IMPORTANT NEWS
> McDonalds, Chuck E Cheese, Discovery Zone... Some of you might not be
> parents, but you may have nieces, nephews, grandchildren or friends
with
> children. This will pertain to you too. As I read the following, my
heart
> sank. I urge each and every one of you to pass this on to as many
people
> as you can. I cannot stress how important this is!
>
> This is very disturbing news. In addition to the following true
story...
> One son lost his watch, and was very upset. We dug and dug in those
balls,
> trying to find the watch.
>
> Instead, we found vomit, food, feces, and other stuff I do not want
to
> discuss. I went to the manager and raised hell. Come to find out, the
ball
> pit is only cleaned out once a month. I have doubts that it is even
done
> that often. My kids will never play in another ball pit. Now read
this:
>
> PRETTY SCARY!!
>
> Hi. My name is Lauren Archer, my son Kevin and I lived in Midland,TN.
On
> October 2nd, 1999 I took my only son to McDonald's for his 3rd
birthday.
>
> After he finished lunch, I allowed him to play in the ball pit. When
he
> started whining later on, I asked him what was wrong, he pointed to
the
> back of his pull-up and simply said "Mommy, it hurts." I couldn't
find
> anything wrong with him at that time. I bathed him when we got home,
and
> it was at that point when I found a welt on his left buttock. Upon
> investigating, it seemed as if there was something like a splinter
under
> the welt. I made an appointment to see the doctor the next day, but
soon
> he started vomiting and shaking, then his eyes rolled back intohis
> head.
>
> From there, we went to the emergency room. He died later that night.
It
> turned out that the welt on his buttock was the tip of a hypodermic
needle
> that had broken off inside. The autopsy revealed that Kevin had died
from
> a heroine overdose. The next week, the police removed the balls from
the
> ball pit. There was rotten food, several hypodermic needles: some
full,
> some used; knives, half-eaten candy, diapers, feces, and the stench
of
> urine.
>
> If a child is not safe in a child's play area then where? You can
find the
> article on Kevin Archer in the October 10,1999 issue of the Midland
> Chronicle.
>
> Please forward this to all loving mothers, fathers and anyone who
loves
> and cares for children!
>
> Don't think it's just McDonald's either or that this is something
that
> just started. When my oldest son who is now 9 was small the area
Burger
> King closed their play area for awhile for "remodeling" because in
another
> town there had been an incident similar to the one described above
that
> happen @ a Burger King.
>
> A little boy had been playing in a ball pit & started complaining of
his
> legs hurting. He later died too. He was found to have snake bites all
over
> his legs & buttocks. When they cleaned the ball pit they found that
there
> was a copperhead nest in the ball pit. He had suffered numerous bites
from
> a very poisonous snake.
>
>
> Forward this if it scares the shit out of you! Forward this if you
care
> about our kids!!!
>
>
> keep reading
>
>
> In Florida and other places on the East Coast a group of people are
> putting HIV/AIDS infected and filled needles underneath gas pump
handles,
> so when someone reaches to pick it up and put gas in their car, they
get
> stabbed with it. 16 people have been a victim of this crime so far
and 10
> tested HIV positive. Instead of posting that stupid crap about how
your
> love life will suck for years to come of you don't re-post, post
this.
> It's important to inform people, even if you don't drive, a family
member
> might, and what if they were next? CHECK UNDER THE HANDLE BEFORE YOU
GRAB
> IT!!! IT MIGHT SAVE YOUR LIFE! Tell as many people as you can about
this
> serious issue, Repost with the title:
> ***IMPORTANT NEWS***
> parents, but you may have nieces, nephews, grandchildren or friends
with
> children. This will pertain to you too. As I read the following, my
heart
> sank. I urge each and every one of you to pass this on to as many
people
> as you can. I cannot stress how important this is!
>
> This is very disturbing news. In addition to the following true
story...
> One son lost his watch, and was very upset. We dug and dug in those
balls,
> trying to find the watch.
>
> Instead, we found vomit, food, feces, and other stuff I do not want
to
> discuss. I went to the manager and raised hell. Come to find out, the
ball
> pit is only cleaned out once a month. I have doubts that it is even
done
> that often. My kids will never play in another ball pit. Now read
this:
>
> PRETTY SCARY!!
>
> Hi. My name is Lauren Archer, my son Kevin and I lived in Midland,TN.
On
> October 2nd, 1999 I took my only son to McDonald's for his 3rd
birthday.
>
> After he finished lunch, I allowed him to play in the ball pit. When
he
> started whining later on, I asked him what was wrong, he pointed to
the
> back of his pull-up and simply said "Mommy, it hurts." I couldn't
find
> anything wrong with him at that time. I bathed him when we got home,
and
> it was at that point when I found a welt on his left buttock. Upon
> investigating, it seemed as if there was something like a splinter
under
> the welt. I made an appointment to see the doctor the next day, but
soon
> he started vomiting and shaking, then his eyes rolled back intohis
> head.
>
> From there, we went to the emergency room. He died later that night.
It
> turned out that the welt on his buttock was the tip of a hypodermic
needle
> that had broken off inside. The autopsy revealed that Kevin had died
from
> a heroine overdose. The next week, the police removed the balls from
the
> ball pit. There was rotten food, several hypodermic needles: some
full,
> some used; knives, half-eaten candy, diapers, feces, and the stench
of
> urine.
>
> If a child is not safe in a child's play area then where? You can
find the
> article on Kevin Archer in the October 10,1999 issue of the Midland
> Chronicle.
>
> Please forward this to all loving mothers, fathers and anyone who
loves
> and cares for children!
>
> Don't think it's just McDonald's either or that this is something
that
> just started. When my oldest son who is now 9 was small the area
Burger
> King closed their play area for awhile for "remodeling" because in
another
> town there had been an incident similar to the one described above
that
> happen @ a Burger King.
>
> A little boy had been playing in a ball pit & started complaining of
his
> legs hurting. He later died too. He was found to have snake bites all
over
> his legs & buttocks. When they cleaned the ball pit they found that
there
> was a copperhead nest in the ball pit. He had suffered numerous bites
from
> a very poisonous snake.
>
>
> Forward this if it scares the shit out of you! Forward this if you
care
> about our kids!!!
>
>
> keep reading
>
>
> In Florida and other places on the East Coast a group of people are
> putting HIV/AIDS infected and filled needles underneath gas pump
handles,
> so when someone reaches to pick it up and put gas in their car, they
get
> stabbed with it. 16 people have been a victim of this crime so far
and 10
> tested HIV positive. Instead of posting that stupid crap about how
your
> love life will suck for years to come of you don't re-post, post
this.
> It's important to inform people, even if you don't drive, a family
member
> might, and what if they were next? CHECK UNDER THE HANDLE BEFORE YOU
GRAB
> IT!!! IT MIGHT SAVE YOUR LIFE! Tell as many people as you can about
this
> serious issue, Repost with the title:
> ***IMPORTANT NEWS***