Sojourner Posted November 3, 2005 Posted November 3, 2005 From our friends at the Associated Press: Man Sues After Using Glue-Covered Toilet BOULDER, Colo. (AP) -- Home Depot was sued by a shopper who claims he got stuck to a restroom toilet seat because a prankster had smeared it with glue. Bob Dougherty, 57, accused employees of ignoring his cries for help for about 15 minutes because they thought he was kidding. "They left me there, going through all that stress," Dougherty told The (Boulder) Daily Camera. "They just let me rot." The lawsuit, filed Friday, said Dougherty was recovering from heart bypass surgery and thought he was having a heart attack when he got stuck at the Louisville store on the day before Halloween 2003. A store employee who heard him calling for help informed the head clerk by radio, but the head clerk "believed it to be a hoax," the lawsuit said. Home Depot spokeswoman Kathryn Gallagher said she could not comment on pending litigation. The lawsuit said store officials called for an ambulance after about 15 minutes. Paramedics unbolted the toilet seat, and as they wheeled the "frightened and humiliated" Dougherty out of the store, he passed out. The lawsuit said the toilet seat separated from his skin, leaving abrasions. "This is not Home Depot's fault," he said. "But I am blaming them for letting me hang in there and just ignoring me."
tojo Posted November 3, 2005 Posted November 3, 2005 [quote name='Carrie' date='Nov 3 2005, 02:10 PM'] *wonders who I can glue to the toilet seat* [right][snapback]777980[/snapback][/right] [/quote] *vows never to visit NYC now*
Carrie Posted November 3, 2005 Posted November 3, 2005 [quote name='tomasio127' date='Nov 3 2005, 04:15 PM']*vows never to visit NYC now* [right][snapback]777983[/snapback][/right] [/quote]
Cow of Shame Posted November 3, 2005 Posted November 3, 2005 I wonder what sort of glue they used...or if it was just insane timing. Most glues won't set that quickly...was he on there for a long time? If it set up quickly, then he must have sat down right after the glue was applied. The 'prankster' got lucky on that one....
Dreamweaver Posted November 3, 2005 Posted November 3, 2005 [quote name='Cow of Shame' date='Nov 3 2005, 02:25 PM']I wonder what sort of glue they used...or if it was just insane timing. Most glues won't set that quickly...was he on there for a long time? If it set up quickly, then he must have sat down right after the glue was applied. The 'prankster' got lucky on that one.... [right][snapback]777995[/snapback][/right] [/quote] I'm suprised that he didn't notice that the toilet seat felt different. Tacky, slightly wet, maybe a bit cool.... Maybe if it was a busy day the prankster could have gotten by with dousing it with a quick setting super glue.
Guest T-Bone Posted November 3, 2005 Posted November 3, 2005 And that, my friends, is why I never sit on a public toilet...
prose Posted November 3, 2005 Posted November 3, 2005 ^ | Neither do I... In fact, I find it strange that people do. I had no idea people actually sat down on toilet seats. However, it is a pretty mean trick. I feel really bad for the guy. I don't think it is very funny that this poor man passed out b/c he was so shaken....
robguitar Posted November 3, 2005 Posted November 3, 2005 In high school we would superglue a quarter to the floor and watch how many people would try to pick it up. Fun for minutes......
Guest T-Bone Posted November 3, 2005 Posted November 3, 2005 [quote name='robguitar' date='Nov 3 2005, 02:53 PM']In high school we would superglue a quarter to the floor and watch how many people would try to pick it up. Fun for minutes...... [right][snapback]778049[/snapback][/right] [/quote] People did that at my school. I had a steel plate in the toe of my boot. I'd kick it loose then pick it up...
philothea Posted November 3, 2005 Posted November 3, 2005 I don't think it was funny either. OTOH, I used to put white lotion on the toilet seat on April Fool's Day. Whee! My mother never remembered.
1337 k4th0l1x0r Posted November 3, 2005 Posted November 3, 2005 More reason to continue my practice of wiping the seats and laying TP over public toilets.
Cow of Shame Posted November 3, 2005 Posted November 3, 2005 [quote name='Dreamweaver' date='Nov 3 2005, 03:15 PM']I'm suprised that he didn't notice that the toilet seat felt different. Tacky, slightly wet, maybe a bit cool.... [right][snapback]778027[/snapback][/right] [/quote] yeah...you'd think he would've gotten up immediately, rather than sit in 'mystery mixture' yuck
tojo Posted November 4, 2005 Posted November 4, 2005 [quote name='Cow of Shame' date='Nov 3 2005, 04:56 PM']yeah...you'd think he would've gotten up immediately, rather than sit in 'mystery mixture' yuck [right][snapback]778097[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Probabaly figured it was too late and that he's have to wipe it off anyways, so he finished his business...and couldn't leave...
1337 k4th0l1x0r Posted November 4, 2005 Posted November 4, 2005 It sounds like he was in a sticky situation.
1337 k4th0l1x0r Posted November 4, 2005 Posted November 4, 2005 He's going to be the butt of all the jokes now.
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