Fat Kid And A Mattress

[jpfabricator]

When it comes to loading cars some people just don't think it threw.
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At least they used twine to tie it down, and not try to hold it with their hands out the window!

Sent from somewhere in East Texas Jake Parker

 

[savarin]

Seriously! he literaly sat on the part to be removed and remained there until the plywood broke and he went down with the ship."

Never saw this one only the aftermath.
It happened in Grosvenor house hotel in the west end of london.
They were doing extensive internal modeling and laying in new lift shafts.
The "gentleman" on the jack hammer had already done 2 floors and was working on the third.
Yep, took out the hole all around himself, fell 3 floors onto concrete rubble, major hospital case.
Another in the same hotel.
Dumbo, so nicknamed because of his huge wide ears took a lift from the main kitchen up to the service kitchen on the next floor.
Went down the line of two tier "Bain Maries" turning all the gas taps on.
In those days they only had two intersecting taps for the pilot and main so both could be turned on and no electric ignition and safety features.
Then apply the light at one end and the flame shot down the line igniting all the burners as it went. This had become normal practice.
On this day he did the deed until it came time to light them, uh oh, no matches.
Into the lift down to the main kitchen, light a wax taper, back into the lift and up to the service kitchen, opened the lift doors (they both hinged outwards) and you guessed it KABOOM!
Blew the dividing wall into the restaurant, blew another wall down, one heavy stainless steel bain-marie went into the ceiling.
The only thing that saved him we believe is that the two doors on the lift swung back on him and protected him from the flame.
We felt the pressure from the explosion downstairs as well as the huge BANG.
He was let go.
I still get a grin when I relate this.