Briton critically injured after impaling himself on iron fence

[Slocum]

Who say there are no idiots in this world....He likes learning in a hard way....Served him right.."Mai SongSan" 

[jesimps]

4 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Well, in this case a house proved less risky than trying to get in from next door's balcony in a high condo. 

I can't criticise this guy. I remember when I was in the Brit Army in Hong Kong in the late 1960s the wife and I locking ourselves out of our 12th floor flat. We were struggling a bit for cash in those days, so rather than pay someone to gain access, I climbed down from my friend's flat above to our balcony, the door of which was always unlocked. I did take the precaution of tying a rope to his railings and around my waist. After climbing onto dock roofs when I was a kid in Liverpool, I had a good apprenticeship for tasks like this.

Hope this guy has a speedy recovery.

Edited April 8 by jesimps

[Korat Kiwi]

3 minutes ago, jesimps said:

I can't criticise this guy. I remember when I was in the Brit Army in Hong Kong in the late 1960s the wife and I locking ourselves out of our 12th floor flat. We were struggling a bit for cash in those days, so rather than pay someone to gain access, I climbed down from my friend's flat above to our balcony, the door of which was always unlocked. I did take the precaution of tying a rope to his railings and around my waist. After climbing onto dock roofs when I was a kid in Liverpool, I had a good apprenticeship for tasks like this.

Hope this guy has a speedy recovery.

Kowloon Tong Ping Fong? 

Pilgrims Rest? 

 

I visited there in the mid 80s.  Kiwi based in Singapore and managed a few trips.  Chunking Mansion for really hot curries. 

 

Great times! 

[Cabradelmar]

Another bizarre and avoidable story brought to you by the excessive consumption of alcohol.

[Korat Kiwi]

You can throw your leg over a multitude of things after a few ales, unfortunately a pointy fence is not one of them. 

 

Rip fellah.  Hope you had a good life. 

[Petey11]

5 hours ago, Jing Joe said:

The behavour of drunks has been historicaly predictable and feel sorry for the guy, but whats with all the foreigners making mostly disruptive news in Thailand lately?

The press controls the narrative (influence from those higher), same as in every country.

[Liverpool Lou]

6 hours ago, Jing Joe said:

The behavour of drunks has been historicaly predictable and feel sorry for the guy, but whats with all the foreigners making mostly disruptive news in Thailand lately?

Foreigners are the most reported only because you're reading foreigner-centric media, that's all.

[Liverpool Lou]

5 hours ago, Lee4Life said:

Think before you post, if you're not capable of doing that then don't post.

Yes, Sir!   Jesus...

[Liverpool Lou]

3 hours ago, Tatman95 said:

 You bell end

Why am I not surprised that you recognise one so easily?

[Liverpool Lou]

1 hour ago, dddave said:

Perhaps the topic should be closed and the earlier sometimes cruel and speculative remarks be deleted out of respect for his survivors.  

Why?  That is not the normal procedure here where cruel, speculative comments are par for the course and are always allowed to be seen.  Perhaps you should just report the individual comments that bother you if they're contravening forum rules.

[BigStar]

7 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Crikey, not a good week for the Brits, getting drunk then impaled death. 

 

 

 

When will they ever learn?

[Liverpool Lou]

5 hours ago, Lee4Life said:

Think before you post, if you're not capable of doing that then don't post.

Perhaps you should bear that mantra in mind for yourself, you are not the arbiter of what should be posted here.

[BigStar]

6 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Hard to take that afternoon nap in 36 degC!

 

Can't reach the aircon remote, eh.

[BigStar]

1 hour ago, dddave said:

Moderator:  As it is being reported on the local news, this person succumbed to his injuries.  

Perhaps the topic should be closed and the earlier sometimes cruel and speculative remarks be deleted out of respect for his survivors.  

 

Well, no, then it'd have to done for Russians, Chinese, and Thais. Turn off too many of our lads here.

[Rimmer]

Multiple overly derogatory / troll comments have been removed

[CharlieH]

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Thanks

[mrwebb8825]

11 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Secrete a spare gate key

er...just wondering...from which cell, gland or organ do you secrete your spare keys from?

[cardinalblue]

Why no compassion? because he’s a Darwin nominee 

[Liverpool Lou]

2 hours ago, mrwebb8825 said:

14 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Secrete a spare gate key

er...just wondering...from which cell, gland or organ do you secrete your spare keys from?

Er...just wondering...don't you know that "secrete" means "hide"?

[eisfeld]

12 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

I live in Chok Chai 2 and I never heard a thing. Shame really as I could have done with some entertainment.

 

What kind of sicko calls it entertainment if some person gets impaled and then dies? Seriously messed up.

[mrwebb8825]

1 hour ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Er...just wondering...don't you know that "secrete" means "hide"?

er...you were saying...

 

se·crete1

/səˈkrēt/

 

verb

verb: secrete; 3rd person present: secretes; past tense: secreted; past participle: secreted; gerund or present participle: secreting

(of a cell, gland, or organ) produce and discharge (a substance).

 

You with obvious spelling challenges born of being a Brit are quite possibly thinking of "Secret"

Edited April 8 by mrwebb8825

[Keeps]

9 minutes ago, mrwebb8825 said:

er...you were saying...

 

se·crete1

/səˈkrēt/

 

verb

verb: secrete; 3rd person present: secretes; past tense: secreted; past participle: secreted; gerund or present participle: secreting

(of a cell, gland, or organ) produce and discharge (a substance).

 

You with obvious spelling challenges born of being a Brit are quite possibly thinking of "Secret"

secrete

/sɪˈkriːt/

verb

• 1.conceal; hide:

[jacko45k]

21 hours ago, parallelman said:

Yes, a six inch deep wound  is enough to pierce organs. Whatever his condition when climbing that injury has got to hurt a lot. Hope he survives.

I only saw later in the day, on another news report the poor guy had died. Had me looking at the spikes on my fence...... the ones on the street side fence would be unlikely to puncture, but my neighbour put some on our shared wall that could do a nasty job. 

What a tragic end.....

[jacko45k]

11 hours ago, mrwebb8825 said:

er...just wondering...from which cell, gland or organ do you secrete your spare keys from?

Front right pocket....

[Liverpool Lou]

14 hours ago, mrwebb8825 said:

15 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Er...just wondering...don't you know that "secrete" means "hide"?

er...you were saying...

 

se·crete1

/səˈkrēt/

 

verb

verb: secrete; 3rd person present: secretes; past tense: secreted; past participle: secreted; gerund or present participle: secreting

(of a cell, gland, or organ) produce and discharge (a substance).

 

You with obvious spelling challenges born of being a Brit are quite possibly thinking of "Secret"

No, there's nothing wrong with my spelling, nor my thinking...

"se·crete

/səˈkrēt/

verb

verb: secrete; 3rd person present: secretes; past tense: secreted; past participle: secreted; gerund or present participle: secreting

conceal; hide.

"the assets had been secreted in Swiss bank accounts"

 

[John Drake]

Perfect example of why you need to be careful in Thailand. Watch where you walk, avoid loose dangling wires, keep an eye out for crumbling concrete, and never mind safety standards. These spiked fences would make their owner liable I'm guessing in a lot of countries. But here it's up to you to look out for yourself. Same thing with the 80cm rails on balconies.

[Photoguy21]

On 4/8/2024 at 5:39 AM, spidermike007 said:

I've climbed over many a fence in my day, but never one with sharp iron arrows pointing upwards, neither have I attempted to scale fences with lots of barbed wire nor walls with jagged glass. There are some things in life you just avoid, you can't get into your house you just figure something else out. You figure out an alternative, you use your survival skills to remain alive and well in this life.

 

This guy sounds like he may have been slightly dim, or very drunk, neither of which is good for the honing of survival instincts. 

He was probably both very drunk and not a lot going on up top.

[mrwebb8825]

So then, it also becomes a pronunciation issue; "Had he secreted a key he could have secreted it under a stone." ?

[sambum]

On 4/8/2024 at 6:29 AM, Jing Joe said:

The behavour of drunks has been historicaly predictable and feel sorry for the guy, but whats with all the foreigners making mostly disruptive news in Thailand lately?

 

They're not reporting any news about Thais!

[Hummin]

On 4/7/2024 at 5:21 PM, Sandboxer said:

I stopped reading at "Briton".....

No you didnt 

 

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