A man who became trapped beneath his sofa for two days said he survived by sipping from a bottle of whisky.Joe Galliott, 65, lost his bearings during a power cut at his home in Yeovil, Somerset, and fell against the three-seater which toppled onto him.Because of back problems, he was unable to free his 19-stone frame and remained stuck for 60 hours until a neighbour spotted him through the curtains.He said a bottle of whisky, which had rolled within reach, kept him going."The whole settee tipped over catching me like a rat in a trap," he said"I took a sip of [the whisky] and thought, well this isn't too bad."Curtains closedBut after several hours without food or water, he admits, he became quite worried."It felt like a lifetime, you think you're there forever," he said.The alarm was raised by a neighbour who had peered through the window, after becoming concerned that Mr Galliott's curtains had not been drawn for two days.He spent five days recovering in hospital after his ordeal earlier this month.Mr Galliott said he was keeping another bottle of whisky by the sofa "just in case."

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1951 Citroen 11BN
1953 Citroen 11BNF limo
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1983 380SL
1990 350SDL daily driver alt
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Ok that made me laugh especially the "just in case" bit

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'10 E350 4matic

OMG- thanks for the thought, the laugh and the thread. Reminds me of the Demon Divan we had as a kid in Fla., it was a sleep away sofa that weighed as much as the house. The cat accidently got folded up in it once, thank goodness he had 8 lives left after we got him out.

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When we were kids we used to take turns folding each other up on our sleeper sofa. One time my mom walked in when my brother was in it. You can imagine her reaction when she sat down on the sofa and heard him begin to scream to be let out.

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'59 180 Dad's original
'59 180 Dad's 2nd one
'67 250SE Dad's last one
'59 220 SE My first one
'62 220SE Coupe second one
'89 190E 2.6 5spd third one
'06 E350 4matic (sold)
'10 E350 4matic