I got a round-robin email at work today, I could not believe it........I was waiting for the punchline, unfortunatley there wasn't one. We took our kids to see Wallace & Gromit at the weekend , it was great fun at the time but after reading this it just makes me shiver.

[i:4fccd453dc]"From: Emma Sloan
Sent: 31 October 2005 10:01
To: Carlisle
Subject: Very Important Please Read

VERY IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ

Could you please cascade as quickly as possible as this came through our NHS web page.

For your information, a couple of weeks ago, in the Odeon cinema, Festival Park, a person sat on something sharp in one of the seats. When she stood up to see what it was, a needle was found poking through the seat with an attached note saying, "you have been infected with HIV". The Centres for Disease Control in Birmingham, reports similar events have taken place in several other cities recently.

ALL of the needles tested HAVE been found positive for HIV. The CDC also reports that needles have been found in the coin return areas of pay phones and coke machines. Everyone is asked to use extreme caution when confronted with these types of situations. All public chairs should be thoroughly but safely inspected prior to any use. A thorough visual inspection is considered the bare minimum.

Further more, they ask that everyone notify their family members and friends of the potential dangers, as well. The previous information was sent from Hanley police station to all of the local councils in the Staffs area and was interdepartmentally dispersed.

We were all asked to pass this to as many people as possible.

Thanks[/i:4fccd453dc] "

I am sure there will be plenty of you will pass this on also.

I know this is supposed to be a happy forum celebrating the joys of moving to NZ, but I guess you all need to know things such as this (even if its only to keep yourself safe until you get on that flight!)

Nick