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> >
> > McDonald's Play Area's
> >
> > In addition to the following true story, I will also add that my own
sons
> > were playing in the ball pit at Discovery Zone 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 heck. 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:
> >
> > Hi. My name is Lauren Archer. My son Kevin and I lived in Sugarland,
> Texas.
> > On October 2, 1994, 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 crying later, I asked him what was wrong. He pointed to his back
> and
> > said, 'Mommy, it hurts.'
> >
> > I looked, but couldn't find anything wrong with him at the time. I
bathed
> > him when we got home, and It was at that point that I found a welt on
his
> > left buttock. Upon investigation, it seemed as if there was splinter
under
> > the welt. I made a doctor appointment for the next day to have it
removed.
> >
> > In the meantime, he started vomiting and shaking. Then, his eyes rolled
> back
> > in his Head. We immediately went to the emergency room! My only son died
> > later that night.
> >
> > It turned out that the welt on his buttock was the tip of a hypodermic
> > needle that had broken off in his skin. The autopsy revealed that Kevin
> had
> > died from a heroine overdose. The next day, the police removed the balls
> > from the ball pit and found rotten food, half-eaten candy, diapers,
feces,
> > the stench of urine, and several hypodermic needles.'
> >
> > (If you question the validity of this story, you can find the article on
> > Kevin Archer in the October 10, 1994 issue of the Houston Chronicle.)
> >
> > Please forward this! To all loving mothers, fathers, aunts, uncles, and
> > grandparents. Note: Some children have also gotten lice from ball pits.
> >
> > Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the
moments
> > that take our breath away
> >
> > McDonald's Play Area's
> >
> > In addition to the following true story, I will also add that my own
sons
> > were playing in the ball pit at Discovery Zone 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 heck. 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:
> >
> > Hi. My name is Lauren Archer. My son Kevin and I lived in Sugarland,
> Texas.
> > On October 2, 1994, 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 crying later, I asked him what was wrong. He pointed to his back
> and
> > said, 'Mommy, it hurts.'
> >
> > I looked, but couldn't find anything wrong with him at the time. I
bathed
> > him when we got home, and It was at that point that I found a welt on
his
> > left buttock. Upon investigation, it seemed as if there was splinter
under
> > the welt. I made a doctor appointment for the next day to have it
removed.
> >
> > In the meantime, he started vomiting and shaking. Then, his eyes rolled
> back
> > in his Head. We immediately went to the emergency room! My only son died
> > later that night.
> >
> > It turned out that the welt on his buttock was the tip of a hypodermic
> > needle that had broken off in his skin. The autopsy revealed that Kevin
> had
> > died from a heroine overdose. The next day, the police removed the balls
> > from the ball pit and found rotten food, half-eaten candy, diapers,
feces,
> > the stench of urine, and several hypodermic needles.'
> >
> > (If you question the validity of this story, you can find the article on
> > Kevin Archer in the October 10, 1994 issue of the Houston Chronicle.)
> >
> > Please forward this! To all loving mothers, fathers, aunts, uncles, and
> > grandparents. Note: Some children have also gotten lice from ball pits.
> >
> > Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the
moments
> > that take our breath away