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Title: Man gets stuck in chimney
Post by: Lise on Dec 10 06 10:56
Hm. Yes. Sliding down chimney [FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffbf"]BAD[/FONT] idea. (//vny!://discoverseattle.net/forums/richedit/smileys/Happy/12.gif) I don't get why ppl are so stupid.

   [H2 class=headlinestory style="MARGIN-LEFT: 8px"]Colorado Man Gets Stuck in His Chimney [/H2] [H1 class=subhead_story style="MARGIN-LEFT: 8px"][FONT size=1]Colorado man who was locked out of his house gets stuck in chimney[/FONT][/H1]

   [DIV class=body](AP) Santa must have a trick. A man who was locked out of his house in this Denver suburb tried to get in by sliding down the chimney early Friday, but he got stuck and had to be rescued, authorities said.

The man, whose name wasn't released, fell about 12 feet down the shaft. Authorities said he was hurt but did not elaborate on the nature and extent of his injuries.

He convinced authorities it was his home, and there was no evidence he was breaking in, city spokeswoman Jennifer Galli said. Police were present but made no arrests.

Firefighters rescued the man by lowering a ladder into the chimney and lifting him to safety, Galli said.

Emergency workers were summoned at about 3:20 a.m., but it wasn't clear who called them.

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Title: Re: Man gets stuck in chimney
Post by: kitten on Dec 10 06 11:13
Not the brightest thing to do!
Title: Re: Man gets stuck in chimney
Post by: Gopher on Dec 10 06 12:00
How many storeys high was the house?
Title: Re: Man gets stuck in chimney
Post by: Russ on Dec 11 06 07:50
I want to know the answer to that too gopher.. must be two storeys or more.

  To be honest though, this is something I can see myself trying if I lock myself out coming home from the bar.
Title: Re: Man gets stuck in chimney
Post by: kitten on Dec 11 06 04:25
You might want to rethink that idea!
Title: Re: Man gets stuck in chimney
Post by: Russ on Dec 11 06 04:27
Oh yes, I agree, but the logic sometimes when intoxicated gets pretty mind boggling.
Title: Re: Man gets stuck in chimney
Post by: kitten on Dec 11 06 04:30
After a few drinks, logic takes an indefinite time off.  But it is amazing what the mind can come up with and find it reasonable.
Title: Re: Man gets stuck in chimney
Post by: Russ on Dec 11 06 04:33
Oooh! I can tell we have stories to share! But, uh, really. None of them are to do with me, they all happened to my 'friends' yeah thats it. I only heard about them.
Title: Re: Man gets stuck in chimney
Post by: kitten on Dec 11 06 04:44
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Title: Re: Man gets stuck in chimney
Post by: Russ on Dec 11 06 07:26
Ok, as dumb as this sounds.. I needed to look up on my roof anyhow to see how the newer metal roofing we put on looked. So I went up with the ladder alongside the balcony and no I couldnt get down if I wanted to. It has concrete blocks blocking it, and it has inserts on the upstairs and downstairs chimneys as we put gas fireplaces in.
Title: Re: Man gets stuck in chimney
Post by: kitten on Dec 11 06 07:38
At least you looked.  Apparently the other guy didn't.(//vny!://discoverseattle.net/forums/richedit/smileys/Word_Negative/2.gif)