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Trash Can Punched
Everclear. Vodka. Fruit. Fruit Punch. You may not know what drink this is, but you know it be a name (or maybe even by tastes)…Trash Can Punch. But image actually being in that trash can. Or better yet, imagine being stuck in a trash compactor and being too drunk to escape. For some this may be a far-fetched scenario, but for 27-year-old Justin Gilpatrick, this was his reality. On Thursday, August 9, 2012, Justin went out to the a bar in Southeast Portland, OR and had one too many drinks. Being the responsible man he is, he decided that he was far too drunk to drive home. Sounds reasonable, right? But here’s the kicker….he decided to sleep off his buzz in a recycling dumpster. WTH?!
Waste Management emptied the contents of a dumpster, and Justin, into a compactor truck late last Thursday night. But that’s not the end. The driver of the truck traveled less than a quarter of a mile before and compacted his load twice, with Justin Gilpatrick still inside! Luckily he survived with only minor injuries. If you’re scratching your head like me and wondering how Justin survived being compacted twice, it’s because there weren’t that many recyclables in the compactor. Had the compactor been full, he may not have made it out alive. Good thing the driver was so attentive….sheeesh. He decided to let the world of Facebook know about his wild night in the trash can by posting this as his status: “I have not had a drink in years, and the one time I do, this is what happens”.
