Okay - here are a couple of news storries I read today - the first one's for me, the 2nd one made me think of poor vetiver, who's only a joint or two a day away from being this guy...
Beer kegs rescued from icy river
BBC
"Russian troops have retrieved 10 tonnes of beer trapped under the Siberian ice after a week-long operation. A lorry carrying the beer was lost while crossing the frozen River Irtysh, near the city of Omsk, about 1400 miles from Moscow. The driver managed to jump out after the ice gave way, but the lorry and its cargo sank. Six divers, 10 men with electric saws and a tank pulled the beer kegs - but not the truck - to safety."
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Marijuana finally kills somebody
Daily Record |
"A young man has died from cannabis poisoning after smoking around 23,000 joints. Experts believe Lee Maisey, 36, is the first Briton to die as a direct result of taking the drug... Lee smoked around six joints a day for 11 years, an inquest heard. A pal found him dead last August on the living room floor of the house they shared... The cause of Lee's death was listed as 'cannabis toxicity' after a post mortem revealed high levels in his blood... Cannabis has been linked to suicides and fatal accidents. But Lee's case is the first where it has been listed as a direct cause of death." [Meanwhile, how many Britons have been killed by hyponatremia (water intoxication)?]
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