So my elderly neighbour died.

[left field]

78 years old ... at his deer camp ... in the outhouse ... sitting down.

I was talking with the volunteer fire dept who pulled him out and apparently this is a common thing - the straining, not the outhouse.

If you have to go, I guess there are less poetic ways to do it.

RIP Ritchie.

[Otto]

What a way to go.

Seriously , condolences to his family.  He was in a peaceful place.

[Bionic]

Rest in peace.

[NYRturkeycall]

Oh man, sorry to hear that. Hopefully he's at peace.

[DoubleDose]

22 minutes ago, left field said:

78 years old ... at his deer camp ... in the outhouse ... sitting down.

I was talking with the volunteer fire dept who pulled him out and apparently this is a common thing - the straining, not the outhouse.

If you have to go, I guess there are less poetic ways to do it.

RIP Ritchie.

Yes, it is not uncommon that people with that significant CV disease die from exertion/straining.    Dragging a deer and shoveling snow are two more.

[left field]

He was a heavy smoker and in pretty rough shape. I passed him on the road two days earlier but didn't have the time to stop and say hi. Feel a little badly about that.

Vietnam vet, retired Port Authority cop, grandfather.

[Bucndoe]

Very common place to crap out

[GreeneHunter]

Condolences

[grampy]

Always sad to see the good old guy's go. Condolences to you and his family. RIP

[Swamp_bucks]

Yea it’s very common I’ve had it happen at work a couple times with patients also someone I know did the same thing at a concert. 
 

condolences to the family. 

[left field]

At a concert? Man.

I guess the moral is: eat more fibre.

[CedarBuck]

16 years of working city EMS, I’ve seen my fair share of shitty jobs like that lol. 
 

RIP My Brother. Going at Deer Camp…can think of worse ways.