A Hayward, California man who spent five hours naked and stuck in the chimney of his stepmother’s home was arrested on suspicion of being under the influence of drugs, police said.

Police say the 23 year-old man locked himself out of the house early Saturday morning and decided to get in using a cable TV wire through the chimney.

But the wire broke and the man fell, getting stuck about three quarters of the way down. He was freed when a firefighter pushed him to safety.

“We get him up, and he’s naked as a jaybird,” said Hayward police Lt. Gary Branson. “He tells us he took his clothes off because there would be less friction going down the chute. We did find his clothes. So that part checked out.”

Authorities were called in early Saturday. A neighbor heard “faint, distressing” calls since about 2:30 a.m. and decided to call police.

Police say it probably wasn’t a comfortable few hours for the man.

“He”s not fat,” Branson said, “but he used to play football. He’s not that little.”

Yep, I always enter my house through the chimney when I lock myself out. You wouldn’t believe how often I have to do that. 🙂