Posted on 08/16/2022 9:33:02 AM PDT by Red Badger
I understand the space and space-cost conditions that leads to the use of bunk beds in dorms for kids like those attendinding large event away games like the Little League world series.
But in that same context there is often more “horsing around” among the bunks when not sleeping, and half-asleep very tired kids making mistakes getting out of the upper bunks.
Not frequent but tragic non the less.
LOL. You sound like me and my brothers.
Guard rails are a no-brained for bunk beds, although I did have a younger cousin who slept over one night, used the top bunk, and managed to roll right over it. He wasn’t the slightest bit hurt, so we all had a good laugh and something to tease him about for years.
The private school where I went for high school dorm rooms had bunk beds, we could separate them. My roommate and I did it. Had bunk beds went I was 5 to 7 rolled off the top. Had a headache.
As a 2nd grader in the 1960’s I rolled off the top bunk once. I had a scrape on my forehead, but that was all. Apparently I sort of rolled down the ladder which mitigated the damage. They really should have side rails on them.
New bunk beds do have rails. The ‘ladder’ is at the foot............
Ours went up the side. But, that would have been around 1964.
Ours didn’t have one at all!..................
It was his parents fault for giving him a queen sized bed at home......just joking.................................................... but a lot of parents give their kids a bed fit for a queen or king. Imagine going from 60- some inches wide to 36. You have been trained to flop, thrash and roll over.
We slept on army bunks, made of wrought iron, with springs and a mattress on it. No railings, and the floor was concrete with a wool rug on it. Situational awareness is called for at all times in life. Even while sleeping. Especially when attempting to steal another pillow or blanket.
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