Well, that just proves it - if the eagle had used CF instead of an ASP, the folks in the car would have lived
;-) -Ben > News of the strange... > > In more ridiculously grim news, a chain of events stranger than the > board for Mouse Trap recently occurred in Khorassan, resulting in two > casualties. An eagle flying over nearby land was searching for it's next > meal and found just that when it grabbed an extremely poisonous snake > with it's claws and flew into the air. Somewhere along the way the snake > fought free of the eagle's claw, falling quite a distance and landing in > a MOVING VEHICLE, attacking all four passengers and instantly killing > two of them. The two remaining passengers were left injured. > (www.irna.com) > > > Philip Arnold > Technical Director > Certified ColdFusion Developer > ASP Multimedia Limited > Switchboard: +44 (0)20 8680 8099 > Fax: +44 (0)20 8686 7911 > > www.aspmedia.co.uk > www.aspevents.net > > An ISO9001 registered company. > > ********************************************************************** > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they > are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify > the system manager. > ********************************************************************** > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Erika L. Walker-Arnold [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: 10 July 2002 12:22 > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: A story for the day > > > > > > > > Australian bricklayer report > > > > > > > > Possibly the funniest story in a long while. This is a > > bricklayer's > > > > accident report, which was printed in the newsletter of the > > > > Australian equivalent of the Workers' Compensation board. > > This is a > > > > true Story. Had this guy died, he'd have received a > > Darwin Award for > > > > > > sure....... > > > > > > > > Dear Sir, > > > > > > > > I am writing in response to your request for additional > > information > > > > in Block 3 of the accident Report form. I put "poor > > planning" as the > > > > > > cause of my accident. You asked for a fuller explanation > > and I trust > > > > > > the following details will be sufficient. > > > > > > > > I am a bricklayer by trade. On the day of the accident, I was > > > > working alone on the roof of a new Six-story building. When I > > > > completed my work, I found that I had some bricks left > > over which, > > > > when weighed later were found to be slightly in excess of 500lbs. > > > > Rather than carry the bricks down by hand, I decided to > > lower them > > > > in a barrel by using a pulley, which was attached to the > > side of the > > > > > > building on the sixth floor. Securing the rope at ground > > I went up > > > > to the roof, swung the barrel out and loaded the bricks into it. > > > > Then I went down and untied the rope, holding it tightly > > to ensure a > > > > > > slow descent of the bricks. You will note in Block 11 of the > > > > accident report form that I weigh135lbs. > > > > > > > > Due to my surprise at being jerked off the ground so suddenly, I > > > > lost my presence of mind and forgot to let go of the > > rope. Needless > > > > to say, I proceeded at a rapid rate up the side of the > > building. In > > > > the vicinity of the third floor, I met the barrel, which was now > > > > proceeding downward at an equally impressive speed. This > > explained > > > > the fractured skull, minor abrasions and the broken > > collar bone, as > > > > listed in section 3 of the accident report form. > > > > > > > > Slowed only slightly, I continued my rapid ascent, not stopping > > > > until the fingers of my right hand were two knuckles deep > > into the > > > > pulley. > > > > > > > > Fortunately by this time I had regained my presence of > > mind and was > > > > able to hold tightly to the rope, in spite of beginning to > > > > experience pain. At approximately the same time, however, > > the Barrel > > > > > > of bricks hit the ground and the bottom fell out of the > > barrel. Now > > > > devoid of the weight of the bricks, that barrel weighed > > > > approximately 50 lbs. I refer you again to my weight. As you can > > > > imagine, I began a rapid descent, down the side of the > > building. In > > > > the vicinity of the third floor, I met the barrel coming up. This > > > > accounts for the two fractured ankles, broken tooth and several > > > > lacerations of my legs and lower body. Here my luck > > began to change > > > > > > slightly. The encounter with the barrel seemed to slow me > > enough to > > > > lessen my injuries when I fell into the pile of bricks and > > > > fortunately only three vertebrae were cracked. I am sorry > > to report, > > > > > > however, as I lay there on the pile of bricks, in pain, unable to > > > > move, I again lost my composure and presence of mind and > > let go of > > > > the rope and I lay there watching the empty barrel begin > > its journey > > > > > > back down onto me. This explains the two broken legs. > > > > > > > > I hope this answers your inquiry. > > > > >From our friends at cf-developer.co.uk > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
