Pluggers by Rick McKee for January 09, 2024

I’m just waiting for it to become an Olypic event. A lifetime of training will finally pay off.

Power nap Yes ! … Power Sitting Not Yet ;-)

Lounger becomes a launcher if electric.

That was me trying to get out of my recliner after a vicious dog attack…

come on Pluggers, sing along " Nothing could be finer/than to nap in my recliner/through the morning"

Must be a non-lever assist recliner where you have to push on the arm rests and lean back to recline. Then throw your weight forward and push down with your legs to return the recliner upright. All the while emitting grunts and groans.

It reminds me of my workout in reaching the bird feeder.

The real exercise begins when you try to get out of the chair……

You need an electric recliner to do the leg lifts.

Sitting and napping are the same action for me.

Or, could be ejection seat countdown ;)

I usually only count as prep to getting up

Yup. I have DDD. Every move is planned…if possible.

The hardest part is geting up on my feet again!

I had a nice, comfortable recliner chair (in fake leather) when we lived in our apartment. I am short and my feet do not reach the floor in many chairs, especially living room type chairs, so the recliner was nice and comfy for me – there was a handle to open the chair.

We moved (about 30 years ago) and husband decided that we should decorate the living room in 18th centuryish. So I got a new recliner which looks like a regular chair. Very pretty – problem is that it does not have a handle to open it. I have trouble sitting in it and pushing it open by using my feet against the floor as they do not reach it. I have sit forward with one leg on either side of the lift up section and push and the quickly move backwards at the right second to shift my weight back to keep it open.