Re: Fw: READ THIS - Especially if you have small children!

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This could possibly be the reason why the mini play grounds in this area ie

(Paris) Burger King have strangly disappeared. When asked, no one knew why.

Larry Mc EMT/PIE

Paris Jr. College

At 01:05 11/3/98 -0600, you wrote:

>Is this documented, or is this another urban legend? Would like to see some

>references on this.

>

>Gene Gandy

>

>beetle wrote:

>

>> After reading this I thought some other people in the EMS proffession might

>> be intrested also.

>> READ THIS - Especially if you have small children!

>> >

>> >

>> >>This is a true story...

>> >>>> >

>> >>>> >About a week or so ago, a mother took her eager 3 year old son to

>> >>>Burger

>> >>>> >King for lunch. After they ate their lunch the mother said that the

>> >>>son

>> >>>> >could go and play on the playground for awhile since he ate all his

>> >>>> lunch.

>> >>>> >

>> >>>> >She watched as the boy played in the tunnels, and slide in the

>> >>>ball-pit.

>> >>>> >The boy played for about 10 minutes when he started to whimper

>> >>>slightly.

>> >>>> >The mother asks the boy what had happened and he merely replied, " Hurt

>> >>>> >mommy. " The mother assumed that the little boy had banged his elbow

>> >>>or

>> >>>> >something while playing. They left to return home.

>> >>>> >

>> >>>> >A half an hour after they were home, the mother noticed some big red

>> >>>> welts

>> >>>> >on the little boys arms and legs. Not being able to figure out what

>> >>>> they

>> >>>> >were, the mother started to look at them closer. Could be red ant

>> >>>> >bites...she did not know.

>> >>>> >

>> >>>> >An hour later, the little boy died. Come to find out, when returning

>> >>>to

>> >>>> >Burger King to see if there were red ants in the play area (in case

>> >>>the

>> >>>> >little boy had an allergic reaction), Burger King employees and

>> >>>herself

>> >>>> >discovered that there was a family of baby rattlesnakes living

>> >>>> underneath

>> >>>> >the balls in the ball-pit area. She has since found out that this

>> >>>> happens

>> >>>> >more frequently than not. The snakes will crawl into the ball pit

>> >>>> because

>> >>>> >it is dark and warm in there. She knows for a fact that another death

>> >>>> has

>> >>>> >occurred because of this in South Carolina.

>> >>>> >

>> >>>> >Please use caution when letting any children play in an outside play

>> >>>> area

>> >>>> >of a fast food restaurant, this could happen anywhere. Burger Kings

>> >>>are

>> >>>> >now building their play areas inside the buildings for a safer

>> >>>> environment.

>> >>

>> >

>> >

>> >

>>

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This sounds like the child fishing with baby rattlesnakes which is told at EVERY

lake I have ever fished! ;(

Lee

beetle wrote:

> After reading this I thought some other people in the EMS proffession might

> be intrested also.

> READ THIS - Especially if you have small children!

> >

> >

> >>This is a true story...

> >>>> >

> >>>> >About a week or so ago, a mother took her eager 3 year old son to

> >>>Burger

> >>>> >King for lunch. After they ate their lunch the mother said that the

> >>>son

> >>>> >could go and play on the playground for awhile since he ate all his

> >>>> lunch.

> >>>> >

> >>>> >She watched as the boy played in the tunnels, and slide in the

> >>>ball-pit.

> >>>> >The boy played for about 10 minutes when he started to whimper

> >>>slightly.

> >>>> >The mother asks the boy what had happened and he merely replied, " Hurt

> >>>> >mommy. " The mother assumed that the little boy had banged his elbow

> >>>or

> >>>> >something while playing. They left to return home.

> >>>> >

> >>>> >A half an hour after they were home, the mother noticed some big red

> >>>> welts

> >>>> >on the little boys arms and legs. Not being able to figure out what

> >>>> they

> >>>> >were, the mother started to look at them closer. Could be red ant

> >>>> >bites...she did not know.

> >>>> >

> >>>> >An hour later, the little boy died. Come to find out, when returning

> >>>to

> >>>> >Burger King to see if there were red ants in the play area (in case

> >>>the

> >>>> >little boy had an allergic reaction), Burger King employees and

> >>>herself

> >>>> >discovered that there was a family of baby rattlesnakes living

> >>>> underneath

> >>>> >the balls in the ball-pit area. She has since found out that this

> >>>> happens

> >>>> >more frequently than not. The snakes will crawl into the ball pit

> >>>> because

> >>>> >it is dark and warm in there. She knows for a fact that another death

> >>>> has

> >>>> >occurred because of this in South Carolina.

> >>>> >

> >>>> >Please use caution when letting any children play in an outside play

> >>>> area

> >>>> >of a fast food restaurant, this could happen anywhere. Burger Kings

> >>>are

> >>>> >now building their play areas inside the buildings for a safer

> >>>> environment.

> >>

> >

> >

> >

>

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[Guest guest]

Is this documented, or is this another urban legend?

Would like to see some references on this.

Gene Gandy

beetle wrote:

After reading this I thought some other people in

the EMS proffession might

be intrested also.

READ THIS - Especially if you have small children!

>

>

>>This is a true story...

>>>> >

>>>> >About a week or so ago, a mother took her eager 3 year old son

to

>>>Burger

>>>> >King for lunch. After they ate their lunch the mother said

that the

>>>son

>>>> >could go and play on the playground for awhile since he ate all

his

>>>> lunch.

>>>> >

>>>> >She watched as the boy played in the tunnels, and slide in the

>>>ball-pit.

>>>> >The boy played for about 10 minutes when he started to whimper

>>>slightly.

>>>> >The mother asks the boy what had happened and he merely replied,

"Hurt

>>>> >mommy." The mother assumed that the little boy had banged

his elbow

>>>or

>>>> >something while playing. They left to return home.

>>>> >

>>>> >A half an hour after they were home, the mother noticed some

big red

>>>> welts

>>>> >on the little boys arms and legs. Not being able to figure

out what

>>>> they

>>>> >were, the mother started to look at them closer.

Could be red ant

>>>> >bites...she did not know.

>>>> >

>>>> >An hour later, the little boy died. Come to find out, when

returning

>>>to

>>>> >Burger King to see if there were red ants in the play area (in

case

>>>the

>>>> >little boy had an allergic reaction), Burger King employees and

>>>herself

>>>> >discovered that there was a family of baby rattlesnakes living

>>>> underneath

>>>> >the balls in the ball-pit area. She has since found out

that this

>>>> happens

>>>> >more frequently than not. The snakes will crawl into

the ball pit

>>>> because

>>>> >it is dark and warm in there. She knows for a fact that

another death

>>>> has

>>>> >occurred because of this in South Carolina.

>>>> >

>>>> >Please use caution when letting any children play in an outside

play

>>>> area

>>>> >of a fast food restaurant, this could happen anywhere.

Burger Kings

>>>are

>>>> >now building their play areas inside the buildings for a safer

>>>> environment.

>>

>

>

>

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I did a search on Urban Legends and could not find this one. None of the

links i serched gave any hits.

Tom Dumas EMT-B

> READ THIS - Especially if you have small children!

> >

> >

> >>This is a true story...

> >>>> >

> >>>> >About a week or so ago, a mother took her eager 3 year old

> son to

> >>>Burger

> >>>> >King for lunch.  After they ate their lunch the mother

> said that the

> >>>son

> >>>> >could go and play on the playground for awhile since he

> ate all his

> >>>> lunch.

> >>>> >

> >>>> >She watched as the boy played in the tunnels, and slide in

> the

> >>>ball-pit.

> >>>> >The boy played for about 10 minutes when he started to

> whimper

> >>>slightly.

> >>>> >The mother asks the boy what had happened and he merely

> replied, " Hurt

> >>>> >mommy. "   The mother assumed that the little boy had banged

> his elbow

> >>>or

> >>>> >something while playing.  They left to return home.

> >>>> >

> >>>> >A half an hour after they were home, the mother noticed

> some big red

> >>>> welts

> >>>> >on the little boys arms and legs.  Not being able to

> figure out what

> >>>> they

> >>>> >were, the mother started to  look at them closer.  Could

> be red ant

> >>>> >bites...she did not know.

> >>>> >

> >>>> >An hour later, the little boy died.  Come to find out,

> when returning

> >>>to

> >>>> >Burger King to see if there were red ants in the play area

> (in case

> >>>the

> >>>> >little boy had an allergic reaction), Burger King

> employees and

> >>>herself

> >>>> >discovered that there was a family of baby rattlesnakes

> living

> >>>> underneath

> >>>> >the balls in the ball-pit area.  She has since found out

> that this

> >>>> happens

> >>>> >more frequently than not.   The snakes will crawl into the

> ball pit

> >>>> because

> >>>> >it is dark and warm in there.  She knows for a fact that

> another death

> >>>> has

> >>>> >occurred because of this in South Carolina.

> >>>> >

> >>>> >Please use caution when letting any children play in an

> outside play

> >>>> area

> >>>> >of a fast food restaurant, this could happen anywhere. 

> Burger Kings

> >>>are

> >>>> >now building their play areas inside the buildings for a

> safer

> >>>> environment.

> >>

> >

> >

> >

>

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