Man trapped by sofa sipped whisky "to survive"

Published by You on 27 January, 2009 - 14:40

Man trapped by sofa sipped whisky

A man who became trapped beneath his sofa for two days said he survived by sipping from a bottle of whisky.

Joe Galliott, 65, lost his bearings during a power cut at his home in Yeovil, Somerset, and fell against the three-seater which toppled onto him.

Because of back problems, he was unable to free his 19-stone frame and remained stuck for 60 hours until a neighbour spotted him through the curtains.

He said a bottle of whisky, which had rolled within reach, kept him going...

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Submitted by Anonymous123 (not verified) on 27 January, 2009 - 14:44

sorry....i didnt mean to duplicate your post...meant to say that thats funny!!

Submitted by You on 27 January, 2009 - 14:45

No probs - I will delete it. If you have a third attempt then I can delete the above post too...

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"For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens 'as long as you obey the law, we will leave you alone'" - David Cameron, UK Prime Minister. 13 May 2015.

Submitted by Anonymous123 (not verified) on 27 January, 2009 - 14:49

Now that would be silly of me!

Submitted by Anonymous123 (not verified) on 27 January, 2009 - 14:55

How come you get to delete them and i dont?!

Submitted by You on 27 January, 2009 - 16:11

You are not logged in.

One of the benefits of having an account is that you can edit your own posts.

(but still, not everyone can delete all posts...)

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"For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens 'as long as you obey the law, we will leave you alone'" - David Cameron, UK Prime Minister. 13 May 2015.

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