D.C.A. calls in the police

[Helenatroy]

The doughnuts

 

 

Anthrax alert at debt collectors caused by box of doughnuts - The Daily Record

 

Anthrax alert at debt collectors caused by box of doughnuts

 

Jan 24 2009 By Billy Paterson

AN office was sealed off in an anthrax scare - caused by a box of doughnuts.

It happened after sugar spilled from the box on to a letter.

Staff at a debt collection agency were worried the white powder might be suspicious.

And that turned to panic after a woman who had handled the powder began to bleed from the nose.

The office block was sealed off for six hours to let police check the building for anthrax - leaving 50 terrified workers trapped inside.

They were finally given the all-clear at 7pm.

The scare happened at debt collection agency Mackenzie Hall's office in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire.

Rumours of a white powder started to circulate the office after the 25-year-old victim suddenly fell ill. She was driven to the nearby Crosshouse Hospital by a colleague and both ended in quarantine after mentioning the powder.

Police rushed to the office block and closed it down while police chemists and fire service scientific officers searched the building for any deadly substance.

One employee said: "We get a lot of mail slagging us off.

"Most of us think the white powder in this letter was just sugar but we understand what the police have to do in a case like this."

Police later confirmed that it had been a false alarm.

[Helford]

 

Nice find! Creased me up!

 

Please, please people, do not send a complimentary sugar covered doughnut to a DCA when responding in writing!

 

Not sure whether these had a strawberry or apple filling?

 

However, the boys in blue might have to call for a doughnut amnesty before too long!

 

 

As Homer Simpson would say, doh!

 

H

[spiritgirl59]

:lol:

[Pinky69]

:-D

[Helenatroy]

One employee said: "We get a lot of mail slagging us off."

 

 

You can expect a lot more you doughball

[MrMT]

EDITED OUT in the name of sensibility.

Edited January 25, 2009 by MrMT

[berrylover]

Wonder if the lass had been picking her nose. YUK!

[hillards]

So there's a useful key word for dealing with Muck Hall from now on - when they call just ask the friendly question "How are you today, Sugar...". If they start to annoy you, substitute the usual muttering of any swear word with 'oh sugar'.

 

Lets be sweet to these poor people in future...

[Dorabell]

its the best thing i have heard all day:lol:

[ScarletPimpernel]

I do hope they get a bill from the emergency services for wasting their time through their utter stupidity.

 

Let's hope the firefighters have decontaminated themselves thoroughly after being in contact with Mac Hall.

[babybear39]

Makes you wonder why they're affraid

[dx100uk]

dunno

but i hope they confiscated the package......and eat them!!

 

dx

[ohoh4312]

Fantastic!:lol:

 

And why, one wonders, would they automatically think someone was trying to poison them.................

 

Guilt, perhaps?

[jaxads]

:D - Hilarious.

 

And they had to give up harassing for a few hours

 

Priceless xx

[MrMT]

The DCA's said it was a real worry because they always get a lot of nasty mail - I wonder why!! (not)

[PGH7447]

OMG - Priceless:D

[Von Greenbach]

both ended in quarantine

:D :D

 

MH in quarantine :D

[fedup74]

:lol: This is sooo funny. Paranoid- moi who said so!!

[cerberusalert]

Priceless....just bloody priceless.

Edited January 24, 2009 by cerberusalert

[mr.ton]

The scare happened at debt collection agency Mackenzie Hall's office in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire.

 

[ODC]

Ha bloody ha. Just think of the hours saved when their threat monkeys couldnt bully people. Imagine the diahorrea causing consequences if someone had actually sent them ANTHRAX.

 

Still they must feel the guilt that they would suspect that someone would try to poison them. Well at least Im innocent because i wouldnt waste the spittle on them. Hopefully the next time its a thermo nuclear device.

 

What a wunch of bankers. Our brave troops have to survive bomb and shooting attacks day and daily and they dont cry as much as the Kilmarnock Threat Monkeys

[mr.ton]

In all seriousness though...as much as we can have a good giggle at this.

I can see something like this actually starting to happen from now onwards, given the state the country is in etc...

[ODC]

In all seriousness though...as much as we can have a good giggle at this.

I can see something like this actually starting to happen from now onwards, given the state the country is in etc...

 

Oh dear I have three Muck Hall pre paid envelopes and a box of Icing Sugar. The temptaion is getting to me.

[cerberusalert]

For her nose to bleed she must have been snorting it. She probaby thought it was 'China White'

[cerberusalert]

It looks as if the CCA requests to MacNasty will have to be edited now to include sugared doughnuts.