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This plea for help is being sent to all NET domain administrators.
We believe we have eliminated all address duplications, but if you
do get multiple copies of this, we sincerely apologize.
We do not intend this mail message as a rant. Instead, this is a cry for
assistance from the NET community to help right a serious wrong. At the
same time, we hope to demonstrate the effect individual free speech has on
America in the total spirit of the Blue Ribbon campaign.
The problem?
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Ford Motor Company has started an advertising campaign designed to
convince the general public that it has done all that is necessary by
voluntarily recalling 8.7 Million vehicles manufactured with a FAULTY
IGNITION SWITCH. However, Ford is refusing to accept responsibility for the
remaining 16 MILLION vehicles manufactured with this same switch by adding
them to the recall.
The relevancy?
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The impact of Ford's decision has the potential to bring disaster directly
into your life and the lives of your family and friends - as well as every
individual that uses your NET domain for access to the Internet and their
family and friends (and so on).
Overall, there are 26 MILLION vehicles that were manufactured with this
faulty ignition switch from 1983 to 1993. This means that, in all
likelihood, everyone in America knows someone who owns what can become
a "FLAMING FORD".
Even with the amount of attention this has received from the press,
and David Letterman, a lot of people are simply not aware of
the true fire hazard this ignition switch represents. Most important,
however, is that the majority of the public is completely unaware
of the limited level of responsibility Ford has accepted in this
matter.
What hazard does owning one of these 26 MILLION vehicles represent?
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Our 85 Ranger started on fire at 2:00 A.M. after being parked for 8 hours because
the ignition switch shorted. No warning - it just spontaneously combusted.
Our saving grace was that the truck was parked in the driveway of our home.
Had it been in the garage, I don't know if I'd be here today to send you
this letter and ask you for your help.
Our website (www.flamingfords.info) is the only totally independent source
of information about this life and property threatening situation.
We need help making as many members of the entire US Internet community
aware of the issues and potential for property damage and loss of life
that exists.
-- The question we need to ask Ford is how many vehicles and homes must
go up in flames before they issue a FULL recall?
-- The question we need you to ask yourself is this:
Even if it's only remotely possible that someone you know
or love could die from a fire caused by a Flaming Ford,
is it not our responsibility to use the Internet to inform
anyone and everyone in hopes of preventing that disaster
from happening?
Afterall, bandwidth isn't THAT expensive!
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What are we REALLY asking you to do?
We believe a show of net-solidarity can turn the tide and get Ford
to do what is right and recall ALL 26 MILLION affected vehicles.
Our proposal is to demonstrate this solidarity by the addition of
the following question on as many WWW home pages as possible:
Do you own a Flaming Ford?
No, no more ribbons. Instead, we've got a nice BLUE BUTTON gif (6K)
on our Website which you can download and use to link back to our site.
Of additional help, any ability to pass information along to your
users, or get the BLUE BUTTON on the other home pages of your
subscribers is greatly appreciated.
Thank you - and thanks for the use of your bandwidth.
Deb G[...]
Association of Flaming Ford Owners
Founder
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