rbw1966 Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Sort of. Man scaling fence strangles in straps of beer-filled backpack Posted by Associated Press April 03, 2008 08:00AM Categories: Breaking News VANCOUVER, Wash. -- Authorities say a transient climbing over a chain link fence in Vancouver choked to death when he got tangled in the straps of his beer-filled backpack. Police say 51-year-old James Francis Henry had been drinking beer Tuesday night while walking with his girlfriend, 38-year-old Kelli Jo Barkley. They were returning to their homeless encampment from their roadside panhandling site. Barkley says he fell while trying to scale a 6-foot chain link fence, got his neck caught in the chest strap of his backpack and said, "Help me! Help me!" By the time she got a nearby resident to call 911 and emergency crews arrived, Henry was unconscious and could not be revived. Police said his backpack contained about a dozen 40-ounce bottles of beer. http://blog.oregonlive.com/breakingnews/2008/04/man_scaling_fence_strangles_in.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
111 Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 go big or go home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Bummer...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
111 Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 that is 30 lbs of liquid weight, plus about 10 lbs of glass, plus 5 lbs in change from panhandling = 45 lbs 45 lbs in a school backpack, while drunk (most likely) while trying to hop a fence sounds difficult. no wonder he hung himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 exactly why i don't give money to panhandlers, the guy sounded like a real contributer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dechristo Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 that's a bad hang-over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denalidave Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 I heard those guys can make a couple hundred bucks a day, location, location, location. You can buy a lot of fodees with that kind of cash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 I dunno. A member of my extended family lives on the streets. She doesn't make nearly that much. If she did, she probably wouldn't have had to give up her babies. But maybe she just picked the wrong location. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattp Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Castle Rock (photo from Jeff Smoot's site) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike1 Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 I always pack MY beer in my friends pack to avoid these kinds of hazards... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 I dunno. A member of my extended family lives on the streets. She doesn't make nearly that much. If she did, she probably wouldn't have had to give up her babies. But maybe she just picked the wrong location. kinda hard to live on the street with babies, eh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denalidave Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 I always pack MY beer in my friends pack to avoid these kinds of hazards... I managed to pull that one off one time with an 18 pack in my buddies pack. He had no idea till we got to camp. My pack was still about 2.5 times the weight of his since I had all the gear, he just had a pack with a little food and MY beer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TREETOAD Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 I dunno. A member of my extended family lives on the streets. She doesn't make nearly that much. If she did, she probably wouldn't have had to give up her babies. But maybe she just picked the wrong location. kinda hard to live on the street with babies, eh. They make good pillows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dechristo Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 then you'd have a pillow that'd shit in your ear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TREETOAD Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 True but you would also have a pillow that you could have as a midnight snack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dechristo Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 That's a twist. All my babies ate me... out of everything I own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TREETOAD Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 babies are good with capers and lemon butter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 YoY_Fahp_Qc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TREETOAD Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Good stuff that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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