Man Gets Glued to Toilet Seat in Home Depot

WyteWatt

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Oh my

Man Sues Home Depot After Using Glue-Covered Toilet

POSTED: 6:57 am EST November 3, 2005

BOULDER, Colo. -- Home Depot has been sued by a man who claims the chain's store in Louisville, Colo., ignored his cries for help after he became glued to a toilet seat as part of a prank.

Bob Dougherty, 57, said he became stuck to the toilet seat last year after somebody smeared glue on it.

He told the Daily Camera in Boulder, Colo., that Home Depot employees "just let me rot."

His lawsuit, filed Friday, said Dougherty was recovering from heart bypass surgery at the time and thought he was having a heart attack. A store employee who heard him calling for help informed the head clerk via radio, but the lawsuit said the head clerk thought it was a hoax.

Home Depot spokeswoman Kathryn Gallagher said she cannot comment on pending litigation.

The lawsuit said after about 15 minutes, store officials called for an ambulance. Paramedics unbolted the toilet seat. The lawsuit said Dougherty passed out while being wheeled out of the store.

The lawsuit said the toilet seat separated from his skin, leaving abrasions.

Dougherty said he blames the home improvement store for "letting me hang in there and just ignoring me."

The incident occurred on the day before Halloween in 2003.
 

Looney

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Well, i always put tissue on the seats anyways, since i don't like the thought of sitting in somebody elses urine.
 

BooGiMaN

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i dont see how this can happen...i know of no glue that :

a. i wouldnt feel when i sat of on it
b. would dry instantly right after you sat on it
 

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Originally posted by: BooGiMaN
i dont see how this can happen...i know of no glue that :

a. i wouldnt feel when i sat of on it
b. would dry instantly right after you sat on it



I agree...I heard about this on the radio today and I thought the same thing.....how easy would it be to stroll the store, pocket some glue and head to the can and do this set up yourself, or even walk into the store with glue already in your pocket.....I wonder if this dude is related to the "There is a finger in my Wendy's chili" lady.
 
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Originally posted by: BooGiMaN
i dont see how this can happen...i know of no glue that :

a. i wouldnt feel when i sat of on it
b. would dry instantly right after you sat on it

contact cement would instantly adhere you. you would probably not feel it at first, as it flashes over and becomes nearly dry, but is incredibly strong bonding.
 

FFactory0x

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Was it in thier toilet department? Was he trying out the potties? I mean why the hell was his pants down in the first place. Those toilets are just for show. Not to pop a squat on
 

Looney

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Originally posted by: BooGiMaN
i dont see how this can happen...i know of no glue that :

a. i wouldnt feel when i sat of on it
b. would dry instantly right after you sat on it

You've never used crazy glue before? I once glued my forearm to a table before accidentally... by the time my brain registered that my arm was in something wet and it was glue, i was stuck to the table.
 

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Originally posted by: Looney
Originally posted by: BooGiMaN
i dont see how this can happen...i know of no glue that :

a. i wouldnt feel when i sat of on it
b. would dry instantly right after you sat on it

You've never used crazy glue before? I once glued my forearm to a table before accidentally... by the time my brain registered that my arm was in something wet and it was glue, i was stuck to the table.

But it dries so quickly you'd pretty much have to be hiding in the stall and put it on the seat just as he was sitting down.

Regardless... this is a crappy thread.
 

WyteWatt

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Originally posted by: Looney
Originally posted by: BooGiMaN
i dont see how this can happen...i know of no glue that :

a. i wouldnt feel when i sat of on it
b. would dry instantly right after you sat on it

You've never used crazy glue before? I once glued my forearm to a table before accidentally... by the time my brain registered that my arm was in something wet and it was glue, i was stuck to the table.

Yep a lot of different glues can get you stuck to just about anything.

 

Nitemare

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I like how the asshate is sueing for $3 million


Please put me on a jury of a case like this.....
 

Ausm

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Originally posted by: Qwest
maybe he grabbed glue instead of his lube?

If the OP was talking about man love in prison then that would be very very bad ;)

Ausm

 

SagaLore

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Originally posted by: RBachman
But it dries so quickly you'd pretty much have to be hiding in the stall and put it on the seat just as he was sitting down.

Not necessarily - the glue wouldn't set on the surface until something bonded with it.
 

jtvang125

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I heard on the news that this has happened to him 2 or 3 times before and tried to sue but lost. So it looks like this is just another set up for a lawsuit.
 

aircooled

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Originally posted by: jtvang125
I heard on the news that this has happened to him 2 or 3 times before and tried to sue but lost. So it looks like this is just another set up for a lawsuit.

I heard that too. he's just scamming....

 

HumblePie

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Originally posted by: jtvang125
I heard on the news that this has happened to him 2 or 3 times before and tried to sue but lost. So it looks like this is just another set up for a lawsuit.


WHAT? is he going around glueing his own butt to the seat or something?