I have no idea if this is true...

Scott · Post by **Scott** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 1:30 pm

but better safe than sorry and if it is true there are some sick bast@#$s out there. I got this in an e-mail.

Read this before your next gas fill-up. This world gets sicker everyday!
Folks:
Please take a couple minutes to read this warning about Gas Pumping
Handles. Warning: 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 (5) 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 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 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 22306.

reefer21 · Post by **reefer21** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 1:44 pm

people who do that need to be shot.

Phisher · Post by **Phisher** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 3:45 pm

This went around several years back also. Don't know if its true or not. My understanding is that the HIV virus cannot live more than a few seconds outside a live body so hopefully its just a rumor.

Joe

reeferpuffer · Post by **reeferpuffer** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 4:10 pm

there was also another one about the needles being movie theater seats and to check when you sit down

Melissakins · Post by **Melissakins** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 11:25 am

http://www.snopes.com/horrors/mayhem/gaspump.asp

Do a search at snopes.com for HIV needles - you'll see the gamat of all the crap people are saying about needles here, needles there, needles everywhere

Check snopes first if you're ever in doubt..

These remind me of the you'll die in x amt of days if you don't reply to this email....all a bunch of She I T

Yes, that's she

Interesting concept though....