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Woman Sues DIP Storage Facility Over Bizarre Ordeal (Locked In Box For 63 Days)
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| 9-26-2003
| Gary McElroy
Posted on 09/26/2003 11:14:13 AM PDT by blam
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DIP = Dauphin Island Parkway.
The picture on the front page of today's paper shows a heavy set black lady with extremely long finger nails.
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posted on
09/26/2003 11:14:14 AM PDT
by
blam
To: Darlin'; Letitring
PING Anyone we know?
Not putting Bess on an emergency diet?
So9
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posted on
09/26/2003 11:17:08 AM PDT
by
Servant of the 9
(The voices tell me to stay home and clean the guns.)
To: blam
She should be thanking the storage company for the incredible weight loss, but, no, she goes on a Red Lobster All You Can Eat Lobster Binge, nearly bankrupting them on her way to the lawyer's office to sue for negligence.
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posted on
09/26/2003 11:18:21 AM PDT
by
TADSLOS
(Right Wing Infidel since 1954)
To: blam
Hmmm . . . she just happened to have enough fluid in her storage space to survive for 63 days, eh?
What are the chances of that?
Something is very fishy here.
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posted on
09/26/2003 11:18:49 AM PDT
by
wideawake
(God bless our brave soldiers and their Commander in Chief)
To: blam; mhking
I find this kinda hard to beleive.
JD!
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posted on
09/26/2003 11:19:10 AM PDT
by
ctlpdad
(If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice.)
To: blam
But did she ever make an effort to be found, yell out, bang on the metal door, scream to make her plight known when anyone came near? Excellent question. And unless the entire storage lot was completely shut down, I think the answer would most likely be "no."
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posted on
09/26/2003 11:19:21 AM PDT
by
Coop
(God bless our troops!)
To: wideawake
Hmmm . . . she just happened to have enough fluid in her storage space to survive for 63 days, eh? Darned lucky, [wink] wasn't she?
But obviously the juice and canned foods did not provide her with enough energy to alert the facility manager during another of his "routine security checks."
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posted on
09/26/2003 11:20:54 AM PDT
by
Coop
(God bless our troops!)
To: blam
Something is way not right with this story.
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posted on
09/26/2003 11:21:14 AM PDT
by
RikaStrom
To: blam
"And as for why she was in there, he said, "I don't know."
She was LIVING there, maybe?
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posted on
09/26/2003 11:22:32 AM PDT
by
SwinneySwitch
(The barbarians are inside the gates!)
To: blam
Creditors foreclosed on her home..sounds like she was living in there.
To: blam
Why are the owners of the storage facility responsible for her negligence?
The contracts for those places are generally VERY clear about NOT using them as habitats.
To: wideawake
I figure she was planning on just living there since she had been evicted from her home. Pretty cheap rent. 63 days in a 30 x 10 metal building..... she'll NEVER be the "right" again. (assumng she ever was)
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posted on
09/26/2003 11:23:22 AM PDT
by
kjam22
To: Howlin; Ed_NYC; MonroeDNA; widgysoft; Springman; Timesink; dubyaismypresident; Grani; coug97; ...
This sounds real fishy....
Just damn.
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posted on
09/26/2003 11:23:28 AM PDT
by
mhking
(Why worry? Each one of us is carrying an unlicensed nuclear accelerator on his back...)
To: wideawake
It looks like she was living there after losing the house and got locked in.
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posted on
09/26/2003 11:23:40 AM PDT
by
paul51
To: blam
Defense attorney Bert Taylor on Thursday did not dispute that Hudson had spent more than two months in the storage unit. But did she ever make an effort to be found, yell out, bang on the metal door, scream to make her plight known when anyone came near? The most extreme use of the "blame the victim" defense strategy ever! This woman will end up owning that storage facility and its operators.
To: blam
I did the same thing in my den in '01 once... went on a FReeping binge, and didn't leave until the cheetos and beer were exhausted. Funny, though, I didn't lose weight.
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posted on
09/26/2003 11:23:49 AM PDT
by
glock rocks
(shoot fast. shoot straight. shoot safe. practice. carry. molon labe)
To: wideawake
The article says she had enough juice and canned foods. I guess since she moved all of her belongings into the unit, she had a can opener. Also, the defense attorneys don't deny that she was in there for two months.
A good friend of mine was locked in a port-a-potty for about an hour. They were about to load it onto the back of a truck when they heard her.
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posted on
09/26/2003 11:24:04 AM PDT
by
geaux
To: wideawake
I smell something fishy here, too, like sardines, shrimp and all those goodies, not to mention, a big settlement. Was she reported missing? Her car would have been at the storage area (if she had one). And someone would surely know where she was or at least, checked it out. A good story, though.
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posted on
09/26/2003 11:24:51 AM PDT
by
Jaidyn
To: blam
Hudson, 44, is a short, plump woman -- sporting fingernails several inches long that curl back into her palms -- but on Jan. 9, 2002, she weighed 85 pounds and was near death, a nurse told jurorsI don't believe this. Only pictures will convince me otherwise.
To: wideawake
Hmmm . . . she just happened to have enough fluid in her storage space to survive for 63 days, eh? What are the chances of that?
Something is very fishy here.
Had I not once spent a very hot Houston day helping a Mormon friend of mine move his food supply from a storage facility to a new house, I would have agreed with you.
Any idea how much space a year's supply of food for a family of 8 takes up? (Answer: a lot, and it's very heavy, too....)
Actually, though, there's an easy, non-LDS explanation. The article says she moved all of her stuff into the unit after being evicted from her other place -- which probably included some food.
Beyond that, I'm guessing that she actually lived in the unit -- a nice, low-rent situation, and it explains why the guard found the door open.
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posted on
09/26/2003 11:26:18 AM PDT
by
r9etb
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