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Holy Shit! Luther Vandross died today! *takes a moment of silence*
Okay youngins, my mom sent this to me and while we heard similar stuff about a couple years back, this is just a reminder to watch your shit cause I dont need any of you going into the hospital, I dont have the free time or the cash to visit, so WASH IT!
ALWAYS WASH IT FIRST!
>
>A stock clerk was sent to clean up a storeroom in Maui, Hawaii.
>When he got back, he was complaining that the storeroom was
>really filthy and that he had noticed dried mouse or
>rat droppings in some areas.
>
>A couple of days later, he started to feel like he was coming down
>with a stomach flu, complained of sore joints and headaches, and
>began to vomit. He went to bed and never really got up again.
>Within two days he was severely ill and weak. His blood sugar count
>was down to 66, and his face and eyeballs were yellow. He was
>rushed to the emergency at Pali-Momi, where he was diagnosed to
>be suffering from massive organ failure. He died shortly before
>midnight.
>
>No one would have made the connection between his job and his death,
>had it not been for a doctor who specifically asked if he had been in a
>warehouse or exposed to dried rat or mouse droppings at any time They
>said there is a virus (much like the Hanta virus) that lives in dried
>rat and
>mouse droppings. Once dried, these droppings are like dust and can
>easily
>be breathed in or ingested if a person does not wear protective gear or
>fails to wash face and hands thoroughly.
>
>An autopsy was performed on the clerk to verify the
>doctor's suspicions....
>
>This is why it is extremely important to ALWAYS carefully rinse off
>the tops of canned sodas or foods, and to wipe off pasta
>packaging, cereal boxes, and so on. Almost everything you
>buy in a supermarket was stored in a warehouse at one time or another,
>and stores themselves often have rodents. Most of us remember to wash
>vegetables and fruits but never think of boxes and cans.
>
>The ugly truth is, even the most modern, upper class, super store
>have rats and mice. And their warehouse most assuredly does!
>
>Whenever you buy any canned soft drink, please make sure that you
>wash the top with running water and soap or, if that is
>not available, drink with a straw.
>
>The investigation of soda cans by the Center for Disease Control in
>Atlanta discovered that the tops of soda cans can be encrusted with
>dried rat's urine, which is so toxic it can be lethal. Canned drinks and
>
>other foodstuffs are stored in warehouses and containers that are
>usually
>infested with Rodents, and then they get transported to retail outlets
>without being properly cleaned.
Okay youngins, my mom sent this to me and while we heard similar stuff about a couple years back, this is just a reminder to watch your shit cause I dont need any of you going into the hospital, I dont have the free time or the cash to visit, so WASH IT!
ALWAYS WASH IT FIRST!
>
>A stock clerk was sent to clean up a storeroom in Maui, Hawaii.
>When he got back, he was complaining that the storeroom was
>really filthy and that he had noticed dried mouse or
>rat droppings in some areas.
>
>A couple of days later, he started to feel like he was coming down
>with a stomach flu, complained of sore joints and headaches, and
>began to vomit. He went to bed and never really got up again.
>Within two days he was severely ill and weak. His blood sugar count
>was down to 66, and his face and eyeballs were yellow. He was
>rushed to the emergency at Pali-Momi, where he was diagnosed to
>be suffering from massive organ failure. He died shortly before
>midnight.
>
>No one would have made the connection between his job and his death,
>had it not been for a doctor who specifically asked if he had been in a
>warehouse or exposed to dried rat or mouse droppings at any time They
>said there is a virus (much like the Hanta virus) that lives in dried
>rat and
>mouse droppings. Once dried, these droppings are like dust and can
>easily
>be breathed in or ingested if a person does not wear protective gear or
>fails to wash face and hands thoroughly.
>
>An autopsy was performed on the clerk to verify the
>doctor's suspicions....
>
>This is why it is extremely important to ALWAYS carefully rinse off
>the tops of canned sodas or foods, and to wipe off pasta
>packaging, cereal boxes, and so on. Almost everything you
>buy in a supermarket was stored in a warehouse at one time or another,
>and stores themselves often have rodents. Most of us remember to wash
>vegetables and fruits but never think of boxes and cans.
>
>The ugly truth is, even the most modern, upper class, super store
>have rats and mice. And their warehouse most assuredly does!
>
>Whenever you buy any canned soft drink, please make sure that you
>wash the top with running water and soap or, if that is
>not available, drink with a straw.
>
>The investigation of soda cans by the Center for Disease Control in
>Atlanta discovered that the tops of soda cans can be encrusted with
>dried rat's urine, which is so toxic it can be lethal. Canned drinks and
>
>other foodstuffs are stored in warehouses and containers that are
>usually
>infested with Rodents, and then they get transported to retail outlets
>without being properly cleaned.