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January 13, 2013
"I feel the earth move under my feet!"
on the corner of East 60th Street and Second Avenue, seeking shelter from the rain while waiting for a bus, when the sidewalk below her gave way around 9:15 p.m., witnesses said. “The woman was enormous. She had to be more than 300 pounds,” said Daniel Crumity. The woman fell straight through the concrete into an area below that appeared to lead to the restaurant’s basement, witnesses added. FDNY Fire Chief Thomas Jemmott said the woman had to be pulled up in “high-angle rescue unit” resembling a crane with cargo netting.[A high-impact low-information voter.]
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Dignity is doubtful but you can bet your behind she came up holding that bag of wings.
Posted by: I-RIGHT-I at January 13, 2013 3:19 AM
Imagine the damage she'd do by boarding the bus. Might even tip it over.
Posted by: Peccable at January 13, 2013 6:53 AM
And even better, and with the full picture - including a normal-sized woman for scale:
http://www.examiner.com/article/400-pound-woman-claims-size-saved-her-life-dangerous-fall
“Thank God, they said that my size was the only thing that saved me,” the SOCIAL WORKER told The Post....
Posted by: Rob De Witt at January 13, 2013 12:43 PM
She could even tip over Guam.
Posted by: Lazarus Long at January 13, 2013 2:55 PM
She could even tip over Guam.
Posted by: Lazarus Long at January 13, 2013 2:55 PM
Wow Rob, is also pretty damn tall.
Posted by: Potsie at January 13, 2013 5:54 PM
Ok, she's WAY over 300lbs., probably well over 400 as well. I know a woman who once weighed more than 400 lbs (now down to around 200, thanks to nothing but a disciplined diet and plenty of exercise) who looked more svelte than this when she was at her heaviest.
Posted by: waltj at January 14, 2013 9:08 AM
Did the impact of her fall cause an extinction event among the rats and roaches in said basement?
Posted by: Don Rodrigo at January 14, 2013 9:50 AM
In New York, the rats and roaches have been around so long, they're celebrities.
Posted by: Peccable at January 14, 2013 12:34 PM