Happy Face 29 Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Man trapped by sofa sipped whisky A man who became trapped beneath his sofa for two days said he survived by sipping from a bottle of whisky. Joe Galliott, 65, lost his bearings during a power cut at his home in Yeovil, Somerset, and fell against the three-seater which toppled onto him. Because of back problems, he was unable to free his 19-stone frame and remained stuck for 60 hours until a neighbour spotted him through the curtains. He said a bottle of whisky, which had rolled within reach, kept him going. "The whole settee tipped over catching me like a rat in a trap," he said "I took a sip of [the whisky] and thought, well this isn't too bad." Curtains closed But after several hours without food or water, he admits, he became quite worried. "It felt like a lifetime, you think you're there forever," he said. The alarm was raised by a neighbour who had peered through the window, after becoming concerned that Mr Galliott's curtains had not been drawn for two days. He spent five days recovering in hospital after his ordeal earlier this month. Mr Galliott said he was keeping another bottle of whisky by the sofa "just in case." http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england...set/7853328.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 "Joe Galliott, 65, lost his bearings during a power cut at his home in Yeovil, Somerset, and fell against the three-seater which toppled onto him." Doesn't quite ring true that bit, does it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc-mag 1 Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Owes his life to his pervert neighbour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soccermom 0 Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 At 19 stone I bet a few hours without food felt like a lifetime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazarus 0 Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Happens all the time - sofas are evil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc-mag 1 Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 At 19 stone I bet a few hours without food felt like a lifetime. Empathy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soccermom 0 Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 At 19 stone I bet a few hours without food felt like a lifetime. Empathy? ooh, the cheek of it. The only thing I empathised at was drinking the whisky and thinking, well it's not that bad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Geezer must be bigger than the sofa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Geezer must be bigger than the sofa. Or extremely dense and leprechaun sized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 14244 Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 The toaster's been laughing at him too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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