Feb. 8th, 2007
To be fair, maybe when he leaves his house he just requires constant monitoring.
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Feb. 8th, 2007 12:57 pmAh, the wonders of the unqualified, unrestricted right to bear arms: Boy and his mother charged with murder, after boys loses fistfight, goes home, and his mother gives him a gun to go take revenge with.
The best part is the photo.
Feb. 8th, 2007 01:02 pmA Good Samaritan taxi driver who allowed three people injured in a car accident to shelter from from the cold in his cab was left counting the cost - after emergency services destroyed the taxi to 'rescue' the trio.
Cabbie Peter Andersson, 45, from Lulea in central Sweden said: 'They had a few cuts and bruises and I let them shelter in my cab. They looked worse than they were.
'I went off to look at the wreck and when the firemen turned up, they pulled out hydraulic metal cutters and sliced the side off the cab.
'They said it meant they could get the people out without them having to bend too much, in case of neck injuries. They didn't realise they only had to open the door.'
However, Swedish news site The Local reports that Anders Sundelin, head doctor at Sunderby Sjukhus, said: 'Sawing off the roof to remove accident victims is the safest way to manage injuries of this kind.'
The taxi driver is now in dispute with his insurance company, who do not believe his story over the reason for the £30,000 repair bill.
"A taxi, not being demolished by over-eager Swedish firemen. This picture caption will now refrain from commenting further on the notion of Swedish firemen."
Cabbie Peter Andersson, 45, from Lulea in central Sweden said: 'They had a few cuts and bruises and I let them shelter in my cab. They looked worse than they were.
'I went off to look at the wreck and when the firemen turned up, they pulled out hydraulic metal cutters and sliced the side off the cab.
'They said it meant they could get the people out without them having to bend too much, in case of neck injuries. They didn't realise they only had to open the door.'
However, Swedish news site The Local reports that Anders Sundelin, head doctor at Sunderby Sjukhus, said: 'Sawing off the roof to remove accident victims is the safest way to manage injuries of this kind.'
The taxi driver is now in dispute with his insurance company, who do not believe his story over the reason for the £30,000 repair bill.
"A taxi, not being demolished by over-eager Swedish firemen. This picture caption will now refrain from commenting further on the notion of Swedish firemen."
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Feb. 8th, 2007 02:30 pmWHY I HATE DINOSAURS
Let me make it perfectly clear from the git-go ... I hate dinosaurs. I know they have been dead for some sixty million years but that in no way diminishes my rancor for those stupid, overgrown lizards.
- Dr Herman Smith, Archaeologist.
Let me make it perfectly clear from the git-go ... I hate dinosaurs. I know they have been dead for some sixty million years but that in no way diminishes my rancor for those stupid, overgrown lizards.
- Dr Herman Smith, Archaeologist.
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Feb. 8th, 2007 09:46 pmJust before lunchtime on May 4th, 1988, at a facility near Henderson, Nevada, a panicked maintenance crew could be seen dashing away from the site of the Pacific Engineering Production Company, also known as PEPCON. Behind them, a moderate but ambitious-looking fire was establishing itself in a large storage lot.
The crew had been repairing a wind-damaged steel-and-fiberglass building when a stray spark from their welder somehow managed to set fire to the structure. . . .
There were over four thousand tons of ammonium perchlorate in the storage area that day, so the anxiety-stricken workers fled with great enthusiasm.
(ROCKET FUEL PLANT EXPLODES!)
The crew had been repairing a wind-damaged steel-and-fiberglass building when a stray spark from their welder somehow managed to set fire to the structure. . . .
There were over four thousand tons of ammonium perchlorate in the storage area that day, so the anxiety-stricken workers fled with great enthusiasm.
(ROCKET FUEL PLANT EXPLODES!)