Man rescued after getting stuck – up to his hips – in NOT a UL.
HUNTINGDON VALLEY, Pennsylvania (AP) – Losing your keys into the depths of a portable toilet is bad enough. But one man who recently found himself in that situation only made things worse for himself.
Authorities said the man had to be rescued after he got into the portable toilet to look for his keys and got stuck.
Some kids playing at a nearby recreational field heard the man’s cries for help Wednesday afternoon and told their mother.
The woman then called police, who arrived at Elkins Field in Lower Moreland Township and found the man stuck in the toilet’s lower chamber up to his hips. The man, who was not identified, had taken off his shoes and pants for the unpleasant task.
He told police he had been in the predicament for at least 45 minutes. He was freed about 45 minutes later, after emergency response workers destroyed a significant part of the portable toilet to get him out.
The man was treated for cuts and bruises. Doctors also had to remove the toilet seat, which had become wedged around his torso.
Lower Moreland Township is just outside Philadelphia.
You’d have several options if you lost your keys in a porta-potty. You could: 1) find a strong magnet, tie it to a piece of string, and go fishing. 2) call the owner of the porta-potty and find out if there’s a way to flush the thing out. 3) Forget the keys and get your locks changed.
I can’t believe I’m going to admit this but…<<cringing in horror at the memory>>…Been there, Done that…sort of.
About 5 years ago I had a slight problem with my septic system (I kinda live in the sticks) A rather large wet spot was discovered in a section of my front yard. I had no idea where it came from, there are no water pipes in the front as the water comes in the back so I was rather puzzled. Had the septic pumped out every six months or so, fairly confident it wasn’t that, but…to err on the side of caution, I sauntered over to the tank cover. Now the cover was a concrete circle about 4 feet in diameter with a smaller cap about 1 1/2 feet across right smack in the middle. I walk over, grab the two metal rings that are attached to the smaller cap and pull. Never had a problem removing this before but on that day it wouldn’t budge. Tugged a little harder, nothing. Hmmm. Standing right on the concrete, wondering how I’m going to get this open (I could tell that the cap was improperly replaced last time the guy was out to pump it out, it looked a little out of whack) Before I could come up with a solution to the stuck lid problem…it was solved for me. As I was looking down at the cap, to my immediate dismay and horror, I saw the concrete begin to crack under my feet. Before I could even move, the 4 foot cap had crumbled apart and I was up to my armpits in (IN) the tank. AAAAACCCCCCKKKKK!!!
After a trip to the hospital (I sliced up one of my legs pretty bad,) several shots of antibiotics (ow), seeming endless ridicule from the future-ex-wife, 4 months of reg. and contractor BS and roughly 5 grand in expenses, the 35-year old system was replaced (I had no clue it was that old, really) and the front yard was once again dry. But ya know, the grass doen’t grow like it used to.
Damn, I wish I could find a link to the guy here in Colorado that would literally hide in recreational toilets (the big whole you pee in while in a remote area) to watch women.
This was about 3 years ago, but imagine standing in a soupy mess of pee, poo and that blue sanitizing stuff to get a glimpse of a woman peeing or pooping! Talk about a disgusting way to get your jollies!
I am not kidding about this and I wish I had a link. If I find one I will post it.
Thankfully i have not experienced any of this twisted thread, although the finger through the toilet paper in mid wipe made me laugh, i got a really creepy visual
