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marmar

(76,985 posts)
Thu Apr 11, 2013, 02:20 PM Apr 2013

Man slices arms with saws at CA Home Depot


WEST COVINA, Calif. (AP) -- A man deliberately cut himself with saws in the aisles of a Home Depot Inc. store in suburban Los Angeles on Wednesday, creating a gruesome scene in front of several customers that left him severely injured, police said.

The man was in the store's tool section and went unnoticed until he began grabbing several small saws, including one meant to cut sheet rock, and started using them on his arms.

"He cut both arms with hand saws down to the bone," said West Covina police Cpl. Rudy Lopez.

Officers received several 911 calls and arrived to find the man lying unconscious in the aisle in a pool of blood. ......................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://news.yahoo.com/man-slices-arms-saws-calif-144338366.html



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Man slices arms with saws at CA Home Depot (Original Post) marmar Apr 2013 OP
This is why I shop at Lowe's. (nt) NYC_SKP Apr 2013 #1
I love this post RockaFowler Apr 2013 #3
I shop at Lowe's because every aspect of Home Depot sucks ass... snooper2 Apr 2013 #4
Good Lord shenmue Apr 2013 #2
and he made it hard on himself... snooper2 Apr 2013 #5
My HD requires the staff to run that...they take the key with them HereSince1628 Apr 2013 #8
Service must have been bad. Katashi_itto Apr 2013 #6
Have to get the attention of the orange-smock guys some way or another... TwilightGardener Apr 2013 #9
Good point Katashi_itto Apr 2013 #10
These bath salts are a hell of a drug. n/t MadHound Apr 2013 #7
Is this how the zombie apocalypse starts? Initech Apr 2013 #11
! In_The_Wind Apr 2013 #12
horrible Liberal_in_LA Apr 2013 #13
Did he at least wear safety goggles? n/t ChromeFoundry Apr 2013 #14
There are good ways to get Customer Service to notice you ... lpbk2713 Apr 2013 #15
I couldn't resist. skypilot Apr 2013 #16
WTF? Dpm12 Apr 2013 #17
 

snooper2

(30,151 posts)
5. and he made it hard on himself...
Thu Apr 11, 2013, 02:25 PM
Apr 2013

They have a big ass saw with a motor and everything in the back for ripping sheets of plywood for customers.

Some people have to do things the hard way

TwilightGardener

(46,416 posts)
9. Have to get the attention of the orange-smock guys some way or another...
Thu Apr 11, 2013, 02:31 PM
Apr 2013

I usually just go to the customer service desk, though. This seems unhelpful--how's he going to get that deck built now?

lpbk2713

(42,696 posts)
15. There are good ways to get Customer Service to notice you ...
Thu Apr 11, 2013, 03:19 PM
Apr 2013



and there are bad ways.

This is not one of the good ways.


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