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Man's pop-up urinal death may never be explained, family fears (www.bbc.co.uk)
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[-] Emperor@feddit.uk 14 points 4 months ago

I've never trusted those automatic toilets but that's next level.

My Dad lost the majority of his grandfathers and great-grandfathers to grim workplace accidents and the impact on the families effected is a real hammer blow that can be felt generations later. I hope they get the answers they need.

[-] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 6 points 4 months ago

I’ve never trusted those automatic toilets but that’s next level.

That's why I stand 10 feet back from them and piss in a glorious arc.

I hope they get the answers they need.

Yeah, I did vacillate about posting this as an andfinally because there's a real, human tragedy here. Mmmmm. Vacillation.

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

Mr Holding's parents, both in their 80s, had been "knocked for six".

Translation?

[-] Skua@kbin.earth 16 points 4 months ago

Stunned, shocked. It originates in cricket, in which hitting the ball beyond the boundaries of the field without it bouncing gets you six points

[-] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 2 points 4 months ago

I'd never given it any thought about where the expression came from. Makes sense though really, interesting!

[-] snaprails@feddit.uk 1 points 3 months ago

Anyone want to bet they find he was to blame for his own demise?

[-] Alice@beehaw.org 1 points 4 months ago

It took two hours for a crane to come pull it off of him??

[-] snaprails@feddit.uk 1 points 3 months ago

Probably couldn’t find one that was Safer Lorry Scheme & ULEZ compliant.

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