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DaveNN Lifetime Member
Joined: Apr 06, 2007 Posts: 337 Location: Lancs
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Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:24 pm Post subject: Just a Heads Up |
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All,
Perhaps Tommo could help to validate this..
I've been passed a warning from my sister that the latest craze of our lovely yoof is to drive about at night with no lights on.
Should a vehicle flash them, the 'game' is to turn around & chase the other vehicle. The warning states that this little wheeze has progressed to the little darlings talking a pot shot at the rear of the vehicle!!
The warning suggests that it may be best to NOT 'flash' any vehicles with no lights on in the dark.
Personally, I've warned my Co's Fleet guys...truth be known, they've never investigated the use of Bi- Xenon lights...so I couldn't expect them to be aware of this!!!
Pls see below a copy of the security warning, released by the NHS in Manchester..
"Security
Warning - We have received a warning from the London Ambulance Service of activities in their area. Whilst the below behaviour is not common place in our area I have spoken with Greater Manchester Police and their risk assessment of the action is to circulate it as a potential'
The London Ambulance service have units closely associated with the Police based in South London who are basically Fighting Gang Crimes. The 'street gangs' in London (particularly South London at present, but it is sure to spread) have initiation tasks which new gang members have to carry out to be admitted to the 'gang'. The latest craze is to drive around at night, deliberately with no lights on their cars. The first person who 'flashes' them, points at them or sounds their horn at them, has to be followed by that new gang member in their car, who then has to fire a shot into that vehicle with no regard as to who is inside.
Our official instruction is that if we see a vehicle with no lights on, we are NOT to 'flash' it etc. and the advice to friends and family is that you should ignore any vehicles you see without lights. I would ask that you pass this info on to all your family, friends and colleagues and who knows, it may save a life.
Trust Security Manager"
I hope that this never affects anyone on this site..or elsewhere!!!
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Darren Frequent Visitor
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DaveNN Lifetime Member
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Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:34 pm Post subject: |
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Christ...I'm sorry!!!!!!
Oh well, let's just hope that true life doesn't imitate art!!!
Rest assured my sister is going to get a telling off!!!
The copy I have is on 'headed paper' too!!
I'm so ashamed......................................
ps.
I'm on 'Are you smarter than a ten year old' in the Autumn.
Trust me...I'm not...but not as thick as my post would suggest!!! _________________ Jaguar XF R Sport AWD
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Darren Frequent Visitor
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Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:40 pm Post subject: |
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Always good advice to run a sample selection from the text of these warnings through Google, 99 times out of 100 they are hoaxes.
The only point of them is to clog up mail servers when they are passed on to everyone in your address books. Well meaning as it may be, always check first. _________________ Darren Griffin |
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mostdom Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jul 10, 2006 Posts: 1964 Location: Surrey, UK.
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Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:41 pm Post subject: |
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It's normally the bit at the bottom of these that gives them away.
(please pass this on to all your freinds etc. etc.)
When you get these emails, please don't pass them on, leave that to the bbc if it is news worthy. Otherwise delete them.
Why.
Next time you get an email like this, look at all the email addresses at the top of the email, then find your own there, then imagine who else can see those emails, then wonder why you get so much spam! _________________ Dom
HERE LIES PND May it rest in peace.
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DaveNN Lifetime Member
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Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:54 pm Post subject: |
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mostdom wrote: | It's normally the bit at the bottom of these that gives them away.
(please pass this on to all your freinds etc. etc.)
When you get these emails, please don't pass them on, leave that to the bbc if it is news worthy. Otherwise delete them.
Why.
Next time you get an email like this, look at all the email addresses at the top of the email, then find your own there, then imagine who else can see those emails, then wonder why you get so much spam! |
Believe it or not, this mail came from the head of my sister's department.
My sister passed it down to her teams & me.
The mail only had two addressees on...hence why it appeared (at face value) to be 'plausible'....
Knowing her 'status' in her Co (it's a utlitity Co...gas/water/electricity), I'd hoped that it had been verified!!!
Oh well..there's one born every minute..... This time it's me!!!
I'm now standing in a corner, facing a wall, thinking about what I've done!!! _________________ Jaguar XF R Sport AWD
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Darren Frequent Visitor
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Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:57 pm Post subject: |
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But you haven't passed it on yet.........have you _________________ Darren Griffin |
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DaveNN Lifetime Member
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Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 10:00 pm Post subject: |
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Darren wrote: | But you haven't passed it on yet.........have you |
Nope...I'd just remembered that I'd got it.....
I never pass on mails with attachments anyhow.
Besides, it did appear to come from an 'official source', so didn't want to drop my sister in it.
Dozy bint that she is!!!!! _________________ Jaguar XF R Sport AWD
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mostdom Pocket GPS Moderator
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Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 10:19 pm Post subject: |
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Don't worry, even though i've told my MD that he shouldn't pass these things on or believe every threat of 20 years bad luck he'll get if he doesn't pass these emails on, I still get them and my spam filter is running overtime.
I think we've educated you in time, now pass this on to every one in your address book. _________________ Dom
HERE LIES PND May it rest in peace.
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DaveNN Lifetime Member
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Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 10:25 pm Post subject: |
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mostdom wrote: | Don't worry, even though i've told my MD that he shouldn't pass these things on or believe every threat of 20 years bad luck he'll get if he doesn't pass these emails on, I still get them and my spam filter is running overtime.
I think we've educated you in time, now pass this on to every one in your address book. |
you mean the chain emails promising you untold riches & good fortune (if you pass it on) aren't real???
DAMN!!!
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999tommo Frequent Visitor
Joined: Feb 07, 2006 Posts: 616 Location: Midlothian
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Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 11:42 am Post subject: |
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I was just looking forward to reading to the bottom of this thread so I could say that I have never head of it before and it sounds like BO**OCKS, when I found the posting that says that it WAS bo**ocks !
I'll need to be quicker in future.. _________________ Tommo...
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Border_Collie Pocket GPS Verifier
Joined: Feb 01, 2006 Posts: 2543 Location: Rainham, Kent. England.
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Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 1:51 pm Post subject: |
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If you receive any 'scare' e-mails check them out HERE have a look anyway to see how many there are floating about. There are a number of true ones shown. _________________ Formerly known as Lost_Property
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MaFt Pocket GPS Staff
Joined: Aug 31, 2005 Posts: 15258 Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
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Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 2:12 pm Post subject: |
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another good site to check stuff like this is at snopes.com usually my first port of call!
MaFt
EDIT: oops, should have checked the link Lost_Property posted before saying it again...!!! |
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DennisN Tired Old Man
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 14901 Location: Keynsham
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Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 2:25 pm Post subject: |
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Have any of your children received the Guinness Book of Records snail mail yet. Vera's granddaughter and her mum were convinced it's genuine. _________________ Dennis
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MaFt Pocket GPS Staff
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Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 11:44 pm Post subject: |
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DennisN wrote: | Have any of your children received the Guinness Book of Records snail mail yet. Vera's granddaughter and her mum were convinced it's genuine. |
let me guess: they send it to a friend and microsoft trace it through the internet post office and donate $100 to ugandan midwives for every letter that gets sent; this $100 is not only used to train the ugandan midwives but a portion of it goes towards purchasing copies of the guinness book of records (which re cheaper in uganda than over here) which then get posted back to the person who sent the initial chain letter and then a new entry gets added in the 2009 edition under 'world record for biggest pile of codswallop'?
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