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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMan 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)
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Man slices arms with saws at CA Home Depot (Original Post)
marmar
Apr 2013
OP
Have to get the attention of the orange-smock guys some way or another...
TwilightGardener
Apr 2013
#9
NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)1. This is why I shop at Lowe's. (nt)
RockaFowler
(7,429 posts)3. I love this post
My husband works there - so he and I approve of your post!!
snooper2
(30,151 posts)4. I shop at Lowe's because every aspect of Home Depot sucks ass...
shenmue
(38,503 posts)2. Good Lord
The hell is wrong with people?
I just go there for paint.
snooper2
(30,151 posts)5. and he made it hard on himself...
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
HereSince1628
(36,063 posts)8. My HD requires the staff to run that...they take the key with them
Katashi_itto
(10,175 posts)6. Service must have been bad.
TwilightGardener
(46,416 posts)9. Have to get the attention of the orange-smock guys some way or another...
I usually just go to the customer service desk, though. This seems unhelpful--how's he going to get that deck built now?
Katashi_itto
(10,175 posts)10. Good point
MadHound
(34,179 posts)7. These bath salts are a hell of a drug. n/t
Initech
(99,915 posts)11. Is this how the zombie apocalypse starts?
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)12. !
Liberal_in_LA
(44,397 posts)13. horrible
ChromeFoundry
(3,270 posts)14. Did he at least wear safety goggles? n/t
lpbk2713
(42,696 posts)15. There are good ways to get Customer Service to notice you ...
and there are bad ways.
This is not one of the good ways.
skypilot
(8,848 posts)16. I couldn't resist.
n/t