Dagerous Ball Pits
Very Alarming! You must read this!!!
>
> > McDonalds, Chuck E Cheese, Discovery Zone, Burger King...
> > 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
> > This is very disturbing news. In addition to the following true story,
> > will also add that my own sons were playing in the ball pit at Chucke
> > E
> >
> > Cheese 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 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. Now read
> > this:
> >
> >
> >
> > PRETTY SCARY!!
> >
> >
> >
> > 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.
> >
> >
> >
> > If a child is not safe in a child's play area then where? You can find
> >
> > the
> >
> > article on Kevin Archer in the October 10, 1999 issue of the Midland
> >
> > Chronicle. IF YOU KNOW ANYONE, ANYONE WITH CHILDREN....PLEASE PASS
> > THIS
> >
> > ALONG.. DO NOT KEEP TO YOURSELF!!!!!!
> >
> >
> >
> > Please forward this to all loving mothers, fathers and anyone who
> > loves
> >
> > and
> >
> > cares for children!
> >
> >
> >
> > Don't think it's just McDonald's either or that this is something that
> >
> > just
> >
> > started. When my oldest son who is now 9 was small the area Burger
> > King
> >
> > closed their play area for awhile for "remodeling" because in
> >
> > another town
> >
> > there had been an incident similar to the one described above that
> > happen
> >
> > @
> >
> > a Burger King.
> >
> >
> >
> > A little boy had been playing in a ball pit & 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 nest in the ball pit. He had suffered numerous bites
> > from
> >
> > a very poisonous snake. I wouldn't let my son play in the ball pit
> > after
> >
> > that. I was lucky even though that wasn't at our Burger King or
> > McDonald's
> >
> > it could have been.
> >
> >
> >
> > I still have my son. Please send this on so that it doesn't happen to
> >
> > someone you know.
> >
> >
> >
> > Please forward this to all loving mothers, fathers and anyone who
> > loves
> >
> > and
> >
> > cares for children!
> >
>
> > McDonalds, Chuck E Cheese, Discovery Zone, Burger King...
> > 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
> > This is very disturbing news. In addition to the following true story,
> > will also add that my own sons were playing in the ball pit at Chucke
> > E
> >
> > Cheese 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 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. Now read
> > this:
> >
> >
> >
> > PRETTY SCARY!!
> >
> >
> >
> > 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.
> >
> >
> >
> > If a child is not safe in a child's play area then where? You can find
> >
> > the
> >
> > article on Kevin Archer in the October 10, 1999 issue of the Midland
> >
> > Chronicle. IF YOU KNOW ANYONE, ANYONE WITH CHILDREN....PLEASE PASS
> > THIS
> >
> > ALONG.. DO NOT KEEP TO YOURSELF!!!!!!
> >
> >
> >
> > Please forward this to all loving mothers, fathers and anyone who
> > loves
> >
> > and
> >
> > cares for children!
> >
> >
> >
> > Don't think it's just McDonald's either or that this is something that
> >
> > just
> >
> > started. When my oldest son who is now 9 was small the area Burger
> > King
> >
> > closed their play area for awhile for "remodeling" because in
> >
> > another town
> >
> > there had been an incident similar to the one described above that
> > happen
> >
> > @
> >
> > a Burger King.
> >
> >
> >
> > A little boy had been playing in a ball pit & 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 nest in the ball pit. He had suffered numerous bites
> > from
> >
> > a very poisonous snake. I wouldn't let my son play in the ball pit
> > after
> >
> > that. I was lucky even though that wasn't at our Burger King or
> > McDonald's
> >
> > it could have been.
> >
> >
> >
> > I still have my son. Please send this on so that it doesn't happen to
> >
> > someone you know.
> >
> >
> >
> > Please forward this to all loving mothers, fathers and anyone who
> > loves
> >
> > and
> >
> > cares for children!
> >
