Post #432203 by ikitnrev on Tue, Feb 3, 2009 7:44 AM

LONDON (AFP) — A British man survived more than two days trapped under his sofa by sipping from a bottle of whisky, the BBC reported on Tuesday.

Joe Galliott fell against the sofa during a power cut at his home in Somerset, southern England, and could not free himself because of back problems.

He remained stuck for 60 hours in that position -- during which time a bottle of whisky rolled close enough for him to open it -- until a neighbour became concerned that Galliott's curtains had not been drawn for two days.

"The whole settee tipped over catching me like a rat in a trap," the 65-year-old told the broadcaster.

"I took a sip of (the whisky) and thought, well this isn't too bad."

Galliott, who spent five days in hospital recovering, admitted to becoming concerned after going so long without food or water: "It felt like a lifetime, you think you're there forever."

He told the broadcaster that he now kept a bottle of whisky next to the sofa "just in case."