With the bed already dismantled and "only" a mattress to persuade down the stairs and outside, our main challenge was finding Mrs O's cat who for a moment we thought might have shot out of the door while we came in! Fortunately the cat was located safe and sound and we admired the many rosettes and prizes Mrs O's felines have won over the years. The hospital bed arrived just as we were going so that aspect of timing worked perfectly. Not so much the timing of the rain...