RE: FW: Fw: Gas pump handles

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To ALL

After researching this story a bit, we discovered it to truly be a hoax.
Sorry for the clutter. We should have looked it up before hand. We thought
that it was a true story. We know the listserve is meant for community
gardening issues and supposed this to be a real concern and forwarded it on.
It is disappointing that this type of sick sense of humor exist in the
world. Again, please forgive our naivety and cluttering the listserve with
this bunk.

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Mitrione [s*@earthlink.net] 
Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 7:37 AM
To: utahgardens
Subject: Re: [cg] FW: Fw: Gas pump handles

Please do not use the CG e-mail list to perpetrate a ridiculous hoax
like this.  These hoaxes circulate all the time.  You are only playing
into the fear mongers.

utahgardens wrote:
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bryce Christiansen [r*@networld.com]
> Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2004 11:30 AM
> To: Christiansen, Grant; Grant Christiansen; Mark Hicken; Shira,
Catherine;
> UtahGARDENS; dawdoo@networld.com
> Subject: FW: Fw: Gas pump handles
> 
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Christine Dunlap
> >To: undisclosed-recipients@direcway.com
> >Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 8:13 AM
> >Subject: Gas pump handles
> >
> >
> >       This is a very important message.  Please open and read below.
> >
> >       Captain Richard C. Keene
> >
> >       New Mexico State Police
> >
> >       Commander, District Twelve
> >
> >       Deming, New Mexico
> >
> >       (505) 827-9317  xt. 112
> >
> >       (505) 546-3547 Fax
> >
> >       Look at the gas pump handle BEFORE you pump your gas. Please read
> 
> >and
> >       forward to anyone you know who drives a car. 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 underside 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 that 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, 8 have tested HIV positive and because of
> 
> >the
> >       nature of the disease, the others could test positive in a couple
> of
> >       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.
> >                                           Rose Lambert
> >
> >       Chief Aide to Supervisor Gerry Hyland - Mount Vernon District
> >                         2511 Parkers Lane     Alexandria, VA
> >
> >
> 
> >     &
> >       nbsp;                            PLEASE READ THIS AND PASS IT ON
> TO
> >       EVERYONE IN YOUR  ADDRESS BOOK!
> >
> >
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