If you have the room for it King is always better! But just keep in mind its always harder to downsize once you’re used to it. we upgraded from Queen to King when I was pregnant with my second kid.. i was already feeling cramped with one kid kicking me.. fast forward to now Ive separated/divorced and I let ex hubby keep King bed but i got myself a Cal King out of wanting to keep the space i was used to and my littlest still bed sharing… my current home has small bedrooms and i am now considering downgrading to a queen to have more room in my master bedroom, but i dont want to give up all the room.. wish i didnt get used to it now, because my bed takes up most of the room 😭

I remember the thread since I, too, love the Arthur stories. I have The Sword at Sunset by Rosemary Sutcliff that presents Arthur as a warlord. I particularly like it, as well as the Mary Stewart series. I did a research paper on Arthur in a medieval history class, and one source said that there were numerous boys named Arthur after c. 600 but none before. I made a good grade on the paper, but the professor wrote a note on the bottom to the effect that all societies look back to a "golden age." The Sutcliff book quotes the following poem by Francis Brett Young: Hic Jacet Arthurus Rex Quondam Rexque Futurus Arthur is gone . . . Tristram in Careol Sleeps, with a broken sword--And Yseult sleeps Beside him, where the westering waters roll Over drowned Lyonesse to the outer deeps. Lancelot is fallen . . . The ardent helms that shone So knightly and the splintered lances rust In the anonymous mould of Avalon: Gawain and Gareth and Galahad--all are dust! Where do the vanes and towers of Camelot And tall Tintagel crumble? Where do those tragic Lovers and their bright-eyed ladies rot? We cannot tell--for lost is Merlin's magic. And Guinevere--call her not back again Lest she betray the loveliness Time lent A name that blends the rapture and the pain Linked in the lonely nightingale's lament, Nor pry too deeply, lest you should discover The bower of Astolat a smoky hut Of mud and wattle--find the knightliest lover A braggart, and his Lily Maid a slut; And all that coloured tale a tapestry Woven by poets. As the spider's skeins Are spun of its own substance, so have they Embroidered empty legend--What remains? This: That when Rome fell, like a writhen oak That age had sapped and cankered at the root, Resistant, from her topmost bough there broke The miracle of one unwithering shoot Which was the spirit of Britain--that certain men Uncouth, untutored, of our island brood Loved freedom better than their lives; and when The tempest crashed around them, rose and stood And charged into the storm's black heart, with sword Lifted, or lance in rest, and rode there, helmed With a strange majesty that the heathen horde Remembered after all were overwhelmed; And made of them a legend, to their chief, Arthur, Ambrosius--no man knows his name-- Granting a gallantry beyond belief, And to his knights imperishable fame. They were so few . . . we know not in what manner Or where or when they fell--whether they went Riding into the dark under Christ's banner Or died beneath the blood-red dragon of Gwent. But this we know: That, when the Saxon rout Swept over them, the sun no longer shone On Britain, and the last lights flickered out; And men in darkness murmured: Arthur is gone . . . Carolyn A hopeless romantic

300ft you've been more than helpful but I'm going to go cordless. Thanks for offering extra help. Right now I think I'm going to buy the Ego hedge trimmer. Ego hedge trimmer at HD Brushless motor, servicable blades and gears, 5 year warranty, good reviews, widely available at HD and online. It seems a step above the Ryobi I was looking at but in the same price range. Ego also has a backpack blower that uses the same batteries and looks very tempting, my backpack blower is my most used yard tool since I don't have a lawn. Ego backpack blower at HD With that I could eliminate all of the gas powered tools in my garage. If I get these I'll leave an review here once I use them for other people interested in cordless yard tools. Thanks again everyone for taking the time to respond and help.

I have to agree with the OP on much of what is said on this thread after a quick glance through posts. WHO in the H E double hockey sticks do we Americans think we are!??? CNN has some talking idiot saying King Charles needs to end Imperialism, some idiot on The View is questioning the origin of the jewels in the Queens crown!!??? Honestly the arrogance and ignorance of many is on display!!!