McDonalds, Chuck E Cheese, Discovery Zone... All places with
ball pits in the children's play area. One of my sons lost his watch,
and was very upset. We dug and dug in those balls, trying to find his
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.
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!
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 into his 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.
(You can find the article on Kevin Archer in the October 10,1999 issue of
the Midland Chronicle.)
Don't think it's just McDonald's either. A little boy had been playing
in a ball pit @ a Burger King & 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's nest in the ball pit. He had suffered numerous bites from a very poisonous snake.
Repost this if it scares the crap out of you!! Repost this if
you care about kids!! Please forward this to all loving mothers,
fathers and anyone who loves and cares for children!! What has this world
come to?? If a child is not safe in a child's play area then where??
AND FYI:
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.
heres a link for it:
http://www.nuketown.com/node/282
I don't know if the ball pits are clean or not, but....
http://www.snopes.com/horrors/parental/archer.asp
ok stop stalking the forum, second i wouldn't be surprised if somebody dropped something in a ball pit and somebody did get stuck by it. I could so see that happening in the world of mcdonalds.
I'm making up for the week I was gone. :thumb:
Quote from: pandy on July 31, 2007, 12:55:02 PM
I'm making up for the week I was gone. :thumb:
well damn that is sad.
Yes, thank you for pointing out yet again what a pathetic soul I am! :icon_mrgreen:
I dont think many heroin addicts would go arround throwing needles full of heroin into ball pits ??? I kinda think they would use it instead :dunno_white:
i thought it was well known whats in the bottom of the ball pit :dunno_white:
I guess the party was already crashed but...... even if 16 people were victims of hiv positive needle sticks at gas stations there is no way 10 of them tested positive, transmission rates are WAY lower than that. according to the American Nurses Association transmission on finger stick injuries is 2-4%. The CDC is much more conservative estimating 0.3% positive per injury. be careful it goes without saying but don't live in fear. I don't have any kids but if I did i certainly wouldn't let them play in a ball pit. just my 2cents.
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You are also likely to find large quantities of famunda cheese beneath these balls. Be warry.
Quote from: scottpA_GS on July 31, 2007, 01:13:57 PM
I dont think many heroin addicts would go arround throwing needles full of heroin into ball pits ??? I kinda think they would use it instead :dunno_white:
I believe it was just a needle with it already used. I would assume a child could still get sick from it seeing how their immune system is not 100% and their body is small and don't have alot of white blood cells to fight it off compared to a 18 yearold.
Quote from: cerius on July 31, 2007, 01:59:50 PM
Quote from: scottpA_GS on July 31, 2007, 01:13:57 PM
I dont think many heroin addicts would go arround throwing needles full of heroin into ball pits ??? I kinda think they would use it instead :dunno_white:
I believe it was just a needle with it already used. I would assume a child could still get sick from it seeing how their immune system is not 100% and their body is small and don't have alot of white blood cells to fight it off compared to a 18 yearold.
Mmm.. I believe that it was proven to be an Urban Legend :thumb: YEA INTERNET :thumb:
Quote from: Jake D on July 31, 2007, 01:58:45 PM
You are also likely to find large quantities of famunda cheese beneath these balls. Be warry.
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Quote from: scottpA_GS on July 31, 2007, 07:41:19 PM
Quote from: cerius on July 31, 2007, 01:59:50 PM
Quote from: scottpA_GS on July 31, 2007, 01:13:57 PM
I dont think many heroin addicts would go arround throwing needles full of heroin into ball pits ??? I kinda think they would use it instead :dunno_white:
I believe it was just a needle with it already used. I would assume a child could still get sick from it seeing how their immune system is not 100% and their body is small and don't have alot of white blood cells to fight it off compared to a 18 yearold.
Mmm.. I believe that it was proven to be an Urban Legend :thumb: YEA INTERNET :thumb:
Quote from: Jake D on July 31, 2007, 01:58:45 PM
You are also likely to find large quantities of famunda cheese beneath these balls. Be warry.
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
yeah i know that, i was just saying it was likely somebody could drop a needle in there and not tell anybody about it
Quote from: cerius on July 31, 2007, 12:53:28 PM
ok stop stalking the forum, second i wouldn't be surprised if somebody dropped something in a ball pit and somebody did get stuck by it. I could so see that happening in the world of mcdonalds.
He beat me to it. I have to clean out our email filter at work, and this particular email gets passed around several HUNDRED times daily. Everyone who thinks it doesnt hurt anything to spread more FUD (Fear, uncertainty, doubt) around really needs to get their heads examined. Sure the ball pits are FAR from clean.... but if something like that happened you KNOW the news networks would be all over it...
Oh and be sure not to flip your brights at cars....cuz... ya know... that happens a lot too. :icon_rolleyes:
Quote from: linuxman2003 on August 01, 2007, 09:02:17 AM
Quote from: cerius on July 31, 2007, 12:53:28 PM
ok stop stalking the forum, second i wouldn't be surprised if somebody dropped something in a ball pit and somebody did get stuck by it. I could so see that happening in the world of mcdonalds.
He beat me to it. I have to clean out our email filter at work, and this particular email gets passed around several HUNDRED times daily. Everyone who thinks it doesnt hurt anything to spread more FUD (Fear, uncertainty, doubt) around really needs to get their heads examined. Sure the ball pits are FAR from clean.... but if something like that happened you KNOW the news networks would be all over it...
Oh and be sure not to flip your brights at cars....cuz... ya know... that happens a lot too. :icon_rolleyes:
ok at the time i did believe it, but now i know its all false. yes i know about fud. just saying its possible about the pit having some possible thing that is seriously dangerous
Quote from: pandy on July 31, 2007, 12:50:24 PM
I don't know if the ball pits are clean or not, but....
http://www.snopes.com/horrors/parental/archer.asp
Agreed with Snopes ... He'd have to stick himself with a partially full syringe of heroin and push down the plunger to kill himself; not something easily done by accident. Maybe this story would work if the syringe was full of cyanide or something, but heroin isn't this magic dealer of death upon touch. And with a heroin OD, the kid would be out and dead before he even got to the hospital.
HIV is another matter though...
-b.
Quote from: dchrist on July 31, 2007, 01:54:57 PM
I guess the party was already crashed but...... even if 16 people were victims of hiv positive needle sticks at gas stations there is no way 10 of them tested positive,
Also, if you KNOW that it's a needle stick, early aggressive treatment with antivirals can often keep the HIV infection from taking hold.
-b.
Quote from: bosozoku on August 01, 2007, 07:18:23 PM
Quote from: pandy on July 31, 2007, 12:50:24 PM
I don't know if the ball pits are clean or not, but....
http://www.snopes.com/horrors/parental/archer.asp
Agreed with Snopes ... He'd have to stick himself with a partially full syringe of heroin and push down the plunger to kill himself; not something easily done by accident. Maybe this story would work if the syringe was full of cyanide or something, but heroin isn't this magic dealer of death upon touch. And with a heroin OD, the kid would be out and dead before he even got to the hospital.
HIV is another matter though...
-b.
ok well all im saying is that something with a needle could be dropped in a ball pit and somebody getting injured
Some dangerous spider could be lurking at the bottom of your bed covers, a rusty nail might be sticking out behind your kitchen cabinet when you go to retrieve something, there may be a glass shard in your bin bag when your taking the trash out which could slice your leg.
You can't live your life in fear, you live your life by experience taking the good and the bad, living in fear and focusing on what could and might happen will stop you from functioning.
A phrase applies here: "If you fall of your horse, you should jump straight back on" If you don't you will struggle to for along time.