[blam]

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.

[Servant of the 9]

PING

Anyone we know?

Not putting Bess on an emergency diet?

So9

[TADSLOS]

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.

[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.

[ctlpdad]

I find this kinda hard to beleive.

JD!

[Coop]

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."

[RikaStrom]

Something is way not right with this story.

[SwinneySwitch]

"And as for why she was in there, he said, "I don't know."

She was LIVING there, maybe?

[Redcoat LI]

Creditors foreclosed on her home..sounds like she was living in there.

[Bikers4Bush]

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.

[mhking]

This sounds real fishy....

Just damn.

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[Ronaldus Magnus]

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.

[glock rocks]

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.

[MotleyGirl70]

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 jurors

I don't believe this. Only pictures will convince me otherwise.

[BSunday]

The old DIP Diet, eh?

[Publius6961]

She survived on rats all that time?
After she had herself locked in?

[doc30]

I'd like to hear what she did to try to get out. The article said it would be forthcoming in the trial. Until then, I'll wait before making fun of whatever lame excuse she comes up with.

[wardaddy]

I own one of these.

It would be unlikely for no one to hear someone locked in a regular outside unit.

In climate control walk-up, you could find yourself in trouble say...over the holidays with no one coming and going.

I always lock rented units that have been left un-locked...for theft reasons.

Why did she not scream when the door first rolled down?

Vexing.

[NonValueAdded]

I think the owners are toast. Yes, she was probably living there in violation of the lease, but the guard locked the unit supposedly without checking inside. If the smell was so bad that firefighters had to use masks and it escaped out of a decon room at the hospital, what kind of hermetrically sealed unit was this? Answer, it wasn't. Why didn't anyone notice the smell and file a dead body report? Those are the negligence hooks that will sway a jury or make an insurance company settle.

Look for the cost of storage units to rise everywhere. Also sing out when you see the first warning label appear on the doors of units.

[CobaltBlue]

She probably was living there and didn't call out because she was hoping someone would let her out eventually, then it kinda got out of hand. I doubt she starved herself intentionally, unless she's non compos mentis to begin with. Severe depression, senility.

[dennisw]

Hey .... she got to live there rent free for two months and now gets to sue their pants off.