You know when you watch a Science Fiction movie and that astronauts are all in their seats waiting blast off, and just before they go their chairs tilt over slowly, so that they are on their backs with their legs up ready to go?
Well, today I got to experience something very similar to what they show on the screen, and I’ve got a good feeling of what it’s like when it happens. Luckily, it was near the end of the working day.
Buying an office chair can be a bit like dipping into a box of chocolates. You can never be sure what you are going to get. We usually buy our chairs from the same place a couple of miles down the road, they tend to be ok, last a few wear out and we replace it. I don’t think I’ve ever had a duff chair as a new purchase. Before this last one.
I was sat at the desk, happily working away, and occasionally I do lean back – I can’t remember if I did this time, I don’t think there was a crack. I don’t know if plastic makes a cracking noise, but there was a distinct thump as the chair tipped back taking me with it. actually it cushioned the impact – also partially protected where it crushed my recycling bin. The only pain I experienced was a stitch as I got up.
It was a fairly gentle experience.
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