Comments on: Lucky in More Ways Than he Knows

By: MichelleCan

MichelleCan — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 09:22:39 +0000

Reminds me of a story my anatomy professor (may he rest in peace) told me many years ago: One night Galen (*the* great Galen of anatomy fame) witnessed a drunk man cursing and kicking at the door of a house that may or may not have been his. Galen apparently was so shocked by the combination of temper and inebriety and what it can do to a man’s dignity, that he swore from that day on to control his own temper and his propensity to drink. Apparently he kept his promise — not an easy one for a man who had been quite hot-headed up to that time.

By: SeaSpray

SeaSpray — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 02:40:09 +0000

That happened to me once.. both ways. When I was 17.. I ended up passed out in my pajamas on my girl friend’s parents sofa and I heard they were surprised when they came home.

One summer night I was alone in the kitchen around 2 am… all the windows and curtains open.. but lights low. my husband and kids were sleeping.

Someone kept trying to open our living room door and I was so scared that I backed into a corner so I couldn’t be seen and was paralyzed with fear.

Then it stopped.

I waited and then ran in to tell my husband.

Turned out to be our neighbor.. who was drunk and drove one house too far. At least he didn’t kick the door in.

I wonder if the person who was backed over was alright because they were relaxed from being passed out.

One of our dogs decided to nap behind a neighbor’s tires and she backed over her. She was horrified when she lifted up over her. Friend called me frantic and we ran out. Our dog actually walked down to us, then collapsed in my husband’s arms. She stayed over at the vets for observation and then discharged. She lived many more years.

But I’ve heard that drunks are so relaxed that they often survive accidents that sober people don’t… but I don’t know if that is true.

By: jb

jb — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:56:33 +0000

Lucky he wasn’t at my house, about 11 rounds from a .40 caliber pistol would have greeted him…

By: MedZag

MedZag — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:51:15 +0000

On my gen surg rotation we had a trauma patient who was heavily intoxicated and also stumbled to a house which he thought belonged to him but didn’t. Luckily for him, when he couldn’t get in the front door, he didn’t kick it in. He just passed out in the driveway. Anyways, in the morning, the owner of the house woke up the next day for work, got in his car, and started to back out his driveway. Backing over the passed out patient in the process. That’ll get your adrenaline pumping in the morning.

By: ERP

ERP — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:29:37 +0000

Yeah, and I was trying to tell the guy how lucky he was but he just kept cursing at me. He didn’t really speak much English so I guess he would not have gotten it all anyway.

By: Stacy

Stacy — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:24:29 +0000

WOW!! he sure was lucky indeed. and unfortunate for you ERP, because I am sure that his breath smelled so bad you would have to treat him with a 10 foot syringe! LOL Stacy

By: WhiteCoat

WhiteCoat — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:05:56 +0000

One of our former regulars used to turn up in all kinds of strange places after a night out drinking. Some of the more memorable places included various neighbors’ front porches, neighbors’ front lawns, McDonalds’ rest rooms, bank lobbies, and a garbage dumpster. Never got a break in at the police chief’s home, though.

By: Moondust

Moondust — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:17:09 +0000

Great story! OMG, so sorry about rating it a 5 star. I thought that was the highest, and realized 10 is highest. A moment of my stupidity.

By: CholeraJoe

CholeraJoe — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:05:39 +0000

He is indeed fortunate. Had it been my home, they would have been washing him out of the foyer with a hose.