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Could you? - 6/11/2010 4:50:14 AM

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Jonathan Metz was on the wet floor of his basement for two days, his left arm wedged under a furnace.

He was in and out of consciousness, but Metz, 31, knew what he had to do.

He had to cut his arm off.

http://www.courant.com/community/west-hartford/hc-west-hartford-stuck-0610-20100610,0,2992626.story

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RE: Could you? - 6/11/2010 4:54:25 AM

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I think at some point survival instinct kicks in and I know for me there isn't much i wouldn't do to survive. Being with out an arm is better than being dead.

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RE: Could you? - 6/11/2010 4:27:32 PM

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I'd try, but I don't know how far I could go with it; one of the doctors said the pain he was in doing it was almost certainly "indescribable".

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RE: Could you? - 6/11/2010 5:23:22 PM

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I seriously don't think I would be able to do it. Then again, who really knows until you are actually in a postion like that.

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RE: Could you? - 6/11/2010 5:26:44 PM

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I don't know if I could. Although I've done some things that I never thought I could do before until I was put in that situation. Although I sincerely hope I'm never in a situation to find out whether I could do this.

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RE: Could you? - 6/11/2010 5:28:58 PM

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Just one more reason to always have my cell phone near!

I really don't think I could do it. I would probably die.

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RE: Could you? - 6/11/2010 5:35:41 PM

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RE: Could you? - 6/11/2010 5:43:23 PM

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I think I probably could, or would at least try once I felt like there was absolutely no other way, and the only other option was death. I think maybe it becomes a basic instinctive type of response, as we've heard stories of this type before.

It looked like he was in a residential neighborhood. It's a shame that he couldnt have banged on something, made noise somehow, or yelled out for help to the neighbors etc.

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