Roofer killed by boiling tar

Post by **Roofus** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 5:22 pm

"A construction worker is dead after falling from the roof he was working on and falling into a vat of boiling tar. Police say Robert Halvorson, 21, South Windsor, was working on the roof of a three story building near the edge when he accidentally fell over the side. The fall alone was likely to be fatal but he fell in a 300 gallon vat of roofing tar."

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bizzle · Post by **bizzle** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 5:55 pm

Damn, that sounds like a horribly painful death.

Warmachine · Post by **Warmachine** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 6:43 pm

That must hurt soo much. It is a bad torture.

-Azathoth- · Post by **-Azathoth-** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 9:03 pm

I almost misread the title for "Roofus"...D:

Post by **melancholy** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 9:31 pm

-Azathoth- wrote:I almost misread the title for "Roofus"...D:

I'd bet anything that he posted it in hopes that we would.

Zealous zerotype · Post by **Zealous zerotype** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 9:54 pm

melancholy wrote:
-Azathoth- wrote:I almost misread the title for "Roofus"...D:
I'd bet anything that he posted it in hopes that we would.

hey roofus is the grand reaper goes in aplhebtcial order you might wana look out...

Master Higgins · Post by **Master Higgins** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 10:02 pm

terrible

Post by **Roofus** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 10:14 pm

melancholy wrote:
-Azathoth- wrote:I almost misread the title for "Roofus"...D:
I'd bet anything that he posted it in hopes that we would.

You'd lose.

SuperMegatron · Post by **SuperMegatron** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 10:43 pm

The guy didnt feel a thing the fall would have killed him but if it didnt he would have been in shock when he hit the tar his last few seconds would have been like a drug induced haze

Post by **Roofus** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 10:49 pm

Yeah 500 degrees is extremely hot. I doubt he survived long enough to feel much of anything.

Post by **melancholy** » Mon Oct 18, 2004 12:14 am

Roofus wrote:
melancholy wrote:
-Azathoth- wrote:I almost misread the title for "Roofus"...D:
I'd bet anything that he posted it in hopes that we would.
You'd lose.

I meant how you worded the title, not posting the story in general.

bizzle · Post by **bizzle** » Mon Oct 18, 2004 5:46 am

-Azathoth- wrote:I almost misread the title for "Roofus"...D:

I did at first.

Captain Spaulding · Post by **Captain Spaulding** » Mon Oct 18, 2004 9:43 am

wow what a horrible way to go