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["Christopher Mauchline" <mauch1@aol.com>]

As far as I am aware (just glanced at the urban legend site) all the
"HIV" needle stories (in pay phones, movie seats, and now gas pumps)
have been hoaxes.  

Victoria, I do agree with you that if you come across information 
that would help/save lives it is good to distribute, but in my 
opinion any "mass" warning received via e-mail should be viewed with 
a jaundiced eye and an attempt to take a few minutes to verify it via 
one of the urban legend sites before it is redistributed.  The 
majority of these "WARNING" or "HELP" mass mailings are either false, 
or outdated (i.e. yes a child had disappeared and the mother sent out 
a desperate plea - but the child was found the next day and the e-
mail is still circulating years later (and many times the details of 
the messages have mutated)).  "CODE ADAM" doesn't exist.  Craig 
Shergold survived and doesn't want any mailings of any kind (he's in 
college or graduated or something).

Two sites I use to verify mailings I've received:
(this is my favorite)
http://urbanlegends.about.com/science/urbanlegends/
and
http://www.snopes.com

(Now getting off soapbox...)

Chris Mauchline
SE PA, zone 6


--- In nafex@egroups.com, "Gordon C. Nofs" <gcnofs@h...> wrote:
>    If you have not heard: Do not stick your fingers into any coin 
return 
> slots of pop machines, phones, candy machies etc. They have all 
been on the 
> list.
>      Gordon
> Thank you, Victoria....
> 
> Was only trying to help any of us in the hopes, (had it been true) 
may
> have prevented any of us from grief and angst.
> Fortunately I am now relieved that it was a hoax and I have been 
proven
> quite fallible.
> 
> Again, to anyone in the group. If you were caused any inconvenience 
you
> have me deepest apologies.
> My only fear is that someone now, may not come forward with 
important
> news
> that may save a life for fear of reprisals.
> 
> Hoping we can put this one to bed.
> Yet again, you have my apologies...
> Best wishes,
> John
> 
> "victoria l. caron" wrote:
>  >
>  > You know, I think anytime a news piece like this needs to reach
>  > everyone, there is no such thing as too late or overkill. We all 
have
>  > busy lives and may have missed an important news item at any
>  > particular time. If only one person saw it here, unrelated to the
>  > group matter as it is, and it made a difference, then it was 
worth it.
>  > On the subject of HIV infected needles, there was something 
again just
>  > recently warning about them ANYWHERE in public places where they 
could
>  > be sat on, grabbed, etc.. Thanks for the thoughtfulness
>  > John............Victoria
>  >  
>  >
>  > "J. Rosano II" wrote:
>  >
>  > > Thanks Gordon!
>  > >
>  > > Can assure you and the list this will never happen again at 
least
>  > > from
>  > > this E-Mail address.
>  > > Sorry for the inconvenience this or any of my posts may have 
caused.
>  > >
>  > > Best wishes,
>  > > John
>  > > "Gordon C. Nofs" wrote:
>  > > >
>  > > >   It seems to me that this was out about 5 months or more 
ago.
>  > > There
>  > > > was
>  > > > never anything to trace it back to.
>  > > >         Gordon
>  > > >
>  > > > ----Original Message Follows----
>  > > > From: "J. Rosano II" <GIANNI-2@p...>
>  > > > Reply-To: nafex@egroups.com
>  > > > To: "NAFEXer's" <nafex@egroups.com>
>  > > > Subject: [nafex] Safety Concern/Warning for anyone who re-
fuels
>  > > their
>  > > > vehicle...
>  > > > Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 16:04:36 -0400
>  > > >
>  > > > Dear Folks:
>  > > >
>  > > > Realize this is out of the ordinary, but if it saves a life?
>  > > >
>  > > > The extraordinary length a demented mind will go has reached 
it's
>  > > > zenith, exhibited here.
>  > > >
>  > > >   WARNING : For ANYONE who drives and re-fuels their 
vehicle...
>  > > >
>  > > >    -----Original Message-----
>  > > >   From: mbluitt@f...
>  > > [SMTP:mbluitt@f...]
>  > > >   Sent: Monday, June 19, 2000 11:21 AM
>  > > >   Subject:  Safety Concern
>  > > >
>  > > >   ***********DANGEROUS  PRANK:*****************
>  > > >
>  > > >   Please read and forward to anyone  you know who
drives.
>  > > >
>  > > >   My name is Captain Abraham Sands of the Jacksonville, 
Florida
>  > > Police
>  > > >   Department. I have been asked by state and local 
authorities to
>  > > > write
>  > > >   this email in order to get the word out to car drivers
of 
a very
>  > >
>  > > >   dangerous prank that is occurring in numerous states.
>  > > >
>  > > >   Some person or persons have been affixing hypodermic 
needles to
>  > > the
>  > > >   undersides of gas pump handles. These needles appear to
be
>  > > infected
>  > > >   with HIV positive blood. In the Jacksonville area alone 
there
>  > > have
>  > > >   been 17 cases of people being stuck by these needles
over 
the
>  > > past
>  > > >   five months.
>  > > >
>  > > >   We have verified reports of at least 12 others in
various 
states
>  > >
>  > > >   around the country. It is believed t! hat these may be 
copycat
>  > > >   incidents due to someone reading about the crimes or 
seeing them
>  > >
>  > > >   reported on the television. At this point no one has
been
>  > > arrested
>  > > >   and catching the perpetrator(s) has become our top 
priority.
>  > > >
>  > > >   Shockingly, of the 17 people who where stuck, eight
have 
tested
>  > > >   HIV positive and because of the nature of the disease,
the
>  > > others
>  > > >   could  test positive in a couple years.
>  > > >
>  > > >   Evidently the consumers go to fill their car with gas,
and 
when
>  > > >   picking up the pump handle get stuck with the
infected  
needle.
>  > > >   IT IS IMPERATIVE TO CAREFULLY CHECK THE HANDLE of the
gas 
pump
>  > > >   each time you use one.
>  > > >   LOOK AT EVERY SURFACE YOUR HAND MAY  TOUCH,
INCLUDING 
UNDER THE
>  > > >   HANDLE.
>  > > >
>  > > >   If you do find a needle affixed to one, immediately 
contact your
>  > >
>  > > >   local police department ! so they can collect the
evidence.
>  > > >
>  > > >   ***********PLEASE HELP US BY MAINTAINING A VIGILANCE
AND BY
>  > > > FORWARDING
>  > > >   THIS EMAIL TO ANYONE YOU KNOW WHO DRIVES. THE MORE
PEOPLE 
WHO
>  > > KNOW
>  > > > OF
>  > > >   THIS THE BETTER PROTECTED WE CAN ALL BE. ***********
>  > > >
>  > > >
>  > > 
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