KUSATSU, Shiga -- A 60-year-old man who was thrown into the air in celebration at a farewell party for his retirement died after his colleagues failed to catch him and he landed on the floor, it has been learned.
A drastic way to deal with the pension fund deficit!
Habtom
11:22 am on Dec 17, 2008 (gmt 0)
How unfortunate for the guy!
...on a different note I am reconsidering my skydiving [webmasterworld.com] plans!
Old_Honky
12:08 pm on Dec 17, 2008 (gmt 0)
Unless I drastically loose weight it's not a problem I'm likely to encounter. The combined strength of my ageing friends and work colleagues would never even lift me off the ground.
