Every night I hurl them off the bed. Every morning they are replaced. Off, on, off, on, for ever. Serving no purpose whatsoever. <\/p>\n
Scatter cushions and bedspreads. Why? What for? If it wasn\u2019t for the waste and environmental impact, I\u2019d make a huge pile and torch them all. You\u2019d see the fire from the moon. Alternatively, pick them apart and make something useful out of them. I\u2019d collect them by means of a national scatter cushion and bedspread amnesty. Post them to a facility and leave the rest to me.<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s take bedspreads first. Big, heavy, useless. Especially the one on the bed at my mum\u2019s house. I can\u2019t always summon the strength to drag it off the bed and leave it in a heap on the floor. If I do, along with leaving no floor space for anything else, this earns me a fierce bollocking. I am commanded to heave it out of the bedroom and hang it on the bannister, which creaks beneath its formidable weight. Then, when my stay is over, I have to wrangle the bedspread back on to the bed, as it is far too heavy for her to handle. I always ask what purpose it serves. I\u2019ve never had an answer.<\/p>\n
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