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Our shoes off policy isn't really about the germ issue, but about the dirt issue. Our downstairs is hardwood, and I like to walk around barefoot at home. The floor stays a million times cleaner for much longer when we take our shoes off. Call me lazy, but I don't particularly enjoy vacuuming more than once every few weeks.

Also, we live on a gravel road, and we have a gravel walk - small gravel. Tiny pieces of rock get stuck in shoes and destroy our wood floors, so we ask all guests to remove their shoes regardless of why the are at our house. And heels are the absolute worst on hardwoods - our old apartment had a bazillion tiny dents all over the wood floor from heels. We will not be having that in our new place. I really don't feel that trying to keep our floors in decent shape is too much to ask. I gladly oblige when I am at someone else's house. To me, respecting a friend's house is more important than my outfit.

Congrats, Midwest!

Still waiting for one in the Raleigh, NC area. Three major universities within 30 minutes and a whole bunch of smaller colleges and universities in the same radius, one of the fastest growing metros in the country - what were they thinking when they put it in Charlotte first? Charlotte is just too far, especially for poor college students and economical non-students like myself. Those $15 curtains get real expensive after a four hour round-trip drive.

And how many IKEAs does south Florida really need? I mean come on. If the people in Miami and Homestead can't make it to Sunrise, something is really wrong. Oh wait...that's right, the traffic...

Just saw this one on CL today: "georgous bench/seaty". What a cute little seaty that is!

How timely! My husband and I are currently shopping for a bed and mattress, and the only reason I've even heard of a bunky board is because I was researching Termpurpedic mattresses and platform beds. JUKESGRRL is right about the Tempurpedic warranty requiring a solid base of some sort.

We are considering a Room & Board platform bed that has metal slats, and it does appear that we would need some sort of bunky board in order to satisfy the Tempurpedic warranty. As someone who has actually had a defective mattress replaced under warranty, I know that mattress companies (in the US at least) are very strict about adhering to the warranty terms, and any deviation, no matter how slight, will void a warranty. Maybe Eurpoean and Aussie mattress companies have different warranty requirements, but US companies have very specific requirements regarding acceptable "foundations" for their mattresses, so caveat emptor!

Looks like we have bunky boards in our future!

At least the kudu horns are visually interesting. I don't think they look so bad - especially compared to the alternative.

My husband had about 40 motorcycling trophies (most of them 1st place, no less!) that he accumulated between the ages of 7 and 10. They traveled with him across the country during several moves over many years. Needless to say, he was fairly attached to them.

When we decided to build our first house, I had "the talk" with him, and he decided to keep one of his favorites and break down the rest. He wants to do something creative with the marble pieces (I actually submitted a Good Question for this, but it didn't get published), but we haven't nailed that down yet.

I am the type of person who does not place much emotional attachment to trophies - the act that earned the trophy is more important as a memory. In fact, I'd rather just get a high-five or a bottle of wine in recognition for my achievements rather than a dust collector. However, some people really are emotionally connected to their trophies, so it can definitely be a challenge to figure out what to do with them.