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Judd
03-29-2012, 03:33 AM
"It sounds like the plot of a boring "Saw" film, but it's apparently all-too-real.
An unemployed Austrian man cut off his own foot with a mitre saw so he could continue receiving jobless benefits.

Hans Url, a 56-year-old from Mitterlabill, then took the foot and cooked it in the oven so doctors could not reattach it.

"The planning was meticulous," Franz Fasching, a police spokesman, told the Daily Mail. " waited until his wife and his adult son had left the house and he was alone. He then switched it on and sliced off his left foot above the ankle--throwing it in the fire so it would not be possible to reattach it before he called emergency services."

He "then made his way to the garage where he called emergency services and waited for them to arrive."

Url was airlifted to a hospital in Graz, where he was put in an artificial coma so doctors could stabilize him.

"The foot was too badly burned to reattach," a hospital spokesman said. "All we could do was seal the wound. He had lost a lot of blood--he almost died on the way to hospital."

According to the Austrian Times, Url had complained before the incident that he was too sick to work and "didn't like the work he was offered."

The kicker: according to the paper, being footless does not necessarily qualify Url for unemployment compensation.

"He will be assessed once he is out of hospital and we will see what work we can find for him," Hermann Gössinger, a spokesman for the employment benefits office, said."

[U]SOURCE: Yahoo

Now thats commitment, obviously doesn't want to work lol

CloudStrife7x
03-29-2012, 03:36 AM
damn now thats dedication lol

XajNyne
03-29-2012, 03:58 AM
Fkn dole bludger! I cannot stand people like that lol!

Judd
03-29-2012, 04:06 AM
Fkn dole bludger! I cannot stand people like that lol!Yeah I know I can't get work at all atm and would near kill for a job, and you got guys like this around smh.

XajNyne
03-29-2012, 04:09 AM
Yeah I know I can't get work at all atm and would near kill for a job, and you got guys like this around smh.

Sorry to hear you can't get work. Hope that improves soon. In these tough times it's a handy thing to have. My gaming would suffer greatly if I lost my job lol!

Judd
03-29-2012, 04:12 AM
Sorry to hear you can't get work. Hope that improves soon. In these tough times it's a handy thing to have. My gaming would suffer greatly if I lost my job lol!Thanks, I got a great Resume with good jobs I've had, got my first aid, white card, numerous certificates but doesn't seem to help.

I seen a guy on the side of the road today saying "Wanted Job" thats how bad it is in Tassie atm. Weird thing tho my girlfriend put in for 1 job and got it were I have put in for about 200 and only heard back about 3 and they said no. Guess its because she's a checkout chick and I won't do that.

XajNyne
03-29-2012, 04:16 AM
Yeah seems to be a lot of work for checkout "people" but that's not everyone ideal job lol........most guys anyways. You might have to consider relocation but damned if I'd do that until you secure a job to go to or something. Otherwise you still in the same boat.......different port so to speak lol!

Judd
03-29-2012, 04:18 AM
Yeah seems to be a lot of work for checkout "people" but that's not everyone ideal job lol........most guys anyways. You might have to consider relocation but damned if I'd do that until you secure a job to go to or something. Otherwise you still in the same boat.......different port so to speak lol!Yeah I was thinking about it but like you said I'd want to be set up first before I eveen thought about going.

I was going to Mt. Isa but that fell through, $2000 a week at start then $3500 after your trained up and have a good job.

Noctis Caelum
03-29-2012, 04:18 AM
Game over lol

XajNyne
03-29-2012, 04:19 AM
Yeah I was thinking about it but like you said I'd want to be set up first before I eveen thought about going.

I was going to Mt. Isa but that fell through, $2000 a week at start then $3500 after your trained up and have a good job.


Was that anything to do with mines?

Judd
03-29-2012, 04:21 AM
Was that anything to do with mines?Yeah, my mate is up there now loving it and I'm down here jobless lol

XajNyne
03-29-2012, 04:23 AM
Yeah I heard on John Laws show that there is lots of work in mining but people were paying up to $6000 for a course to get trained up and then not getting work.........but the ones who do get in are raking in the money apparently.

Judd
03-29-2012, 04:25 AM
Yeah I heard on John Laws show that there is lots of work in mining but people were paying up to $6000 for a course to get trained up and then not getting work.........but the ones who do get in are raking in the money apparently.Yep HEAPS of money.

XajNyne
03-29-2012, 04:28 AM
"The kicker: according to the paper, being footless does not necessarily qualify Url for unemployment compensation."

Haha! He should have thought this through a bit more. You don't need feet for a desk job lol!

Judd
03-29-2012, 04:57 AM
"The kicker: according to the paper, being footless does not necessarily qualify Url for unemployment compensation."

Haha! He should have thought this through a bit more. You don't need feet for a desk job lol!Haha ultimate fail.

thegutta
03-29-2012, 06:17 AM
Damn mayor fail...

Paul
03-29-2012, 09:47 AM
I would not saws my foot of for unemployment benefits/anyone

Emerald Lance
03-29-2012, 11:18 AM
I love the end of the story, where it says that he'll have to work anyway. Serves him right, sacrificing so much just so he can abuse the system. The system is good if it helps those who are trying to find work, but this guys trying as hard as he can NOT to work. And now he has only one foot. I hope he enjoys the predicament he put himself in.

longy999
03-29-2012, 11:34 AM
I love the part which states he will still probably have to work anyway, brilliant!


On the plus side, I reckon he would now get half price pedicures should he ever feel the need.........

kellzclub
03-29-2012, 01:12 PM
I agree with Red that is in fact crazy and I thank god that I have a great job I mean I sometimes we work three days straight lol but when that check comes all the complaining stops...I almost lost a good friend at work we were working on job together in Manhattan we been working on this particular job for almost a month to make it short my friend got inside a tank and about 15 to 20 minutes the tank is on fire with him inside we got him out but he suffered 3rd degree burns on 90% of his body and later had his left arm and right leg amputated...he still living about to get a BIG check lol

mortikia2010
03-29-2012, 02:24 PM
Geez, even in the winter time, I'm near jobless because my work doesn't pump out enough hours, but I wouldn't even think of doing that to stay on EE haha...

actualmanx
03-29-2012, 02:46 PM
i bet he like his xbox too much so didnt go with cutting the hand off. man thats savage

voidmage09
03-29-2012, 04:21 PM
damn now thats dedication lol wow were world coming to now thes day when u have saw ur own foot off

Judd
03-30-2012, 12:27 AM
damn now thats dedication lol wow were world coming to now thes day when u have saw ur own foot offHe's been watching to many movies.

Renegade
03-30-2012, 12:33 AM
Can he kick it? No he can't.

CloudStrife7x
03-30-2012, 12:48 AM
Can he kick it? No he can't.

lol this cracked me up

Paprika
03-30-2012, 03:40 AM
He's Austrian, 'nuff said.

Fucking hilarious that he still may not qualify though, I guess he couldn't have SAW the consequences

Abd-L-Azeez
03-30-2012, 03:49 AM
"He will be assessed once he is out of hospital and we will see what work we can find for him," Hermann Gössinger, a spokesman for the employment benefits office, said."

will that's sucks !

l4chl4n
04-04-2012, 11:00 PM
This is a bit far for unemployment benefits , He should of just got a job
Now id like to see someone employ him with one foot....SAW4 gone wrong