Man's body found in front of TV year after death

[Kaido]

Holy crap! My mom wasn't kidding when she said TV would rot my brain :Q

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

A long while back I remember seeing an article (with pics ) of some old fart who slipped while prepping his bath. He was in some sort of apartment complex and had turned the hot water on, and fell in while the water was still running. He drowned. Well the hot water just kept pouring. And pouring. And pouring.

After some weeks people starting complaining of the smell. After entering his apartment there was just a tub full of goo and the water was still running.

 

[lokiju]

That's f'ed up!

 

[Phokus]

Originally posted by: BrunoPuntzJones
A long while back I remember seeing an article (with pics ) of some old fart who slipped while prepping his bath. He was in some sort of apartment complex and had turned the hot water on, and fell in while the water was still running. He drowned. Well the hot water just kept pouring. And pouring. And pouring.

After some weeks people starting complaining of the smell. After entering his apartment there was just a tub full of goo and the water was still running.

ugh, that's gross. so the hot water liquified him?

 

[Kadarin]

Originally posted by: Phokus

Originally posted by: BrunoPuntzJones
A long while back I remember seeing an article (with pics ) of some old fart who slipped while prepping his bath. He was in some sort of apartment complex and had turned the hot water on, and fell in while the water was still running. He drowned. Well the hot water just kept pouring. And pouring. And pouring.

After some weeks people starting complaining of the smell. After entering his apartment there was just a tub full of goo and the water was still running.

ugh, that's gross. so the hot water liquified him?

Actually, I suspect that the hot water helped to incubate bacteria and whatnot that did the actual liquefaction.

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Brutuskend posted an article a while back to this effect I believe... IIRC, had a pic?

 

[Heisenberg]

So how did his electricity and cable bill get paid for a year?

 

[S Freud]

Originally posted by: Heisenberg
So how did his electricity and cable bill get paid for a year?

I was just about the post the same question.

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: S Freud

Originally posted by: Heisenberg
So how did his electricity and cable bill get paid for a year?

I was just about the post the same question.

And I don't think I've ever had a TV that will come back on after a power outage. I find it hard to believe that power went uninterrupted for that long.

 

[49erinnc]

What's said is knowing that this man apparently had no one whatsoever in his life. Otherwise, someone would have found him in a year's time.

But I agree about the bills. He had to be renting or making home payments. I find it hard to believe you could go a year without doing either and not have someone enter the home.

 

[Spacehead]

Originally posted by: BrunoPuntzJones
A long while back I remember seeing an article (with pics ) of some old fart who slipped while prepping his bath. He was in some sort of apartment complex and had turned the hot water on, and fell in while the water was still running. He drowned. Well the hot water just kept pouring. And pouring. And pouring.

After some weeks people starting complaining of the smell. After entering his apartment there was just a tub full of goo and the water was still running.

Water ran for weeks & no one notices?

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

Direct draft set up with his bank account?

SS goes in automatically, expenses taken out automatically?

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: BrunoPuntzJones
Direct draft set up with his bank account?

SS goes in automatically, expenses taken out automatically?

Every older person I have ever known has feared anything being tied to bank accounts.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: BrunoPuntzJones
Direct draft set up with his bank account?

SS goes in automatically, expenses taken out automatically?

Yep. Most retirement and SS payments are made direct deposit. Many folks have some or most payments made automatically these days.

 

[JRich]

Originally posted by: Spacehead

Originally posted by: BrunoPuntzJones
A long while back I remember seeing an article (with pics ) of some old fart who slipped while prepping his bath. He was in some sort of apartment complex and had turned the hot water on, and fell in while the water was still running. He drowned. Well the hot water just kept pouring. And pouring. And pouring.

After some weeks people starting complaining of the smell. After entering his apartment there was just a tub full of goo and the water was still running.

Water ran for weeks & no one notices?

IIRC, I believe he was using an electric heater to heat the water and something happened to him and the heater kept the soup warm

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: BrunoPuntzJones
Direct draft set up with his bank account?

SS goes in automatically, expenses taken out automatically?

Every older person I have ever known has feared anything being tied to bank accounts.

Naw, my mom and many of her friends do everything automatically. It saves trips to the bank and post office. Mobility is a big issue with many older people.

Also, SS pushes the hell out of direct deposit and so do most retirement plans.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: BrunoPuntzJones
Direct draft set up with his bank account?

SS goes in automatically, expenses taken out automatically?

Every older person I have ever known has feared anything being tied to bank accounts.

Naw, my mom and many of her friends do everything automatically. It saves trips to the bank and post office. Mobility is a big issue with many older people.

Also, SS pushes the hell out of direct deposit and so do most retirement plans.

Nearly all of my stuff is automatic. Direct deposit, automatic billpay, recurring deposits/withdrawls...it almost runs itself now :Q

 

[Minjin]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: S Freud

Originally posted by: Heisenberg
So how did his electricity and cable bill get paid for a year?

I was just about the post the same question.

And I don't think I've ever had a TV that will come back on after a power outage. I find it hard to believe that power went uninterrupted for that long.

Older TV's with a hard on-off switch (power goes through switch) would stay on. Newer ones all have a soft switch (where the switch triggers something else to switch the power). Old people tend to have ancient TVs...

 

[Fritzo]

The maker of that TV should use that in their commercials:

"Our TV's will last longer than you do!"

 

[ShOcKwAvE827]

just recently a man was found that hadn't been seen since Hurricane Rita. He had no organs left because he had been eaten out by rats.

http://www.netscape.com/viewstory/2007/...6dept_id%3D512588%26rfi%3D6&frame=true

 

[techs]

I suspect he was one of the Neilsen ratings viewer households.
Explains the drivel on t.v.

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: Minjin

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: S Freud

Originally posted by: Heisenberg
So how did his electricity and cable bill get paid for a year?

I was just about the post the same question.

And I don't think I've ever had a TV that will come back on after a power outage. I find it hard to believe that power went uninterrupted for that long.

Older TV's with a hard on-off switch (power goes through switch) would stay on. Newer ones all have a soft switch (where the switch triggers something else to switch the power). Old people tend to have ancient TVs...

Would they then have direct deposit but an archaic TV? Quite a conundrum.