Pick the Proper Place to Pee or Risk Impalement

"Don't piss into the wind" is sound advice for men. For most women, however, the danger of soiling oneself by choosing the wrong direction in which to urinate isn't a major concern. That doesn't mean, however, that outdoor bladder relief isn't fraught with danger for the fairer sex.

A WOMAN who impaled herself on a picket fence when she fell while urinating from an unprotected veranda has sued her former fiance for substantial damages.

In a Supreme Court writ, Michelle Egglestone of South Ballarat claims that the veranda at the house in Smythes Creek was constructed without any or with inadequate ballustrading and this caused her to fall a small distance to the star picket fence below.

Ms Egglestone, 35, sustained "penetrative injuries to the rectum, vagina and bladder necessitating surgical treatment involving laparotomy, repair of the bladder, repair of the vault of the vagina and colostomy", according to her statement of claim.

"The plaintiff sustained injury at the premises whilst she was urinating from the veranda which was inadequately lit," it says.

She had sued Leslie Furness, saying that he failed to ensure the veranda complied with the building codes, failed to ensure the star pickets underneath had protective capping to minimise the risk of anyone "coming into contact with them".

[News.com.au]