How do I get this stupid rug to lie flat?

Ever run over the tail of a large dog while he's holding down your rug? Trust me, you don't want to do it.

Okay Margo, It's fixed. I just got a chair mat made from bamboo slats and it's working better than the rug when it was new. It only took five years.

Just adding... don't forget to use stainless steel screws and washers, they won't corrode.

Actually, I though drilling holes in concrete and using screw anchors was a little out of proportion to the value of the rug, but yeah, it's good to consider the future. It always seems to come sooner than we expect.

Babelfish - don't leave home without it.

I kind of take your point, but it was well meant and I sort of understood most of it. I did consider giving the red ribbon to the one that instructed me to exercise it before using it. Probably a good idea, but the darn thing was just too heavy.

About that bamboo deal; I wish I had another with the slats running in opposite directions. It would almost be like a sheet of plywood.

Ok, roge, it took 5 years (you aint gonna like the bill) but I have it !! Turn the table upside down !!

Darn good idea. Where were you three weeks ago when I paid cash for the chair mat?

Yes, yes...but we must return to the matter of the bill....

Congratulations - the rug problem solved.
During those five years I got rid of a couple of carpets. Enjoy the wooden floors.

Thank you. It's still working, and since it's a very light colored wood, it marginally brightens the house.

I laughed a little too hard at that...

Maybe if you tried a staple gun, it would penetrate the rug and underpad enough to make it stick, but won't go all the way through to the concrete slab?

Replace the rug.

It's still carrying on

Roger, You said something about the rug going between the legs of the table? In any instance that I've ever seen, a table and chairs would sit on top of a rug/carpet. If the rug is thin and without much weight (like a floor cloth, for example), it will roll up whenever you roll your chair over it in your way or mine. If the rug is heavier, it won't---unless you just keep hitting it with the chair, because the rug is too small. Often, you can get a 9' x 12', 8' x 10' or 5' x 7' rug for $20-$30 at a Goodwill, Salvation Army, AmVets, etc. and they will be sanitized. Craigslist is a good source; I've seen rolls of the under-carpet, rubber matting/padding for softness and sound control there, too, and FREE. I guess, the bigger your city, the greater your choice, though. Check it out and Good Luck!

Thank you, and I probably should have mentioned that I live is a very small town. What fascinated me for years is that rolling the chair towards the table caused a large wave in front of the chair. Yet, rolling the chair away from the chair produces no wave behind the chair, and the wave in front of the chair remains where it is.

Staple gun?

Thank you, but the floor is a concrete slab. Actually, I got rid of the rug.