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01 Sep 05:40am

Filed under: Elderly, Freak Accidents, Generation Y, Society, Twitter

Earlier this week, 86-year-old Leroy Luetscher temporarily became my idol. The Arizona pensioner was reportedly enjoying a spot of gardening when a freak accident left a pair of garden shears lodged in his eye socket. That’s right, his eye socket.

The sort of thing badass old people do. Picture: AP

The handle went past his eye and through his neck, eventually resting on his external carotid artery, leaving him to walk around like some sort of Edward Scissor-Face.

Luetscher, who is expected to make a full recovery, said he was “grateful to the doctors and staff” and left it at that. No blog. No finger-pointing. No attempt to use the incident to become a breakfast radio star or get a retweet from Snooki. The guy was all class and dignity. Elderly blokes like Luetscher make Jack “check out my one arm push-ups” Plance seem like no big deal.

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Nick says:

10:46am | 17/05/12

As inspiring and heart-touching some of the stories are, I cannot help but think of the counter arguments to why (typically) this elder generation act the way they do. I mean growing up without the technology and advancements in society (in theory anyway) has resulted in a stubborn and even… Read more »
Mike says:

10:01am | 04/09/11

I’m an “Old Person” too. Got a computer or stereo you need fixed? Got a wireless network you need installed or secured? I can do all that. Can you? Read more »

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