Mattresses, Stairs, and parking tickets.

Last night Diana found a woman on craigslist that was giving her bed away. The woman was moving several streets down and had simply decided against moving the bed (This is common in Manhattan as moving large furniture items is typically much more of a hassle than it is worth). Diana was in need of a new bed, I still had my car in town, and, being the nice guy that I am, I volunteered to wake up at 8:30am, drive across town, pick up the bed, drive it back across town, and, finally, move it up six flights of stairs.

A “wonderful” thing in Manhattan is that many of the apartment complexes are old, which means that they are well made, look great, have eliquent staircases and no elevators.


I’m a stupid, stupid man.

Six flights of stairs, one full size mattress set, and one, now very sore, man.

I really wish I had my camera though. It was quite an interesting site; picture this. A small green car with a full size mattress set twined down to the roof rack. The car driving down a busy Manhattan street surrounded my taxicabs and delivery trucks. The passenger and driver each have one hand out the window holding the mattresses. It was an "interesting" site to see.

Moving on....

The, unfortunate, thing about yesterday is that I learned a lot about NYC parking rules/regulations; the hard way. Early in the afternoon I let a parking meter run 5 minutes over; $65 ticket. Later in the evening I parked on the wrong side of the road at the wrong time; another $65 ticket. Yup two tickets, one day. I’m $110 poorer.

I am leaving for Florida tomorrow and I will be back in the city on the 10th. I will do my best to get pictures up tonight.