# Bad, bad, bad chair **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 25, 2023, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-chair/993657 "2023-11-25T00:04:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2023, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-chair/993657/1 "2023-11-25T00:04:42Z")
No. I didn’t get thrown from it. I bought a on-the-cheap-end recliner to put in my chamber(bedroom, I just like to say that). Knowing I’d be the only one using it I thought it would be ok to be cheapish. Wrong. The thingy that makes it recline made a snappy sound. Now it just pulls out. No recline-no more. I think, oh something just unhooked. I turn it up. And a black hole of mechanical fun stares at me ominously. I found a cable running through a plastic tube. I figured this is what has come loose. I look at a little barrel shaped thingy on the end of the cable. I further figure this is what needs to hook to the finger pull on the side of the chair. There looking at me is one thing that doesn’t go with the other. No way to match them up. No screw to tighten it. No magic doo-hickey that attaches anything to anything. So now I have a recliner that doesn’t recline. I have a chair. I’ll have to change my whole way of thinking about my new _chair_ I can still sit down and put my socks on. But, can I sit, recline and comfortably read? Nope. After I bought the cool floor lamp, too. Dang it. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2023, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-chair/993657/2 "2023-11-25T00:11:00Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > to put in my chamber(bedroom, I just like to say that). I’m stealing that. I’m sorry to hear about your chair. We have a really expensive store here called _Relax the Back_ full of desks and chairs for back pain - I actually own one of their stand-up desks (I’ll let you guess how often I use it standing up.) But I do fantasize about getting one of their ultra-fancy back-friendly chairs. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2023, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-chair/993657/3 "2023-11-25T00:32:12Z")
Better call the Recliner Repair Man. You can get his number from the TV Repair Man. Just hope that chair is paid for… ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2023, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-chair/993657/4 "2023-11-25T02:57:57Z")
Sitting in my chair trying to enjoy my nutty TV choices and my feets hurt. This ain’t right. I will have a new chair (or maybe an ottoman, ok why is it called an ottoman?) Aaaaacccckkk. Feets down, weird thought processes. 😮 ---
**Author:** ![OldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3bc359/32.png) [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2023, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-chair/993657/5 "2023-11-25T03:13:11Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > ok why is it called an ottoman? Ottomans were introduced into Europe from Turkey then the main part of the Ottoman Empire, ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2023, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-chair/993657/6 "2023-11-25T03:18:20Z")
🤔this is why I get to put my feets on it? Hmmm? ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2023, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-chair/993657/7 "2023-11-25T05:04:42Z")
Don’t trip over the ottoman, unless you’re a tall comedy writer and can turn it into a comedic pratfall. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2023, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-chair/993657/8 "2023-11-25T17:02:39Z")
I have one of those zero gravity type canvas chairs in my reading room that I’ve slightly reclined. Still use an ottoman with it as I don’t want to recline far enough to get my feet up. [This is the kind of chair I mean](https://www.amazon.com/Gravity-Flolding-Recliner-Lounge-Removable/dp/B08C7WLF56/ref=sr_1_10?crid=7CXPVSDJ161L&keywords=zero%2Bgravity%2Bchairs&qid=1700931374&sprefix=zero%2Bgra%2Caps%2C172&sr=8-10&th=1), and despite the lack of any padding it’s surprisingly comfortable. You could always plop a cushion on the seat. Lots of bargains for those chairs on Amazon right now. Need an ottoman for it? [Lots of those on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Kozyard-Inflatable-Ottoman-Outdoor-Camping/dp/B08GY9FP4K/ref=sr_1_7?crid=3BS2UNBCYWUX8&keywords=inflatable%2Bottoman%2Bfoot%2Brest&qid=1700931623&sprefix=inflatable%2Bottoman%2Caps%2C92&sr=8-7&th=1), and the inflatable kind are inexpensive. Got one of those, too. ETA: Oh, hey, just found [the actual ottoman](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08L75D2WH/ref=sbl_dpx_outdoor-ottomans_B08GY9FP4K_0) I ordered, and it’s even cheaper. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2023, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-chair/993657/9 "2023-11-25T17:13:08Z")
Very cute. I have ordered one. Thanks so much. ---
**Author:** ![Mikkel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikkel/32/13151_2.png) [@Mikkel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikkel)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2023, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-chair/993657/10 "2023-11-25T17:22:15Z")
I think the barrel end came from the finger pull but the seating for it has broken. You probably need a replacement. Is this what your chair look like? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/8_VibvYoSJ0/maxresdefault.jpg "How To Replace A Recliner Handle And Cable") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_VibvYoSJ0) ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2023, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-chair/993657/11 "2023-11-25T17:41:20Z")
Yes. It does. I’ll have to look into that video and see can I replace that thingy. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2023, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-chair/993657/12 "2023-11-25T17:56:44Z")
Very good. I think you’ll like it. One of the nice things about it is it folds up and is lightweight enough to move around easily. Also if you have a cat or two whose entertainment includes scratching furniture, it’s a lot less expensive piece of furniture to have ruined. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2023, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-chair/993657/13 "2023-11-25T18:06:28Z")
Nice! ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2023, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-chair/993657/14 "2023-11-25T23:06:26Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > I have ordered one. You will love it. I scored one at Costco. Though the label said it is “For Outdoor Use Only” I have it in my living room. It does wonders for my bad back. I find it difficult to use for anything other than lounging when it is at full tilt, but even just five minutes in it makes my back feel better. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2023, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-chair/993657/15 "2023-11-29T18:03:10Z")
So, @Beckdawrek, did your chair arrive yet? If so, how do you like it? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2023, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-chair/993657/16 "2023-11-29T18:14:41Z")
Comes today before 8pm.🤔 It will be here the day after tomorrow by my estimation. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2023, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-chair/993657/17 "2023-11-29T19:51:40Z")
Keep us posted! ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2023, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-chair/993657/18 "2023-11-30T23:55:57Z")
She can’t. She’s lying back in her new chair and unwilling to get up enough energy to post. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2023, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-chair/993657/19 "2023-12-01T00:03:46Z")
No chair yet. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2023, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-chair/993657/20 "2023-12-01T01:04:07Z")
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