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Pirate4x4.Com > Miscellaneous > General Chit-Chat > Toxin found at mail handling facility??? PDA : Toxin found at mail handling facility??? Deep South Cruisers 04-22-2003, 07:33 AM just heard it on the radio, going to find info............ Buddha's Ghost 04-22-2003, 07:35 AM Originally posted by Deep South Cruisers just heard it on the radio, going to find info............ It's here in my town, Tacoma. It's all I'm hearing on the news right now. They have the postal facility closed down and 4 employees in a makeshift decontamination tent. Deep South Cruisers 04-22-2003, 07:55 AM WTF? media whores are slipping, only a small blurb about it on MSNBC and nothing on CNN.com:eek: rusted 04-22-2003, 08:03 AM What do you mean 'toxin'? Like Ricin or Sarin, or biological, or just no details as yet? Deep South Cruisers 04-22-2003, 08:16 AM from CNN Federal officials say initial field tests on a suspicious powder found at a Tacoma, Washington, mail facility indicated the possible presence of the toxins that are the source of botulism and plague. More tests are under way, and officials caution initial tests often yield false positives. bigdude 04-22-2003, 08:19 AM Foxnews... http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,84800,00.html Mo 04-22-2003, 09:13 AM Originally posted by Deep South Cruisers from CNN Federal officials say initial field tests on a suspicious powder found at a Tacoma, Washington, mail facility indicated the possible presence of the toxins that are the source of botulism and plague. More tests are under way, and officials caution initial tests often yield false positives. this world hasn't seen a good outbreak of the plague in a while... too bad basic antibiotics can keep it in check, huh? DRM 02-02-2004, 08:24 PM Seems they found it in DC, something to do with Sen. Frist's office... http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=2484191 http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/02/02/senate.hazardous/ Bobzooki 02-02-2004, 08:39 PM Uh, David, you just resurrected a thread from April, 2003 to tell us about Ricin found Today? 2/2/2004??? You just too cheap to start a new thread, or not paying attention? :shaking: DRM 02-02-2004, 08:43 PM Originally posted by Bobzooki Uh, David, you just resurrected a thread from April, 2003 to tell us about Ricin found Today? 2/2/2004??? You just too cheap to start a new thread, or not paying attention? :shaking: Damned if you search, damned if you don't :p I am going to bed - screw you all :crybaby2: :laughing: rusted 02-02-2004, 08:44 PM Originally posted by DRM Seems they found it in DC, something to do with Sen. Frist's office... http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=2484191 http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/02/02/senate.hazardous/ That's exactly what I thought when I saw this thread. :laughing: Then I look at the dates.... :confused: :rasta: Nice job! :flipoff2: (at least you searched, I'm surprised it went back that far.)