On Wed, 02 Aug 2017 14:45:36 +0100, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

On 8/2/2017 9:12 AM, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
What is this myth about falling through the ceiling when you're in the
attic? Plasterboard holds my weight easily.


Not a myth. I've seen it happen in person and I saw it on Cops, a TV
reality show.

My wife's uncle went up to check on something above the ceiling and one
foot came through when he stepped off the joist.

On Cops, the police went to a house to serve a warrant and arrest
someone. The woman insisted no one was home except her and a kid. The
suspect was hiding in the attic space above. They were about to leave
when the guy came crashing though the ceiling.

I guess I have stronger plasterboard, or I'm not a big fat American!

It has been a right bugger to remove....

--
Arriving home unexpectedly early from a business trip, the tired executive was shocked to discover his wife in bed with his next door neighbour.
"Since you are in bed with my wife," the furious man shouted, "I'm going over to sleep with yours!"
"Go right ahead," was the reply. "The rest will do you good."