[url=http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20100609/tuk-woman-forgot-grandson-in-house-fire-6323e80.html]Source[/url]
[quote]A woman has told how she accidentally left her grandson in her burning house as she rescued her beloved dogs.
Mandy Hands, 45, said she forgot 11-year-old Curtis was sleeping inside the house in Coventry after she gathered up the family's four greyhounds and son Ashley, 16.
She only remembered her grandson after someone asked whether anyone else was inside - prompting a rescue operation by firefighters.
Mrs Hands told the Coventry Telegraph: "I can't get over the fact I left my grandson in bed.
"I was panicking so much trying to get everyone out that I forgot he was here. I never even checked on him.
"It was only when we were outside and someone said, 'Is there anyone else in there' that I remembered him, but no-one could get back in.
"I stood outside shouting up at the bedroom window and that was when the fire engines arrived."
Firefighters found Curtis - who was visiting from Portsmouth - asleep in a back bedroom and carried him to safety down a ladder as flames consumed the kitchen downstairs.
All three occupants were treated in hospital for smoke inhalation after the drama in Woodway Lane, Woodway Park, on Monday morning.
Mrs Hands' husband Craig, 41, and their eldest son, also called Craig, 19, left for work before the fire broke out. It is thought a faulty toaster started the blaze, which gutted the kitchen and damaged the rest of the house.[/quote]
I don't see the issue.
:wtc:
It was probably just the heat of the moment
Yeah that was pretty dumb of her and everything. But to be honest I'm really just happy nobody died.
How could you forget your own grandson?!
[QUOTE=d3450;22483991]How could you forget your own grandson?![/QUOTE]
The human brain is a fragile thing, something like HOLY SHIT FIRE can make it do silly things like that.
I bet he feels loved now.
[QUOTE=glassy;22484038]The human brain is a fragile thing, something like HOLY SHIT FIRE can make it do silly things like that.[/QUOTE]
The fact that she remembered to get the dogs and the other kid out is odd.
Not to mention, wouldn't the 16-year old be like, "hey, where's the other kid"?
Every one knows who her least favorite family member is now.
[QUOTE=yodafart9;22483875]I don't see the issue.[/QUOTE]
Well she made sure the dogs get out but not her grandson. The issue would be more apparent if the child had died.
:fireman:
depending on how old the dogs are, shouldn't they be able to like, get out themselves?
Well, she lives with her dogs everyday but the grandson was there for just a small time so I guess in her panic she forgot him
the old woman probably has
[B]Alzheimer's[/B]
[QUOTE=MegaJohnny;22483968]Yeah that was pretty dumb of her and everything. But to be honest I'm really just happy nobody died.[/QUOTE]
This. I had to read the article to see if he was okay. :ohdear:
Thank God I thought he died.
This kid is gonna have some abandonment issues.
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[QUOTE=decilling;22484847]the old woman probably has
[B]Alzheimer's[/B][/QUOTE]
Do you think alzheimers is funny, funny man?
Do you think alzheimers is funny, funny man?
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Do you think alzheimers is funny, funny man?
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Do you think alzheimers is funny, funny man?
[QUOTE=demisemiquaver;22483937]It was probably just the heat of the moment[/QUOTE]
Telling me what my heart meant
[QUOTE=demisemiquaver;22485873]Do you think alzheimers is funny, funny man?
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Do you think alzheimers is funny, funny man?
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Do you think alzheimers is funny, funny man?[/QUOTE]
Cruisin' the automerge?
She's a grandmother at 45...
And her grandson is 16?
Something isn't right here.
[QUOTE=lulzbocks;22486136]She's a grandmother at 45...
And her grandson is 16?
Something isn't right here.[/QUOTE]
The son is 16, the grandson is 11. Not that it really makes much of a difference in terms of age.
[QUOTE=MegaJohnny;22483968]Yeah that was pretty dumb of her and everything. But to be honest I'm really just happy nobody died.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=MuTAnT;22486298]The son is 16, the grandson is 11. Not that it really makes much of a difference in terms of age.[/QUOTE]
Oh, I thought they were both her grandkids. Well, still, it's kinda weird to be a 45 year old grandma.
[QUOTE=lulzbocks;22486368]Oh, I thought they were both her grandkids. Well, still, it's kinda wierd to be a 45 year old grandma.[/QUOTE]
Have a kid at 25 years old -> your kid has a kid at 20 years old -> 45 year old, grandparent.
I too find it funny that the stupid, self-absorbed 16 year-old didn't at least pause and say, "Hey ma, aren't you forgetting something?" This almost seems too fake. Maybe she "forgot" him because she didn't want to be the one responsible to save him.
Wait did you guys all skip...
[quote]son Ashley, 16.[/quote]
That's gotta suck for the son if his name is Ashley.
Who names their son ASHLEY.
ninja'd wololo
[QUOTE=Reaver1991;22485650]This kid is gonna have some abandonment issues.
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Do you think alzheimers is funny, funny man?[/QUOTE]
yeah! lol! the way people loose their memory, one minute they can be explaining somthing and suddenly be all like where am I lmao! /sarcasm
no. I never said I thought it was funny.
hey thats my name
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curtis
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