No matter how many times you hear of children and pets having to be rescued from locked, hot cars, some people still think it’s not an absolutely horrible idea to leave their little ones trapped inside sealed-up vehicles in sizzling hot parking lots. [More]
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$10M Yacht Never Sails The Open Sea, Capsizes While Being Delivered
By 5.20.14
We can only assume that purchasing a $10 million yacht must be a very happy occasion. For the new owners of one such pleasure boat in Washington, that joy quickly turned into a nightmare when the pricey purchase capsized while being delivered. Thankfully, the five men trapped inside were rescued, but the future of the boat is a bit murky. [More]
Repair Shop Saves Brett-Favre-Themed Goat From Certain Slaughter
By 8.24.09
It’s lucky for a Brett-Favre-themed goat that the car broke down, otherwise he’d have probably been slaughtered, says the Winona Daily News. A woman driving a Chevy Malibu came into the Winona, MN Tires Plus last Friday asking if they could replace a belt. She then informed the employees that there was a live goat in the trunk that she planned to slaughter later.
Comcast Employee Rescues Driver From A Submerged Car
By 8.4.09
Add “rescue people from an underwater car” to the list of things Comcast is better at than installing cable.
Wal-Mart's Katrina Heroism: "Above All, Do The Right Thing," CEO Told Managers Before Katrina Struck
By 4.2.08
A paper written by Steven Horwitz, an Austrian-school economist (we’re still not quite sure what that means, other than it’s considered slightly controversial), recounts Wal-Mart’s relief efforts after Hurricane Katrina (PDF) and points out that private businesses, along with the Coast Guard, did far more than any “official” government agency in providing immediate, on-the-ground assistance to victims. His argument is that something as complex as a relief effort is more efficient when it’s decentralized and involves private businesses. Horwitz has also, separately, supported the idea that Wal-Mart should win the Nobel Peace Price. Hey, we told you his school of economics was controversial.
