70 year old woman flies 27 meters unaided
Patra Caesar
13-05-2005, 13:42
Pensioner falls nine floors, survives
From correspondents in Miami
May 13, 2005
A 70-year-old woman fell nine floors from her Florida apartment balcony, but miraculously had her fall cushioned by an awning and suffered just a bruised shoulder and light injuries.
The free fall occurred after she reportedly experienced a dizzy spell.
The lucky pensioner said she might have been fatigued as she had spent the night before packing her travel bags in order to return to Chicago from her Fort Lauderdale holiday apartment.
Her 27m plunge was broken by the awning, which partially collapsed under her impact. The question on everyone's lips must surely be, 'how many frequent flyers points did she earn during her trip?'
Chicken pi
13-05-2005, 13:45
70 year old woman flies 27 meters unaided
Damn...I was hoping for a bizarre story involving catapults or pedal-powered flying machines...
Patra Caesar
13-05-2005, 13:45
Who-Bun-It? 10-Foot Wiener Stolen in S.C.
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May 12, 4:56 PM (ET)
ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) - Rock Hill police are looking for a hot hot dog. Someone appears to have stolen a sign featuring a giant wiener in a bun from the Ebenezer Grill after it closed Tuesday afternoon.
Investigators think the suspects should be easy to spot.
"It's tough to hide a 10-foot weenie," Rock Hill police Lt. Jerry Waldrop said.
The smiling hot dog has welcomed customers to the restaurant for the past 18 months, after owner Loyd Ardrey bought it to replace the aging dog that sat atop the roof for years.
When Ardrey arrived around 6 a.m. Wednesday, the 30-pound aluminum sign was gone.
"I figured, well, maybe it blew off because we had some storms last night. We looked around, and it wasn't in any yards next door or across the street or anything," Ardrey said.
Ardrey suspects some college or high school students took the sign as a prank or fraternity initiation.
The thieves had to work for their prize, Waldrop said.
"That thing had a lot of screws in it, and it was evident that the screws had been taken out," Waldrop said.
If he has to, Ardrey said he will buy another sign. The stolen sign cost about $600 dollars. He is thinking about offering a reward, but isn't sure if he should give out money or hot dogs.
"I just want my weenie back," Ardrey said. :D
SimNewtonia
13-05-2005, 13:48
See? Proof that humans were meant to fly after all! Wings schmings... :p
Protection and love
13-05-2005, 13:53
she could be a chirstian and god saved her or she could just be lucky. but i think god might have been in this one
Patra Caesar
13-05-2005, 13:59
she could be a chirstian and god saved her or she could just be lucky. but i think god might have been in this one
Perhaps so, and perhaps the devil could be involved in the theft of the ten fot weenie. ;)
SimNewtonia
13-05-2005, 14:03
Perhaps so, and perhaps the devil could be involved in the theft of the ten fot weenie. ;)
lol.
Demented Hamsters
13-05-2005, 14:17
she could be a chirstian and god saved her or she could just be lucky. but i think god might have been in this one
If God was there, why did he let her fall in the first place? To give her a bunjee-jump-minus-the-bunjee-cord thrill?
Carnivorous Lickers
13-05-2005, 14:24
:D
Search all local collecge dorms-thats where it will turn up.
Chicken pi
13-05-2005, 14:25
If God was there, why did he let her fall in the first place? To give her a bunjee-jump-minus-the-bunjee-cord thrill?
Maybe He likes to keep people on their toes?
Burgman-Allen
13-05-2005, 14:33
I'd like to fly, but not like that old lady...I don't think I would come out of a fall like that nearly as lucky as she did.
Patra Caesar
13-05-2005, 14:33
Maybe He likes to keep people on their toes?
Perhaps it's really just that today (Friday the 13th) God decided to have as his birthday and he goes and plays practical jokes on people (which is why it has such a bad reputation for bad luck).
"Boo!" *Push* *Catches* "PSYCHE!!!:D"