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Old 02-15-2019, 06:14 PM
 
Location: Eugene, Oregon
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These days I can see someone dropping dead in a Zumba class or playing Pickleball. But in a rocking chair? I don't think I've even sat in one for a few decades, LOL.

I have a rocking chair that was built in Illinois by my great-grandmother and brought to Oregon in a covered wagon, on the Oregon Trail. I have never sat in it. It's one of a thousand things that fill a storage shed and may never again see the light of day, at least during my time.
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Old 02-15-2019, 08:17 PM
 
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Oh yes! I have 3! One for the dog. One for the cat. And one for me!
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Old 02-15-2019, 10:42 PM
 
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Inspired by a quote from another post "You may well fall over dead at 80 while "working" at something you've chosen to work at; I don't see any advantage to expiring in a rocking chair."


It made me wonder.....


How many of us own rocking chairs?
No, but when we buy our new house, I want a porch swing, and hickory rockers.

A&L Furniture Co. Hickory 9-Slat Indoor Outdoor Rocking Chair
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Old 02-16-2019, 04:33 AM
 
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We have an Ikea rocking chair - sleek, clean lines, modern - definitely not a geriatric rocking chair!
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Old 02-16-2019, 06:58 AM
 
Location: East TN
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Rocking chairs are sort of required south of the Mason-Dixon line...just kidding. Porch rockers are a thing here though, for young and old.
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Old 02-16-2019, 08:16 AM
 
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Below is my rocker. A large one since I am tall.
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Old 02-16-2019, 12:20 PM
 
Location: Aurora Denveralis
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We have an Ikea rocking chair - sleek, clean lines, modern - definitely not a geriatric rocking chair!
If you close your eyes, can you tell the difference?

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Old 02-16-2019, 12:50 PM
 
Location: Elsewhere
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I have one. It was a baby shower gift. I had a house fire, and it got a bit of smoke damage, but I was able to salvage it, probably the only piece of furniture that survived. I don't sit in it very often, though.
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Old 02-16-2019, 01:27 PM
 
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Below is my rocker. A large one since I am tall.
Beautiful bent hickory!!
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Old 02-17-2019, 10:52 PM
 
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
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I've never owned any rockers or recliners. If I'm a'rockin', it means I'm a'dancin'.
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