Originally Posted By Tinkerbell819 I know us girls sometimes take a while in the lady's room... this is too crazy not to share... <a href="http://www6.comcast.net/news/articles/national/2008/03/12/Woman.In.Bathroom/" target="_blank">http://www6.comcast.net/news/a rticles/national/2008/03/12/Woman.In.Bathroom/</a>
Originally Posted By ReadingMom When I read this story earlier today it really made me angry. Obviously this woman couldn't or wouldn't get up off of the toilet. He should have called someone whether it be a relative or 911. I think this borders on some type of abuse by just letting her sit there. She was obviously helpless in some way. A few months ago a fire truck showed up at my next-door-neighbor's house. I went over to find out if everything was all right with them as they are both in their 70's. The husband said that his wife had fallen down THREE DAYS EARLIER and he could not pick her up. She did not want him to call the fire department because they would take her to the hospital. He just let her lie there for three days before calling the fire department. This made me so angry. I told him that if she fell again or if they needed anything that they needed to come get me or J (kar2oonman) for help. They have come to us before when they needed something and I don't know why they didn't this time. Anyway....this news story just really ticked me off. This woman needed help and should have gotten it from her so-called boyfriend.
Originally Posted By ReadingMom <<Wait didn't he ever need to go...>> LOL He probably used the bushes in the backyard.
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains Ahhh you are right - he has the outside plumming --- you would think the neighbors would have noticed the smell (outside) sooner!! We have lots of elderly neighbors in our neighborhood - they have a phone tree daily!!
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x Anyone find it funny that the Sheriff's last name was Whipple?
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains Yes - but I thought Mr Whipple would be sad about this - I don't think she was in there squeezing the Charmin!
Originally Posted By johnno52 >Wait didn't he ever need to go...< Thats the first thing that popped into my mind. I was wondering if there was more than was told.? What about Hygiene? Wouldn't the blood have been stopped to her legs within a short time?
Originally Posted By jonvn "THREE DAYS EARLIER " Seems perfectly reasonable. For idiots. People, in general, are stupid beyond belief. I mean, there are people out there who think George Bush is doing a good job. What are you going to do? Having an IQ of 100 means average. That means that lots of people have double digit IQs. Scoop them up and put them in camps? Sterilize them? The public at large is just not smart, and you see examples on the news and in our daily lives all the time.
Originally Posted By mrkthompsn These days, an I.Q. of 50 seems to be average. (I know that's absurd)
Originally Posted By trekkeruss The woman must not have any family, otherwise, wouldn't they have missed her? As for the "boyfriend," he should have to serve time in some fashion. Community service or something; that is just wrong to not get help sooner.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>As for the "boyfriend," he should have to serve time in some fashion. Community service or something; that is just wrong to not get help sooner.<< He would have called the police, but he didn't want to be a stool pidgeon. Badda zow! I'm here all week!
Originally Posted By wahooskipper I'm not sure I'm buying this story...even though it is making legitimate news agencies. Two years in the sitting position on a toilet? Are you telling me that she didn't develop any blood clots or other life threatening conditions while she was sitting there other than her fat growing around the seat? Even persons with disabilities who are wheelchair bound have to be moved around so they don't develop bed sores or circulatory problems. Something is fishy here.
Originally Posted By PJ82858 I think that it is HIGHLY likely that the boyfriend is just as mentally challenged as the woman. I mean that in a sincere way, not in a snarky way. People like that tend to find each other because no one else would want to be with them.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss PJ, I hadn't thought about that possibility, and you're right. Wahoo, you could easily be right too.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss PJ, I hadn't thought about that possibility, and you're right. Wahoo, you could easily be right too.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>I'm not sure I'm buying this story<< Neither am I. Can a person's body actually fuse to an inanimate object? If that were the case, the TV remote would have been attached to my hand years ago. But seriously, prank stories do make it into mainstream news sources from time to time. Maybe this is an early April 1 story?
