JohnRich 4 #1 August 11, 2004 ...a 600-pound woman who was having trouble breathing. Rescuers went in not knowing how difficult it would be to get her out. 40-year-old Gail Grinds was literally stuck to her couch and had to be removed surgically at the hospital. Authorities estimate she had been on the couch anywhere from two to five years. Martin County Fire amd Rescue crews faced what seemed to be an impossible mission. Everyone going inside had to wear protective gear. The stench was so powerful they had to blast in fresh air. Full News Story Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,254 #2 August 11, 2004 Oh my fucking god that is disgusting! It could be referenced over to the table tennis thread to show how sports are useful to society though...Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Katzeye 0 #3 August 11, 2004 Gilbert Grape comes to mind. But grafting to the sofa? OMG! I can't sit still for 5 minutes let alone 2 years!!!! Is a chicken omelette redundant? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
champu 1 #4 August 11, 2004 QuoteGive me a break. You could weigh 800 lbs and hit the ball from the same spot. so... estimating the couch she was attached to weighed about 200 lbs... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveNFlorida 0 #5 August 11, 2004 QuoteGilbert Grape comes to mind. But grafting to the sofa? OMG! I can't sit still for 5 minutes let alone 2 years!!!! I bet if you were 300-600lbs you could Scary thought. What useless family! Angela . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,254 #6 August 12, 2004 Thats a thought, if she was 'grafted' onto the couch and they had to cut her out did they weigh her with bits of the couch still stuck on her or bits of her still stuck on the couch? Those few pounds either way can make all the difference to someones self esteem!Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cornholio 0 #7 August 12, 2004 Wow! My mom was right. If you sit on the couch all day long watching TV, you will become one with the couch. Butthead: Whoa! Burritos for breakfast! Beavis: Yeah! Yeah! Cool! bellyflier on the dz.com hybrid record jump Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #8 August 12, 2004 "when she sits around the couch she really sits around the couch... someone had to say it couch kills! just say no to couch!____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crwmike 0 #9 August 12, 2004 Quote...a 600-pound woman who was having trouble breathing. Rescuers went in not knowing how difficult it would be to get her out. 40-year-old Gail Grinds was literally stuck to her couch and had to be removed surgically at the hospital. Authorities estimate she had been on the couch anywhere from two to five years. Martin County Fire amd Rescue crews faced what seemed to be an impossible mission. Everyone going inside had to wear protective gear. The stench was so powerful they had to blast in fresh air. Full News Story I've treated several 500+ pounders in the ERand ICU. Putting in a foley (urinary) catheter takes seven people (one with the catheter, two for each leg, one to pull back the abdominal fat and a labia spreader. The 'inserter' needs supplemental oxygen. One of these patients was pregnant (estimated 5' 4" and 700 lbs)and I've always wondered if it took seven people to accomplish the task. :) Michael Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #10 August 12, 2004 "images i didnt need for 1,000 alex" shudder....____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kennedy 0 #11 August 12, 2004 You're an evil bastard, aren't you? witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #12 August 12, 2004 Quoteto pull back the abdominal fat and a labia spreader Now that's BIG ASS pussy Shit, after a mental picture, I think I won't be able to kill a kitten tonight. __________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nightjumps 1 #13 August 12, 2004 OK. I'll ask the obvious... Did she not have to go potty in five years? I'm thinking that if I ever found myself too big to potty, that I'm too big to eat. Seriously though, a part of you has to feel some kind of sadness that someone gets that way. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydyvr 0 #14 August 12, 2004 QuoteOK. I'll ask the obvious... Did she not have to go potty in five years? From the article: --- Everyone going inside had to wear protective gear. The stench was so powerful they had to blast in fresh air. --- Get it? She obviously cut loose as needed and the family just cleaned up anything that spilled outside "the zone". . . =(_8^(1) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nightjumps 1 #15 August 12, 2004 Probably should have said, "Did she not have the urge to go potty in five years?" Was meant more towards motivation than spillage. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JRock 0 #16 August 12, 2004 I may never get a boner again..... Eeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crwmike 0 #17 August 12, 2004 QuoteYou're an evil bastard, aren't you? :) :) :) :) :) :) :) Nursing ...just another glamor profession. OTOH, graveyard shift in the ER ...the best show in town! Michael You know you've been an ER nurse too long when you find out the baby you delivered in the parking lot is back ...as a 15 y/o drug overdose. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cvfd1399 0 #18 August 12, 2004 some kind of legal charges should be waved around the stupid ass family Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #19 August 12, 2004 Quote some kind of legal charges should be waved around the stupid ass family Yeah..some HEAVY charges.__________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #20 August 12, 2004 As someone asked in the thread about the 1000 lb. guy (who mysteriously wasn't grafted to furniture)....if you're so big you can't move, who the hell is giving you all that food? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cvfd1399 0 #21 August 12, 2004 your on fire lol as in on a direct track to hell lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billo 0 #22 August 12, 2004 here was a link to another 1,000lb guy that made the news this week....maybe the one you speak of and maybe not...either way, SCARY PIC!!!! http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/08/11/half.ton.man.ap/index.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyAnt 0 #23 August 12, 2004 Wait a minute. Could this be the result of a practical joke gone bad? I could have sworn i saw something in the papers a few years ago like... "Crazed bandits glue housewife to sofa!" A lesson for all of us I think. "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." Edmund Burke (1729-1797) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #24 August 12, 2004 Quotehere was a link to another 1,000lb guy that made the news this week....maybe the one you speak of and maybe not...either way, SCARY PIC!!!! http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/08/11/half.ton.man.ap/index.html Looks like the Emperor's son from the movie DUNE __________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Newbie 0 #25 August 12, 2004 i cannot fathom this....it's just too unreal. The woman actually had a family too living with her! How on EARTH do you go for a period of 2-5 years, seeing your mum/wife on the couch in the same spot, day in day out for that time period, not even getting up to go to the toilet, cleaning up her bodily waste for that period of time, and actually live like that? It absolutely boggles the mind. "Skydiving is a door" Happythoughts Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
