Reading a murder mystery/detective book last night.
Bloke described as over 6ft and slightly overweight hangs himself.
By his belt, from the light fitting in the bedroom......
House described as being on a new estate.
Those plastic ceiling roses must have changed since I last saw one (last week). Possibly an MK one?
If he was a Butcher, what did he weigh?
Hehe.
I suppose it could have been one of those combined light - electric fans and I know ours are fitted well enough to support a fair bit of weight because I fitted them ... or a chandelier of some sort (often seen fitted in a new build house)? ;-)
Cheers, T i m
Sausages? :-)
The old ones are the best!
His thumb?
It must be real sickener for any poor sods who do try and top themselves that way though.
"Right this is it. Goodbye cruel world" Kicks the chair away.
A bit of a jerk (as expected) then crash bang wallop and they end up on the floor covered in plaster.
michael adams
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Yup. ;-)
Well, I'm not sure about that but at least that one was clean. ;-)
Cheers, T i m
Oooh, crafty. ;-)
Cheers, T i m
I know of fittings into joists in Victorian houses which'd probably take the weight/provide enough headroom[1].
And we'll know who to blame if really solid ceiling fittings are banned
- Building Regulations, notice/plans required unless fitted by a member of a competent person scheme, EU Directive setting maximum breaking strain for all new fittings, etc etc
[1] AIUI a lot of suicides are ligature strangulation so there's no need for a long drop
Indeed, since you can hang yourself on a door handle.
Was it in desperation at the low energy fitting supplied by the builder?
Owain
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