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I know we have some tough guys, but this guy takes the cake. I'll bet he wouldn't let a broken hand, twisted knee, or sprained back keep him on the shelf
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=573&ncid=757&e=5&u=/nm/20031002/od_nm/burns_dc
Eighty-Year-Old Man Unfazed by Burns
Thu Oct 2,10:00 AM ET
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - An 80-year-old man lived up to a reputation for being "tough as nails" when he decided that burning 40 percent of his body was not a big enough problem to seek immediate medical help, police say.
The man, who was already recovering from hip surgery without the aid of pain killers, was removing an old oil tank from his Burnaby, British Columbia, home on Tuesday, when sparks from his grinder ignited fumes.
The man then went inside his house, cut off his burned cloths and hair, took a bath to cool down and applied skin lotion to his burns before deciding to call an ambulance. He was waiting outside wearing his coat when it arrived.
"He did think about driving himself to the hospital, but decided against it since he was shaking so badly," said Const. Phil Reid of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Police did not release the man's name but said he was recovering in a hospital "in good spirits, laughing, talking and blaming the incident on his stupidity."
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=573&ncid=757&e=5&u=/nm/20031002/od_nm/burns_dc
Eighty-Year-Old Man Unfazed by Burns
Thu Oct 2,10:00 AM ET
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - An 80-year-old man lived up to a reputation for being "tough as nails" when he decided that burning 40 percent of his body was not a big enough problem to seek immediate medical help, police say.
The man, who was already recovering from hip surgery without the aid of pain killers, was removing an old oil tank from his Burnaby, British Columbia, home on Tuesday, when sparks from his grinder ignited fumes.
The man then went inside his house, cut off his burned cloths and hair, took a bath to cool down and applied skin lotion to his burns before deciding to call an ambulance. He was waiting outside wearing his coat when it arrived.
"He did think about driving himself to the hospital, but decided against it since he was shaking so badly," said Const. Phil Reid of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Police did not release the man's name but said he was recovering in a hospital "in good spirits, laughing, talking and blaming the incident on his stupidity."
