kings perferred but anything helps. Need crash pads for the new gym. Can easily pick up anywhere throughout CO and possibly WY.....Plus....if you act NOW....you get free lifetime membership to this exclusive private wall..LOL!!! Please help, Thanks.

Colin Simon · · Boulder, CO · Joined Jan 2009 · Points: 370

A lot of college kids have finals very soon. Check when they are, and hawk craigslist in that area. You'll get tons for free.

CU-Boulder's finals are May 1-5. If you go to the Hill people will pay you to take them.

Mark Roth · · Boulder · Joined Jan 2008 · Points: 14,122
Stephen Berwanger wrote:you get free lifetime membership to this exclusive private wall..
and bed bugs!
Stephen Berwanger · · Montrose, CO · Joined Jun 2007 · Points: 290
Mark Roth wrote: and bed bugs!
Yeah your right, a lot of dirty hippies in Boulder. I'd better go to Mesa State!!! HaHaHaHa!!!
Erik W · · Santa Cruz, CA · Joined Mar 2007 · Points: 280
Mark Roth wrote: and bed bugs!
Seriously, man, that's a legit concern. I have some friends who wound up with bed bugs and the stories they tell of their new existence suck. You cannot get rid of those damn things, and once you have them no one ever will come to your place again or want you to come to theirs. Not worth the risk given the prevalence of those suckers.
Stephen Berwanger · · Montrose, CO · Joined Jun 2007 · Points: 290
Erik W wrote: Seriously, man, that's a legit concern. I have some friends who wound up with bed bugs and the stories they tell of their new existence suck. You cannot get rid of those damn things, and once you have them no one ever will come to your place again or want you to come to theirs. Not worth the risk given the prevalence of those suckers.
I know, I've thought about it. I only looking for ones coming out of houses not one on the side of the road. Not sure what you mean by "prevalence of those suckers", I honestly haven't heard of too many in CO, maybe you could share. I'm goning to sanatize, then put them in pastic mattress bags. Set them on one large tarp and cover them with another large tarp and a washable heavy duty drop cloth. I will definately reconsider if this is not considered "safe and sanitary". Something like this Bag

What other options do I have for a 10'X 20' area with the roof paneled 8' high??

Can anyone else please share your views,thoughts or experience????
Yarp · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jan 2011 · Points: 0
Stephen Berwanger wrote: I know, I've thought about it. I only looking for ones coming out of houses not one on the side of the road. Not sure what you mean by "prevalence of those suckers", I honestly haven't heard of too many in CO, maybe you could share. I'm goning to sanatize, then put them in pastic mattress bags. Set them on one large tarp and cover them with another large tarp and a washable heavy duty drop cloth. I will definately reconsider if this is not considered "safe and sanitary". Something like this Bag What other options do I have for a 10'X 20' area with the roof paneled 8' high?? Can anyone else please share your views,thoughts or experience????
Sweet Troll, but I'm not biting.
Mark Roth · · Boulder · Joined Jan 2008 · Points: 14,122

I was half kidding about the bed bugs, but I guess it is a real concern... I'm pretty sure there was a small epidemic @ CU. They don't really pose any health threat, so you don't hear that much about it. But it would suck to have them.

Anyway I've got a Futon you can have... It's in Boulder and I'm 99.9% sure is bug free.

I went to a private gym in Poland where they filled bags with hay then covered them with a big tarp. Seemed like it worked great until I realized there were empty spots where you could hit the cement floor...

Anyways, "Sleep tight, and..." well, you know the rest.

Kevin Craig · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Mar 2002 · Points: 325
Yarp wrote: Sweet Troll, but I'm not biting.
Uh, he's serious. Building a home climbing/bouldering wall in a separate carport. Should be pretty sweet. Or did I misunderstand you?
Woodchuck ATC · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Nov 2007 · Points: 3,305

Saw a burnt one on side of the road this AM; bet it is bedbug free now.

Mike Lane · · AnCapistan · Joined Jan 2006 · Points: 880

You're better off if you can get a couple inches of carpet padding down with a carpet on top, it disperses the impact way better than a mattress does

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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