Pluggers by Rick McKee for March 24, 2022

I had that point I put a U.P.S. on it so it never happens again

yikes

Battery powered recliners like mine, for the win….

Is that like being trapped on the escalator when the power goes out?

No problem for I don’t have a recliner … ;-)

Eh, me not has no recliners at all, let alone electric ones.

Oh come on: real Pluggers have generators made from car alternators and lawnmower engines. Popular Science mag in the ’70s shows how; updated switching is available at Ace Hardware.

Plugger is in big trouble when he is so lazy that he buys an electric recliner.

My recliner has a broken handle, so I have to leave it up all the time. No trouble getting in and out.

Some Pluggers can’t afford a powered recliner and the manual one never fails. If the handle were to break I make a new handle for it.

I have a bed frame that will allow head and foot raising so I can read in bed. I try to be sure I lower it down as soon as I’m done in case there’s a power failure. I’m not sure I would sleep well all night in the raised position.

High-end recliners/lift chairs have a small battery for such situations. It’s slow but it doesn’t leave you trapped in the chair.

I get all comfy in mine just about the time the dogs want to go out, or come in.

Brings up a good point…

This cracked me up. Happened to me last year during the winter blackouts in Texas. Had to tilt and roll out of the chair because I didn’t want to damage it.

power outage. no problem. NAP TIME

I must be more of a plugger – mine is still a “manual”

My bride bought one used and I’ve had to get her out of it twice during power failures. I can’t help but laugh.

Been there, done that! It’s worse than picking yourself off the floor.

Been there, finally got out!!

I had a friend drop her remote and was stuck until some one came and helped her.

Mine is not electric – did not even know they make electric ones. I do have a problem with mine – my first one had a handle to recline it, but this one does not and since when I sit in a chair it is rare that my feet touch the floor, I have to recline it standing next to it and then carefully climb into it without bringing it back to sitting upright!