Caught in My Recliner

@LindaOHio (222417)
United States
April 8, 2020 10:27am CST
Last night I was sitting in my recliner with the footrest up; and I was just getting ready to get up to go to the bathroom. We had some pretty zingy thunderstorms with a lot of lightning. I have an electric recliner; and I was just going to hit the button to bring down the footrest when the power went out! Needless to say, I was stuck; and I was not able to use the "facilities". It was either break the footrest as I tried to climb over it or risk falling down by trying to get up with the footrest in the way...so I waited. Fortunately the power was only off for about 2 hours; but for sure when I get another recliner, it will have a battery backup!!! Have you ever been stuck when the power went out? Photo Credit: Pixabay
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Angie
@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
8 Apr 20
OMG! no. I would have to pee in the chair.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222417)
• United States
8 Apr 20
Much longer; and I would have too!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382147)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Apr 20
Goodness, it was good that you were able to wait two hours. Did you have a book to read? I think I would have climbed out over the side.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382147)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Apr 20
@LindaOHio Oh well, could have been much worse.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222417)
• United States
9 Apr 20
I'm not limber enough to climb out that way. I was stuck! It was dark; so my husband and I just talked.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222417)
• United States
10 Apr 20
@JudyEv After the fact, it was quite funny.
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youless
@youless (114117)
• Guangzhou, China
9 Apr 20
I don't have a recliner at home. It uses up more space. Besides, I don't really feel very comfortable after using it
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (135791)
• Marion, Ohio
8 Apr 20
I think I would have found a way to crawl out.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222417)
• United States
9 Apr 20
I'm too heavy and not limber enough.
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DianneN
@DianneN (254926)
• United States
8 Apr 20
Not in a recliner! Now we can laugh about it.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222417)
• United States
8 Apr 20
It was funny AFTER I went to the bathroom!
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DianneN
@DianneN (254926)
• United States
9 Apr 20
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DB
@dgobucks226 (37621)
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9 Apr 20
Now that sure was a sticky situation (well potentially).
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Amber
@AmbiePam (120841)
• United States
8 Apr 20
Oh my! That must have been a bit harrowing.
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Four Walls
@FourWalls (86740)
• United States
8 Apr 20
The funny things is when my power went out everything kept going because my computer is a laptop with a battery. I have an electric bed base, which may pose problems if it’s in the “sitting” position if the power goes out.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502491)
• Italy
8 Apr 20
That was really a bad timing, we do not have electric recliners, so we risk nothing.
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paigea
@paigea (36143)
• Canada
8 Apr 20
Oh my! I would have had to get out somehow!
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John Roberts
@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
8 Apr 20
Now you know to always have a bucket within reach.
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Thelma
@thelme55 (79324)
• Germany
8 Apr 20
No, not in a recliner but when I showered there was a blackout.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
8 Apr 20
Oh my gosh. This has not happened to me. glad you are ok now. A battery backup sounds like a plan.
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Raj
@Butterfingers (66603)
• India
8 Apr 20
Yes getting these with batteries does make things convenient.
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