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9. A higher seat is very important to me. (two knee replacements gone bad).

Reply to fadedrose (Reply #7)

Sun Sep 7, 2014, 02:53 PM

Sep 2014

On entering a room I do a quick scan for the highest seat before choosing where I'll be.
There's nothing worse than a sunken sofa or chair, where the derriere is lower than the knees.

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