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but I received this email from a friend:
Subject: don't mean to scare, just be cautious | >-------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------|
> i rec'd this from my friend and i'm a little worried...just wanted to pass it on, i'm freaked out, but it could be a hoax. a very UNFUNNY one.
> >Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2004 13:58:16 -0400 > > > > > >Hi all I hope everyone is doing well. The reason I am sending out this > > >mass email to everyone is because of something that was brought to my > > >attention the other day that I feel I need to tell as many people as > > >possible incase it turns out to be true.. One of my colleagues has a > > >good family friend who works in city hall. This friend called my > > >coworker on Friday to tell him about some intelligence the city has > > >gotten regarding a possible terror attack in the city (most likely the > > >subways) planned for this Friday and urged him to avoid the subways if > > >possible. He also told him something about the city placing an order >for > > >2 to 3 thousand extra body bags. Now you have to take these things >with > > >a grain of salt because I am sure they get tons of this intelligence > > >that turns out to be nothing. However there are some things that co > > >inside with this Friday that seem to give it a higher probability than > > >usual. The terrorists attacked the WTC on 9/11. They attacked Spain's > > >subways on 3/11. This Friday just happens to be 6/11. Whether that >means > > >anything or not who knows. The thing that really has me concerned > > >however is that all of a sudden a lot of things are now closed on >Friday > > >due to Reagan's death. The stock market, banks, Mail and all federal > > >buildings are closed. Obviously Reagan's death wasn't planned but the > > >fact they chose Friday as the day to do this big honoring of him >strikes > > >me as a little to coincidental (less people going to work = less people > > > >on the subway). The question that I get most when I tell people about > > >this is why wouldn't they go on TV and warn people. Well I think the > > >answer to that is simple....they can't. They would cause mass hysteria > > >and the city would be out of control. Take this information and do with > > > >it what you want. I just felt the need to tell as many people as I > > >could. God forbid something does happen this Friday and some people >get > > >hurt or die that I know and could have warned about it and didn't, well > > > >that would be a tough pill for me to swallow. I hope all this is > > >bullshit and nothing happens this Friday or any day for that matter. >One > > >thing is for certain though if I have to work on Friday I am taking a > > >cab. >
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