matter of a minute or two to get that food out of your throat or you re done. but help is on the menu, thanks to a hero waiter. i didn t know how many thrusts it would take. once i got around him, he was a lot bigger guy than i was. it was the scariest moment of my life definitely. march 2nd, 2011, atlanta, georgia. it s early wednesday evening at verde taqueria. a popular mexican restaurant in the tony area of brookhaven. it was a very busy night. very hectic. a lot of people. i had a number of tables in a row. matt mcconnell, a graduate student at nearby georgia state university, has his hands full. i was kind of in a busy state of mind trying to ring in their orders, keep everything flowing smoothly. seated at one of those tables, georgia tech undergrad paul hargut. we were just out for dinner