Man trapped beneath sofa
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/somerset/7853328.stm[^] I'm struggling to imagine how you can fall against a sofa in such a way that it can topple onto you. I can only speak from my own experience of sofas, but none of them fell over very easily. In fact it would be a struggle to tip one over. Maybe he keeps his sofa stacked on top of a vast pile of old newspapers?
Words fade as the meanings change, but somehow, it don't bother me.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/somerset/7853328.stm[^] I'm struggling to imagine how you can fall against a sofa in such a way that it can topple onto you. I can only speak from my own experience of sofas, but none of them fell over very easily. In fact it would be a struggle to tip one over. Maybe he keeps his sofa stacked on top of a vast pile of old newspapers?
Words fade as the meanings change, but somehow, it don't bother me.
Maybe the power cut is the clue. He must have one of those new sit-by-wire sofas that is inherently unstable. They're only kept upright by the sophisticated software-based control system. He obviously saved money by buying the version without UPS so when the power goes off it has no control.
Phil
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/somerset/7853328.stm[^] I'm struggling to imagine how you can fall against a sofa in such a way that it can topple onto you. I can only speak from my own experience of sofas, but none of them fell over very easily. In fact it would be a struggle to tip one over. Maybe he keeps his sofa stacked on top of a vast pile of old newspapers?
Words fade as the meanings change, but somehow, it don't bother me.
'Mr Galliott said he was keeping another bottle of whisky by the sofa "just in case." ' That's his excuse and he is sticking to it! :)
Ali
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Maybe the power cut is the clue. He must have one of those new sit-by-wire sofas that is inherently unstable. They're only kept upright by the sophisticated software-based control system. He obviously saved money by buying the version without UPS so when the power goes off it has no control.
Phil
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/somerset/7853328.stm[^] I'm struggling to imagine how you can fall against a sofa in such a way that it can topple onto you. I can only speak from my own experience of sofas, but none of them fell over very easily. In fact it would be a struggle to tip one over. Maybe he keeps his sofa stacked on top of a vast pile of old newspapers?
Words fade as the meanings change, but somehow, it don't bother me.
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Maybe the power cut is the clue. He must have one of those new sit-by-wire sofas that is inherently unstable. They're only kept upright by the sophisticated software-based control system. He obviously saved money by buying the version without UPS so when the power goes off it has no control.
Phil
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I had an easy chair like that once... It was highly unstable while in use. I think the primary issue was that the whole avionics package was based on an embedded Linux system, and the manufacturer of the avionics system wouldn't release open source drivers for their interface board, so the chair manufacturer had to "wing it" (their words, not mine). Everything was fine until you tried to extend the ottoman panel. Once deployed, it upset the air flow around the chair and really bad things would happen unless you manged to retract it in time.
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He could use that as an excuse to stash bottles all around the house... "Why are bottles of whisky next all the dining room chairs?" "Just in case I get trapped beneath on of them for days on end!" "Right... what about the one strapped to the dog?" "Just in case I get trapped underneath a piece of furniture without a nearby whisky bottle. I can just call the dog over!".
Words fade as the meanings change, but somehow, it don't bother me.
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SK Genius wrote:
I'm not so sure it was the power cut that caused him to lose his bearings...
I was thinking the same.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/somerset/7853328.stm[^] I'm struggling to imagine how you can fall against a sofa in such a way that it can topple onto you. I can only speak from my own experience of sofas, but none of them fell over very easily. In fact it would be a struggle to tip one over. Maybe he keeps his sofa stacked on top of a vast pile of old newspapers?
Words fade as the meanings change, but somehow, it don't bother me.
Maybe he was in posession of the whisky bottle before the sofa fell on him?
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