Re: FYI--just in case...rr

[Josh Smith <smithjb@sas.upenn.edu>]

"Barbara E. Grandstaff" wrote:

> Josh,
>         One of the admin people here at vet got an email from a friend
> who knows a FEMA guy working in NYC.  Word is that some 30 Ryder and
> U-Haul trucks have been stolen within the last 24hrs, and also some
> Verizon trucks.  Advice is to keep clear of such trucks; don't park or
> walk near them.  Most trucks obviously are going to be among the
> thousands innocently going about their lawful business, but such trucks
> have been used in the past as bomb delivery vehicles and it is best to be
> cautious.  I have sent an email individually to a number of us, so if
> Jerry or someone else has already forwarded one of them I appologize for
> the duplicate alarums and excursions.
>                         Barbara

OK, this is obviously hearsay and unverified information, but so are 100% of
all leads that come into a security office before they are verified--and
some percentage of those leads DO eventually become verified.  So, at the
risk of looking foolish ('cause I care...), I will take some responsibility
for further propagating this one.  Information is what led to the actions
that brought the fourth jet down on the 11th, and we are never going to know
how many people that saved.  I know that this is 180 degrees away from the
"mission" of this list, but there are some things that are a little more
important than dead animals.

-Josh

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