From WXII News comes this story.
DENTON, N.C. — A Davidson County woman, trapped in a closet for more than 20 hours, smashed a hole through a wall in desperation to finally escape.
Susan Mitchell, of Denton, said she was scared when television stations in the area began broadcasting tornado watches and warnings during Tuesday’s severe storms.
Mitchell said she grabbed her cats and took cover in a closet….
Apparently, in her rush for safety she forgot the closet door locked from the outside.
Mitchell said she began to grow frantic after 20 hours passed with no food, water, or medicine for her diabetes….
That’s when, in desperation, Mitchell, who works out at a gym three days a week, said she decided to smash a hole through the wall. The force of her swings made a hole a little more than a foot wide.
“I threw another blanket out there on the floor and pillow and squeezed through,” she said smiling. “Not bad for a grandma.”
Not bad for a grandma indeed, Susan. Good show! We salute you.
Here, Susan Mitchell dramatically re-enacts the event.
In closing, Susan gives us some wise advice.
“So I say to everybody ‘keep a hammer in your closet, tie your cell phone around your neck, and be in shape,’” she said.
Hey all you rockers-ever seen the original “Hammer Of The Gods”, Trini Lopez? Dig.
Everybody now…
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Tags: davidson county, DENTON, grandma, Hammer, hammer of the gods, N.C., susan mitchell, trini lopez
Jayne d'Arcy wrote,
Woohoo! Great music, great video and kudos to Susan!
Link | March 8th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
BFH wrote,
Moral of this correlation of two stories: The student body at UCLA says, “Just in case — always Keep the Big Framing Hammer of Justice, Cell phone of Freedom, and Song-tight aerobicized Shapely body of brotherly Love all in your closet — should severe tornadic storms, or illegal aliens invade your house?
Good stuff, maestro! God Bless America!
BFH’s last blog post..USA is the world’s 232 year long experiment in Freedom
Link | March 9th, 2008 at 12:46 am
BFH wrote,
Oh, also, and I forgot to say — Jayne, I love it when you do the WooHooo!!
BFH’s last blog post..USA is the world’s 232 year long experiment in Freedom
Link | March 9th, 2008 at 12:54 am
Kenski (Fillmore Five Project) wrote,
Holy Memory Lane, Batman! That last video gave me a surprise this morning!
My parents are somewhat weird. My Dad’s an engineer and so he insists on having the highest quality equipment. My Mum plays piano and loves music but could never bring herself to spend money. Combine the two and growing up in our house we had a high end (don’t touch) stereo… and only two 45s!
One of them was “If I Had A Hammer” and the other was “Unchain My Heart”
Kenski (Fillmore Five Project)’s last blog post..One More Week To Go
Link | March 9th, 2008 at 7:28 am
Pribek wrote,
My favorite part of the video is where Trini sings, “If I had a bell”, and the drummer hits the bell of the cymbal-ding, ding, ding, ding. Classic.
Jayne-I agree, so glad that got a Woohoo!
BFH-Thanks for additional research and correlation. Framing Hammer of Justice gets a Yahtzee!
Kenski-I could listen to “If I Had A Hammer” and “Unchain My Heart” on the “HiFi” in “Stereophonic Sound” all day long. Just thinking about it makes me want to get out the old fondue set. Cheers.
Link | March 9th, 2008 at 6:38 pm
Jayne d'Arcy wrote,
Oooooooo Unchain My Heart is also a great one.
Link | March 11th, 2008 at 1:24 am
Pat wrote,
…..all this nostalgia,, me too! -lying underneath mom’s hifi, listening to the albums of the month club that someone forgot to return… hiding from dad’s entrance thru the front door with his belt coming off… “Assume the position!!” he would yell: makes me craving to hear some Eydie Gorme… oh gog, oh god give me just one more hifi of Eydie…
http://www.rhapsody.com/eydiegorme
There’s no place like home; no place like home. EYDIE!!! Frenesi!!!!
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Oh, yeah, Mr. Pribek, here is my homework:
Lyrics and Music 101
March 11, 2008
Professor Pribek
Student_ Patrick Darnell_ #666420
fin/pd
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Link | March 11th, 2008 at 8:26 pm
Pat Darnell and Friends wrote,
Dear Mrs Mitchell:
Refer please to Journals at Pribek.net… HERE: The Return of don’t eat your cat
and –
HERE: Most Peculiar MAMA Don’t eat your cat
Latest Comments; “You might also want to keep a catalytic converter in your closet of last refuge…” pd/mpw
Link | August 9th, 2008 at 12:44 pm