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Yeah, stairs without handrails freak me out. I've fallen down enough stairs WITH handrails lol

Oh, and coworkers who get political or religious and aren't squelched by management out of fear for some sort of lawsuit or, more commonly, because they agree with the coworkers. You'd be surprised how many people i've worked with decide that they must share their enthusiasm for Jesus with me and/or tell me why being gay is such a bad thing.

I have to laugh at all the ridiculous "it must be nice to be rich and privileged and not have to buy used mattresses" and all the whining about "judgmental" comments.

As tequila red says above, just because people have different priorities than you do doesn't make them rich or privileged or snobby. I'm sure most people who claim to be so "poor" can afford to smoke or drink or have a latté or whatever. Most people reading this site on their nice computers with internet access aren't "poor", let me remind you.

And so what if we're judgmental? The very act of having an opinion and sharing it here in a public forum requires judgment. Those who get all defensive about people who wouldn't touch a used mattress (or couch or X) with a 10-foot pole are also being judgmental.

What is it with people posting on the internet that have to get all pissy because, God forbid, someone on the internet DARES to disagree with them and has a differing opinion? The comments section is here for readers to engage with the site and share their opinions (and, cynically, to drive more traffic to the site with keywords, google rankings, etc., etc.). That's a feature of a blog, not a bug, people.

Don't touch the Keurig with a 10-foot pole. I'm on my third so far. It keeps breaking down, backpumping water into the chamber and eventually will LEAK everywhere. Just look at the hundreds of horrible reviews online and on amazon. Seriously, stick to something better built like the Tassimo or maybe a Kcup machine by Breville but I would highly warn you against buying (or asking for) a Keurig coffee machine!

I suppose that you can't get the jellyfish in Canada?

Yeah, no, that TV is waaay too low to the ground to be functional. We unfortunately discovered the same thing in our old house, where my mother had put a flat screen TV above the fireplace. Sure, it looked good, but nobody ever watched it because it killed our necks to have to look up all the time.

Now, in the new house, the TV is in a more neutral position, floating on the wall above a nice ikea cabinet. Everybody is happy, everybody wins.

Try to find a neutral position for your TV first before worrying about funky stylish options, or plan on never actually using that expensive flatscreen.

This may be a bit of a naughty situation, but if you're really desperate and want to mitigate your losses (food-wise), then I'd go out and buy a $100 small bar fridge/dorm style fridge so I could at least have some milk/eggs/cheese/whatever until I get a new fridge. Best case scenario, you can return the fridge a week later (buy it at WalMart and not a local mom & pop shop lol). Worst case, you have a spare little bar fridge for $100 just in case.

Yes, more of this please. Finally starting to get back to AT's roots with small spaces!

@ArchDaring EXACTLY! How could you possibly not feel awkward? It's like serving someone a piece of your homemade cake and then hovering over them expectantly with your eyebrows raised as if to say, "Well? Isn't it GREAT? Tell me how great it is!"

I think the problem is that as a guest, you would feel obligated to sign the book (especially if the host makes the effort to point it out) and guests shouldn't ever feel obligated to do something or put in an awkward position that might make them feel uncomfortable.

Maybe if it was something really wacky and that was your personality, it would work, like signing the wall or something (though to me that's reminiscent of a tacky slummy bar than a home).