The guy next door to me phoned an ambulance for the umpteenth time and this time he didn't make it out of the hospital still alive.
His name was Duncan but all around Tain he was known as 'Drunken Duncan' and within 24 hours of his death there were cops at my door asking if I was surprised that Drunken had died.
When I replied that it hadn't surprised me to learn of his death they instantly became much more officious, saying that they'd have to interview me due to Drunken dying in mysterious circumstances.
I had to point out to them that there was nothing mysterious about the bloke's death - he was a drunk.
Only when the post-mortem had been carried out did they leave his neighbours alone. Cause of death was listed as 'Massive Bleed Due To Liver Failure'.
It's odd to know that my next door neighbour has died and yet I don't feel [i]anything[/i] - perhaps if he hadn't been TRYING to kill himself for the last 5 years ...