bryany

This is an email I just received. Please do what you think is right

This is from a 14 year old boy who lost his father on Sept. 11th.
>He's
>got a really great idea. Thanks!
>
>"I lost my Dad on September 11th; he was Chief Edward Geraghty,
>Battalion 9, New York City Fire Department. He lost his life with
>many
>other heroes that day, victims of the terrorists. Firefighters from
>all
>over have come to the aid and rescue of the tragedy in New York and
>Washington, D.C. Many firefighters have lost their lives to save
>someone
>else's; the truth of the matter is, they do this every single day.
>They
>truly are heroes. I know many people feel helpless, especially those
>who
>live far from NYC and D.C.
>
>We all want to do something, show our appreciation, our support. I
>think
>we can... In honor of the bravery, courage, and determination of
>American firefighters, there should be a day in our nation to
>celebrate
>and appreciate their handwork and never-ending passion for saving
>lives.
>
>I think we should honor all those other heroes who still live today.
>I'm
>starting a petition for a National Firefighters Day. Will you help
>make
>every September 11th "National Firefighters Day"? Please join me!"
>
>Thank you.
>Connor Geraghty, age 14 Rockville Center, New York
>
>
>PS: When this list reaches 250 names, please send it back to me at
>[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
>
>
>
>1. Janis Jones, Tacoma, WA
>2. Jodi Harse, Mount Lake Terrace, WA
>3. Jeannine Schone, Lynnwood WA
4. Merry Estes, Bothell, WA
5.Teresa Estes, Ellensburg, WA
6. Katie Jenkins, Ellensburg, WA
7. Jessica Hamilton, Portland, OR~~ God bless America
8. Merle Hamilton, Portland, OR
>9. Bryan Young, Phoenix, AZ


>To add your name, copy and then paste to a new e-mail. Then add your
>name
>and city/state at the next number at the bottom of the list and e-mail
>to
>everyone in your address book

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payrollpete

thats cool!

smart kid

marty

mike503

not to sound cynical in the light of the tragedy, but that email sounds like another plot to harvest email addresses... masked in a "goodwill" sense. i could be completely wrong.. i'll support established firefighting organizations just fine, but i get random spams every day promising me a 12 foot cock to a million bucks a week, to foreign nationals asking me for money and in return i will save thousands of their people or some shit..

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Jamie

Says a lot about the NW, look how many smart people live there.

bryany

This is very ture, but if this IS very real, then I think its worth the possibility of a few spam emails...

But like I said, do what you feel you want to

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payrollpete

yeah home of microsoft

go figure

mike503

what good is an email chain going to do to make a national holiday? some sort of cyber-petition? come on :P

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bryany

Well like it said in the email

"When this reaches 250 emails, mail back"

If this was a harverster, dont you think he would have asked for a little bit bigger number? Granted, he could have 500 of these emails going out, which in turn would be 125k emails, but still, Thats a shit load of work to do...

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Mr.Fiction

Light a candle too!

unavoidable

cynical nothing, that is exactly what it is, and it frightens me that people that are supposed to be in tune with scams like this would be so gullible to not see right thru this bullshit.

the assholes that try to take advantage of a national tragedy in this manner

Mr.Fiction

It's real:

http://urbanlegends.about.com/librar...refighters.htm

Comments: While we are still of the opinion that email petitions are inadvisable and mostly useless (for a variety of practical reasons), we're obliged to report that this one is not only sincere and authentic in origin, but may even have a shot at accomplishing its goal.

The New York Post confirmed in its November 15, 2001 issue that Connor Geraghty, the 14-year-old son of NYC Fire Department Battalion Chief Edward Geraghty, who died in the rescue effort after the September 11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, launched the petition to honor his father and other firefighters who have lost their lives at Ground Zero.

Don't forget to light that candle!

Update: As of March 2002, readers are reporting that Connor Geraghty's AOL email box is intermittently full and bouncing messages.

mike503

think of how it will split. each person will send it to seperate people, which in turn will send it to seperate people. it's like an MLM scheme. when each thread hits ~ 250, they'll forward it back. you won't only get 250, you'll get thousands, because of the many different directions it will go.

too bad this sounds like it may be legit or something. sigh. if i want to help i'll send $25 to the firefighter foundation, not my email address to who knows where.

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unavoidable

this is about the most pointless e-mail petition I have ever heard of. Petitions can only be signed by registered voters, and that means registered in the USA, so sending 350 million names would do nothing to sway politicians, as they have no way of knowing whether ot not this meets the wishes of their constituents

bryany

But what I dont understand is where do you put your email address? All I put was my name and location.

No where did it say enter your email address.

Also you can send it BCC if you choosed to

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