trapped man survived on whisky

[Amby 490]

A man who was trapped under his sofa for two-and-a-half days survived by sipping on a bottle of whisky.

Joe Galliott from Yeovil, Somerset tripped over a phone cord during a power cut and landed on the sofa which then toppled over him.

Divorcee Joe, who has a back problem, lay face down for 60 hours before he was rescued.

He had no food or water but could only reach for a bottle of whisky that also fell during the incident.

He told The Sun: "I tripped in the darkness and did a somersault over the settee. It tipped on top of me and I was trapped by the coffee table.

"I could not crawl and the phone was out of reach. I didn't have the strength to shift anything.

"I never had anything to drink except from the bottle of whisky and I sipped on that.

Joe was saved when a neighbour's grandson called.

He added: "I was so happy when the young man came round. I saw him at the window and screamed. He rang for help and I was rushed into hospital in the nick of time."

Joe left hospital after five days.

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_3175304.html?menu=

[Waldo 0]

Yeah I´m sure he tried real hard to get out.

[Yoink 7]

ugh the whiskey probably made his ordeal more manageable but hardly accounted for his survival of 2+ days

[Amby 490]

ugh the whiskey whisky probably made his ordeal more manageable but hardly accounted for his survival of 2+ days

fixed...there IS a difference between the two

[Ban Hammer 13,349]

Yeah I´m sure he tried real hard to get out.

[Jasman0717 9]

Yeah I´m sure he tried real hard to get out.

I wanta see the sofa

[SupportOAFJF 0]

I need one of those sofas for occassional use I wonder if he finished the bottle

[Fandango 1,439]

Don't mitigate this man's trauma....I just watched his whole harrowing recount to Oprah

[rebeccajo 14]

Way to go Joe!

[pedroh 21]

word, that's why its meaning is 'water of life'

[aidan80 9]

word, that's why its meaning is 'water of life'

Exactly!.. without that water poor Joe would have no life. We should all drink whiskey as much as possible!

[pedroh 21]

or/and drambuie

There's whisky and there's good whisky, but there is no bad whisky.

- old Scottish saying

Edited January 27, 2009 by pedroh

[spookyturtle 9,466]

The whiskey is what made him trip in the first place.

[Ban Hammer 13,349]

or/and drambuie

There's whisky and there's good whisky, but there is no bad whisky.

- old Scottish saying

oooo000oooo drambuie!

[almaty 19]

in college, i did the same...and had a little sweet lucy too boot...