Posted by
arandomguy on Monday, March 12, 2007 11:41:53 PM
A German man, whose name is not known, was discovered to have taken a chainsaw to his family's summer home, splitting it precisely in two. The man, who is in the midst of a divorce, said he did so to settle the matter quickly and easily.
After splitting the house, he used a forklift truck to move his portion of the house to his brothers home nearby.
This story caught my eye, and seems both hilarious and fascinating. Those Germans... And to prove I'm not making it up, here's the text, as well as a link.
BERLIN (Reuters Life!) - A 43-year-old German decided to settle his imminent
divorce by chainsawing a family home in two and making off with his half in a
forklift truck.
Police in the eastern town of Sonneberg said on Friday the trained mason
measured the single-storey summer house -- which was some 8 meters (26 feet)
long and 6 meters wide -- before chainsawing through the wooden roof and
walls.
"The man said he was just taking his due," said a police spokesman. "But I
don't think his wife was too pleased."
After finishing the job, the man picked up his half with the forklift truck
and drove to his brother's house where he has since been staying.
Here's the story!