Posted on 11/02/2005 5:33:30 PM PST by Mike Bates
Boulder, CO -A hardware retailer Home Depot has found itself in a sticky situation, defending a lawsuit filed by a man who claims the chain's Louisville store ignored his cries for help after he fell victim to a prank and was glued to a toilet seat.
Bob Dougherty, 57, of Nederland, said he became stuck to a bathroom toilet seat on which somebody had smeared glue on Oct. 30, 2003, and felt "tremendous panic" when he realized he was stuck.
"They left me there, going through all that stress," Dougherty told The (Boulder) Daily Camera. "They just let me rot."
His lawsuit, filed Friday said Dougherty was recovering from heart bypass surgery at the time and thought he was having a heart attack. A store employee who heard him calling for help informed the head clerk via radio, but the head clerk "believed it to be a hoax," the lawsuit said.
Home Depot spokeswoman Kathryn Gallagher said she could not comment on pending litigation.
The lawsuit said after about 15 minutes, store officials called for an ambulance. Paramedics unbolted the toilet seat, and while wheeling a "frightened and humiliated" Dougherty out of the store, he passed out.
The lawsuit said the toilet seat separated from his skin, leaving abrasions.
"This is not Home Depot's fault," he said. "But I am blaming them for letting me hang in there and just ignoring me."
I once (once!) lingered for 17 minutes, but I was reading an interesting article...
Great. If we decided to play kickball, I'll pick you for my team. :)
That's his story and he's sticking to it.
Works like a charm. |
Well, thank you for sharing that lol.
from:http://www.snopes.com/embarrass/doctor/framed.asp
A few friends had gathered in Bob's basement rec room for an evening of drinks and dancing. With the party in full swing, one of the girls excused herself to go to the john. This room, it seems, had been newly painted in a charming pastel blue; it was supposed to be a fast-drying enamel, but it hadn't dried fast enough, and the young lady found herself stuck. Her shrieks brought Joe's girl friend, who, unable to do anything about the situation herself, summoned Joe. After several minutes of uncontrolled laughter, Joe managed to produce a screw driver and detach the thing, permitting the girl to stand up. But they still couldn't get it off, so they called a doctor.
"Did you ever see anything like this before, doctor?" the girl asked in embarrassment when the M.D. arrived.
"Well, yes," the doctor replied truthfully, "but I believe this is the first time I've ever seen one framed."
"For one, if there was "glue" on the seat you would have to have smelled it just entering the restroom."
Store bathrooms are notorious for smells, and glue isn't one of them.
"Two, you would have seen it on the seat. Or noticed something was on the toilet seat. "
Not if one were running for their life prarie dogging it into the bathroom.
It's been a while since we chatted so I went to your profile for a refresher and I must say that I am confused as hell. On well, it does say you are a tall blonde so I thought you could join my tall FR ladies ping list. LEL and Teenyelliott are my charter members.
He's not the type to ever mention to management that the bathroom needs cleaning, I guess.
It was meant to confuse:')
LITERALLY LAUGHING OUT LOUD HERE!!!!
Had a Lady come sailing into the door of the hardware store one morning, she was gonna sue the crap out of me, as a salesman, and gonna sue the crap out of the manufacturer, of the particular brand of superglue involved!
Her right thumb, first finger, second finger, and the tube of superglue, were fused into one solid piece.
Buy a little tube of superglue, don't read the instructions, just squeeze the damned thing until it pops,
and then show up expecting sympathy from me! Sorry, but I don't think so!
Our society preserves, and protects, specimens that would end up inside an alligator, if left to their own resources!
Just 16???????????????? Cutting corners aren't you?
"Store bathrooms are notorious for smells, and glue isn't one of them"
Any glue that can stick a man to a toliet seat has to be some potent stuff. All the glues I know of that could do that have a very powerful smell.
"if one were running for their life prarie dogging it into the bathroom"
I`ve done that, and when I have, my butt didn`t touch the seat, until things settled down and I could then check. But, I will by the argument.
Which as led my to think of one thing. Did anyone check for evidence that this man actually used the restroom, as he stated??????? There would be something left in the bowl, I would assume. If not, then his claim is even more suspicious !
Or he could be a sitzpinkler, in which case, I say send him to therapy.
Note to self... Always use the ass gaskets at Home Depot.
Yeah, you are right, I always check them out away from home.
uh nailpolish remover usually helps unfuse the problem. Acetone might even work better, but is flammable...
So, she might not want to light up a cigarette while she is trying to unglue her hand.
I'm sure he'll be awarded PILES of money.
Why after the jury award, he'll be FLUSH with money.
(Keywords capitalized to aid those in Loma Linda to get the jokes.)
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