Australian gets stuck in washing machine

[financeman]

Associated Press

SYDNEY, Australia

An Australian man had to be rescued after becoming wedged in a washing machine while playing with his children, a newspaper reported Tuesday.
Robin Toom, 38, had to be pulled from the 18-pound capacity machine by a local fire officer after he became trapped while playing hide-and-seek with his children, Sydney's The Daily Telegraph reported.

"I just hopped in there and couldn't even get the lid down and the kids came in and said, 'Ha, ha! We found you,'" Toom told the newspaper.

Toom, who lives in the northern Queensland city of Townsville, waited for an hour with his knees pressed to his chest before being rescued by local fire squad member Dave Dillon, the newspaper said.

Rather than dismantling the washer, Dillon reached into the machine and pulled out Toom's wedged foot.

Toom said he was planning to change the rules of hide-and-seek for his children.

"I hope they don't go hiding in any washing machines now," Toom said.

[Dean]

Sidewalk smokers told to carry ashtray
From: Agence France-Presse
From correspondents in Madrid

January 05, 2006


THE northern Spanish city of Saragossa has sent a message to the legions who have taken to smoking cigarettes on the sidewalks since Spain banned smoking in enclosed public places: bring an ashtray.
The smoking ban, which took effect on New Year's Day, has forced city sanitation crews to clean up scores of cigarette butts outside office buildings, city officials said overnight.

Saragossa's mayor, Juan Alberto Bellock, himself a former smoker, asked city residents to leave their offices "with an ashtray or some utensil which they can use to put the remains of their cigarettes."

Keeping public spaces clean is as important as maintaining a smoke-free workplace, the mayor added.

Spaniards, the heaviest smokers in Europe apart from the Greeks, are no longer able to light up in a wide range of public spaces, including food shops, many bars and restaurants and all workplaces.

[themoose]

Sidewalk smokers told to carry ashtray
From: Agence France-Presse
From correspondents in Madrid

January 05, 2006


THE northern Spanish city of Saragossa has sent a message to the legions who have taken to smoking cigarettes on the sidewalks since Spain banned smoking in enclosed public places: bring an ashtray.
The smoking ban, which took effect on New Year's Day, has forced city sanitation crews to clean up scores of cigarette butts outside office buildings, city officials said overnight.

Saragossa's mayor, Juan Alberto Bellock, himself a former smoker, asked city residents to leave their offices "with an ashtray or some utensil which they can use to put the remains of their cigarettes."

Keeping public spaces clean is as important as maintaining a smoke-free workplace, the mayor added.

Spaniards, the heaviest smokers in Europe apart from the Greeks, are no longer able to light up in a wide range of public spaces, including food shops, many bars and restaurants and all workplaces.

Good comeback.

[Abush]

i wish they did that all over the world. i cant stand smokers.

[Toefur]

Associated Press

SYDNEY, Australia

An Australian man had to be rescued after becoming wedged in a washing machine while playing with his children, a newspaper reported Tuesday.
Robin Toom, 38, had to be pulled from the 18-pound capacity machine by a local fire officer after he became trapped while playing hide-and-seek with his children, Sydney's The Daily Telegraph reported.

"I just hopped in there and couldn't even get the lid down and the kids came in and said, 'Ha, ha! We found you,'" Toom told the newspaper.

Toom, who lives in the northern Queensland city of Townsville, waited for an hour with his knees pressed to his chest before being rescued by local fire squad member Dave Dillon, the newspaper said.

Rather than dismantling the washer, Dillon reached into the machine and pulled out Toom's wedged foot.

Toom said he was planning to change the rules of hide-and-seek for his children.

"I hope they don't go hiding in any washing machines now," Toom said.

This made me giggle uncontrollably. Only in Australia!

[d-w host]

Well he was playin'

:D

[TJR Networks]

i wish they did that all over the world. i cant stand smokers.Many other countries have similar laws: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoking_ban

[financeman]

This made me giggle uncontrollably. Only in Australia!

haha yes it was funny

[ksb]

lol....defintly only in Austrailia :<)

[Dean]

I believe the phrase is "Only in America"

[Craig]

I believe the phrase is "Only in America"

Only in America . . . do we expect equal rewards for unequal effort.
Only in America . . . is society defined by celebrities and the lunatic fringe.
Only in America . . . are manufactured minorities a majority of the population.
Only in America . . . are you taken seriously whether you are playing with a full deck or not.

& in wako jako's case

Only in America . . . can a black man become white lol.

[Daniel]

Only in America . . . do we expect equal rewards for unequal effort.


You know... that was the original problem with the communist ideal.

[Gayowulf]

that and Vodka

[anhedonia]

Did someone say vodka?

[tandoc]

Did someone say vodka?

Nope. You must be losing it.