Friday, April 20, 2007

First The Tipple, Then The Topple

Forklift Driver (Really) Hits The Wall

Everyone knows what it feels like to hit the wall at work - metaphorically speaking. But not everyone does it literally. Police in the UK received a late-night callout to a factory near Thamesville this week after a man believed to be drunk crashed into a cement wall. Officers said the man, 46, was driving a forklift when he had the collision. He was arrested because he appeared to be drunk. He was later charged with impaired driving.

6 comments:

Doug said...

Hi David,
Great story about the forklift.
I drove one a few years ago
at a warehouse job and they can
be a serious hazard in the wrong
hands.
May I ask for an email address
to contact you regarding some
blog issues & advice?
You can email me via my site
if you wish.
Cheers,
Doug

david mcmahon said...

G'day Doug,

You can drive a forklift? Sir, I am seriously impressed.

.... and I mean S E R I O U S L Y

Have already emailed you. Looking forward to your reply.

David

Doug said...

David,
Thanks for the comment.May I request
a resend on your email as nothing
has shown up yet.
I really appreciate your help.
Cheers,
Doug

Shrink Wrapped Scream said...

Fork-lifts are seriously scarey. One of my agencies specialised in supplying temp warehouse staff to companies, and I was a frequent visitor to many a factory/warehouse floor. I can feel another blogpost coming on!

Deborah Gamble said...

I am a MAJOR fan of the television show The Office and this blog is reminding me of last week's episode on "Safety Training". I am laughing again just thinking about it. And if you don't watch that show - well that is one half hour of television you may want to consider making time for.

david mcmahon said...

Hi Deborah,

Yep, `The Office' has cult status here in Australia!

I think everyone relates to it.

David