Wednesday, January 16, 2008

panties, heavy equipment and fire

LONDON - A fire department official in Britain says Jenny Marsey's miraculous underwear saved the day when her nephew put out a grease fire by grabbing the nearest thing from a pile of washing to smother the fire - a wet pair of his aunt's size 18 underwear.

What was a wet pair of her underwear doing in the kitchen? Inquiring minds don’t want to know.


EDMONTON - Construction and energy companies are happy with an Alberta court ruling that upholds the right of employers to test workers in safety-sensitive jobs for drugs. In their ruling the judges noted that "extending human rights protections to situations resulting in placing the lives of others at risk flies in the face of logic."

“Except for the criminal code.”


WEST HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. - Dr. Herman Weiss says yesterday "was just my day" after the obstetrician saved his wife and six children from a fire that ravaged their home, delivered a baby while the house was still smoldering - then got cited with building violations.

To top it all off, the baby he delivered was hideous.



PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - The ice jam that has threatened to flood homes for almost a month and forced the residents of a further eight houses onto evacuation alert Monday could remain a problem until spring, says a city spokesman. Don Schaffer said there isn't anywhere for the ice to go and it could continue to plug up the city's waterways.

Enjoy this, people – it’s the last time that an excess of ice is going to be the problem.

No comments: