Fwd: IMPORTANT: BALL PIT WARNING!!

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> > Subject: FW: PLEASE SEND THIS TO

ANYONE YOU KNOW WHO HAS SMALL CHILDREN

> >

> > SEND THIS TO ANYONE YOU KNOW WHO HAS SMALL CHILDREN, NIECES, NEPHEWS,

> > OR

> > > >GRANDCHILDREN!

> > > > >

> > > > >

Each and every one of you should 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, I

will

> > also

> > > >add that my own sons were playing in the ball pit at

Discovery Zone

> > one

> > > >day. 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 heck.

> > > > >

> > > >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:

> > > > >

> > > > " Hi. My name is Archer. My son and I lived

in

> > Sugarland,

> > > >Texas. On October 2, 1994, I took my only son to Mc's

for his

> > 3rd

> > > >birthday. After he finished lunch, I allowed him to play in

the

> > ball

> > > >pit. When he started crying later, I asked him what was

wrong. He

> > > >pointed to his back and said, 'Mommy, it hurts.' I looked,

but

> > couldn't

> > > >find anything wrong with him at the time. I bathed him when

we got

> > home,

> > > >and It was at that point that I found a welt on his left

buttock.

> > Upon

> > > >investigation, it seemed as if there was splinter under the

welt. I

> > made

> > > >a doctor appointment for the next day to have it removed. In

the

> > > >meantime, he started vomiting and shaking. Then, his eyes

rolled

> > back in

> > > >his Head. We immediately went to the emergency room! My only

son

> > died

> > > >later that night. It turned out that the welt on his buttock

was the

> > tip

> > > >of a hypodermic needle that had broken off in his skin. The

autopsy

> > > >revealed that had died from a heroine overdose. The

next day,

> > the

> > > >police removed the balls from the ball pit and found rotten

food,

> > > >half-eaten candy, diapers, feces, the stench of urine, and

several

> > > >hypodermic needles. "

> > > > >

> > > >(If you question the validity of this story, you can find

the

> > article on

> > > > Archer in the October 10, 1994 issue of the Houston

> > Chronicle.)

> > > >Please forward this! to all loving mothers, fathers, aunts,

uncles,

> > and

> > > >grandparents. Note: Some children have also gotten lice from

ball

> > pits.

> > > >

> >

> >

> >

> >

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