Power tool causes fight in West Newton

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ^ | Wednesday, September 10, 2003 | Craig Smith

[Willie Green]

A wheelbarrow, a missing power tool and a couple of beers have landed a West Newton family in hot water.

John Adam McCurdy, 36, of 6 Valley View Trailer Court, has been charged with swinging the wheelbarrow at his brother-in-law, Robert Charles Edward, striking him in the head.

[Willie Green]

It's all the Dremel Tool's fault.
And I bet some lawyer will sue the manufacturer for designing a faulty wheelbarrow.

[Willie Green]

ping

[per loin]

Gotta be careful messin with guys that can swing wheel barrows at head height.

[mhking]

Just damn.

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[wideawake]

Sounds like there was more than just one tool involved in this dispute.

[LibWhacker]

You know you're a redneck when you've been in a wheelbarrow fight and it makes the front page of the local newspaper.

[Abe Froman]

6 CUBIC-YARD wheelbarrow?!?!?! This is an example of a 6-cubic yard container. If they make a wheelbarrow that big the guy wouldn't be able to get it off the ground, let alone swing it at someone.

[Willie Green]

It's a good thing he didn't use a weed-whacker.

[martin_fierro]

Remind me never to ask to "barrow" tools from this guy.

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[Willie Green]

If they make a wheelbarrow that big the guy wouldn't be able to get it off the ground, let alone swing it at someone.

I don't know. They grow 'em pretty big in West Newton.

John Adam McCurdy

[martin_fierro]

If they make a wheelbarrow that big the guy wouldn't be able to get it off the ground, let alone swing it at someone.

You underestimate the effects of rage, garden-variety stupidity, and faaaar too many Yuenglings. <|:)~

'N'at.

[martin_fierro]

LOL! I came *thiiiis close* to posting that.

Are we on a wavelength or what.

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[ellery]

Yuenglings? Naw, I bet these guys were drinking good ol' fashioned Ahrn City.

[RightWhale]

charges of simple assault

Good it was just the wheelbarrow used as a weapon. If multiple shovels had also been used, someone could have got hurt.

[Normal4me]

Uh yeah, I believe it was a 6 cubic foot wheel barrow. Imagine trying to put six 3'x3'x3' boxes in a wheel barrow? Nevertheless, funny story! ;-)

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

John McCurdy came around from the other side of the vehicle and joined the fracas, Moran wrote, picking up a red, 6-cubic-yard wheelbarrow and swinging it at Edward.

A 6 cu yard. wheelbarrow is no small object. John must be a pretty big guy. Big and stoopid.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Must be a mis-print. Had to be 6 cubic feet. Still, that's no small wheelbarrow.

[Hatteras]

I'd be fighting too if my neighbor offered me a beer and then handed me a Yuenglings. I'd punch him in the mouth for offering that crap.

[Poohbah]

6 CUBIC-YARD wheelbarrow?!?!?! This is an example of a 6-cubic yard container. If they make a wheelbarrow that big the guy wouldn't be able to get it off the ground, let alone swing it at someone.

HULK ANGRY!