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	Bed Blows Up!

dmoonme1

7-16-2009 1:22 AM

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dmoonme1 says:

who knew? I certainly would have thought that the plug would have dried sufficiently over night so as not to be flammable. Back to school for me. I have one of those stupid beds. I gave up o n patching. It's still rolled up in the closet. However, my pump is the vacuum cleaner.

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