NEWS OF THE WEIRD Into the abyss

A woman in her 40s on a visit to Olympic National Forest probably won’t want to go back anytime soon after a harrowing experience at the top of Mount Walker on April 19, the Olympian reported.

The woman dropped her cellphone into a vault toilet (a waterless, nonflush toilet typically found at campgrounds) and attempted to fish it out using her dog leash.

Instead, she fell headfirst into the abyss; she tried to escape but ended up calling 911 with her recovered phone. Fire crews from Brinnon, Wash., fashioned a platform she could stand on, pulled her out and washed her off.

First responders, who said she was lucky not to have been overcome by toxic gases, encouraged her to seek medical attention because of her exposure to waste.

Dedicated complainant

One unidentified person in Dublin, Ireland, was responsible for making 90 percent of all noise complaints received at Dublin Airport in 2021, United Press International reported April 19.

The person averaged 34 complaints per day, totaling 12,272 for the year, nearly doubling their number from 2020, 6,227, and are on track for a new record in 2022, with a daily average of 59.

Fighting inflation by mistake

When Henry Dehart of Chattanooga, Tenn., stopped to fill his gas tank April 14, he noticed 12 gallons of premium fuel only cost $5.64. He figured out that while the price of gas was averaging more than $4 a gallon, the pump was set to $0.449.

Dehart told the owner, who was “on the verge of tears,” since he had been undercharging for several hours, Dehart told KRCG-TV.

Dehart, who said the man behind him in line was not happy he pointed out the mistake, paid the owner what he would have been charged had the pump been set correctly.

From Andrews Mcmeel Syndicate