YET ANOTHER UNSUNG BENEFIT OF ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION

Drunken Pewaukee man unaware he was hit by train

(Thanks to Unholy Slacker)

Comments

[Omniskeptic]

Ok -- he's hit by a freight train at 48 miles an hour. He refuses medical treatment? He's ALIVE enough to refuse medical treatment? He's sufficiently alive to be combative and uncooperative? Wow.

The not knowing what happened part is easier to grasp, but man, this chap must be either resilient or highly flexible. An inspiration to us all.

[manual tomato]

Drunken Pewaukee Man opened for a lot of groups including Train.

[Layzeeboy]

I'll have what he's having.

[O the Umanity]

Besides have very little a$$ remainin' ... his arm wuz injured ... that's why he survived ... the train only "winged" him ... must be a reincarnation of John Wayne, eh?

(When I werked on the rail, sum towns had a major problem with drunks doin' similar stuff ... when the city put up fences to keep the trespassers out -- and safer?, the fatality rate dropped to a mere one or two per month ... )

[LeDud]

"Boersma suffered severe injuries to his buttocks...." Probably survived due to resistence built up from myraid of spankings earned during his childhood.

[max]

Note to self: when getting pie-eyed drunk on railroad tracks do not wear camouflage.

[padraig the cheesehead]

Springtime in Cheeseland, the drunks come out of their winter burrows* and this sort of thing is all too commonplace.

*Identifiable by the "Old Style" beer signs

[O the Umanity]

pad' ... back in the day, I din't think "Old Style" wuz so bad ... now, Fitgers ... THAT wuz perty rank ... about the second-worst brew I ever tasted ... (found it in Superior ... which is kinda a misnomer in its ownself, tho the people are nice ...

[Ralph]

I suspect his injuries were not as serious as reported. First, he was able to walk away, and second, you can only refuse treatment if you are competent to do so. If the cops and medics had any real concerns, they would have taken him to the hospital despite his protests, just to cover their asses. I assume he had bruises and scrapes, and he'll probably be in enough pain if he sobers up to get treated then. The story leaves the big question unanswered: what was the damage to the train?

[ernie G]

The story leaves the big question unanswered: what was the damage to the train?

Probably thousands of dollars damage to the wheels. (flat spots from the panic stop)