Lifekind, a 10-year-old California-based company specializing in "certified organic and naturally safer" mattresses and in bedding made of chemical-free wool and organic cotton, has expanded in the last four years to offer nontoxic cribs, towels and dog beds.
All the precautions, the hard drives copied, the larders filled, the flights postponed, the water stored, the personal information photocopied, the bank accounts emptied into floor safes, wall safes, mattresses, the candles and the kerosene, and the firewood, all those apocalyptic speeches from our leaders -- it was all a desperate attempt to find some meaning, a predictable narrative.
To prevent the spread of diseases, UNICEF and the Ministry of Health also have provided chloride equipment, safe water, mattresses and insecticide-treated mosquito nets.
Much of Argentina's wealth may now be locked up in home safes or mattresses.
If the bedbugs keep on coming out of the same mattress, throw it out because it's not safe.
If this is not the case, please return it and I will put it under my mattress for safe keeping".
One customer must have thought his luck had deserted him after placing his winning EuroMillions ticket under his mattress for safe keeping, but oversleeping in the morning and forgetting to pick it up.
Those who are trying to figure out where to stash their money may be interested in the Safe-T-Bed, which has a small safe hidden in the mattress.
Not to be alarmist, but to hear him talk, June may be a good time to take money out of the market and put it somewhere safe, like under the mattress.
If you just put the money under the mattress without the safe, no insurance will cover you.
