Rats a problem at Angel Stadium
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Rats a problem at Angel Stadium
Sun Aug 5, 11:03 AM ET
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Angels in the outfield, rodents in the concession stand.
County health officials say they're stepping up enforcement at Angel Stadium, where they've found 118 vermin violations at stadium kiosks and restaurants over the last 2 1/2 years. That's a far worse record than Southern California's other two major-league ballparks.
Thirty-three of those reports represent "major" violations, in which "rodent activity" was observed by health inspectors in a "critical area" of 18 stadium food venues, the Orange County Register reported Sunday.
In the 412 routine inspections of Angel Stadium food venues conducted by the county Health Care Agency since 2005, vermin violations were found 25 percent of the time.
"We realize we have an issue at Angel Stadium," said Richard Sanchez, the agency's director of environmental health. "We're stepping up enforcement."
In about the same period, San Diego's Petco Park had two vermin violations and Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles had seven, the Register reported, citing records.
Tim Mead, vice president of communications for the Angels, blamed the infestation on heavy rains in 2005 that contributed to an increase in the rodent population.
"That's a generalization, not an excuse," he said. "I'm not here to offer excuses. We're here to strive for perfection."
The stadium agreed to step up pest-control efforts at a March 2006 hearing with health care officials, but 80 of the violations, and 15 of the major ones, were spotted after that hearing. So far this year there have been two major incidences of vermin, one forcing the temporary closure of the Angelitos Terrace restaurant.
Mike McKay, stadium director of facilities services, said discarded food and unwashed dishes sometimes sit for up to 12 hours. Whether it's a day game or a night game, maintenance crews begin cleaning around 5 a.m. the next day, he said.
"It's a matter of sanity," he said. "This group of people get shifted around a lot. It's hard to find people to do that on a consistent basis."
At Petco Park, crews begin cleaning as soon as the fans clear out, said Ben Coughlin, a spokesman for the Padres' stadium.
Sun Aug 5, 11:03 AM ET
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Angels in the outfield, rodents in the concession stand.
County health officials say they're stepping up enforcement at Angel Stadium, where they've found 118 vermin violations at stadium kiosks and restaurants over the last 2 1/2 years. That's a far worse record than Southern California's other two major-league ballparks.
Thirty-three of those reports represent "major" violations, in which "rodent activity" was observed by health inspectors in a "critical area" of 18 stadium food venues, the Orange County Register reported Sunday.
In the 412 routine inspections of Angel Stadium food venues conducted by the county Health Care Agency since 2005, vermin violations were found 25 percent of the time.
"We realize we have an issue at Angel Stadium," said Richard Sanchez, the agency's director of environmental health. "We're stepping up enforcement."
In about the same period, San Diego's Petco Park had two vermin violations and Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles had seven, the Register reported, citing records.
Tim Mead, vice president of communications for the Angels, blamed the infestation on heavy rains in 2005 that contributed to an increase in the rodent population.
"That's a generalization, not an excuse," he said. "I'm not here to offer excuses. We're here to strive for perfection."
The stadium agreed to step up pest-control efforts at a March 2006 hearing with health care officials, but 80 of the violations, and 15 of the major ones, were spotted after that hearing. So far this year there have been two major incidences of vermin, one forcing the temporary closure of the Angelitos Terrace restaurant.
Mike McKay, stadium director of facilities services, said discarded food and unwashed dishes sometimes sit for up to 12 hours. Whether it's a day game or a night game, maintenance crews begin cleaning around 5 a.m. the next day, he said.
"It's a matter of sanity," he said. "This group of people get shifted around a lot. It's hard to find people to do that on a consistent basis."
At Petco Park, crews begin cleaning as soon as the fans clear out, said Ben Coughlin, a spokesman for the Padres' stadium.
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So they can't find people who want to work the crappy late night/early morning hours to take care of the problem it
would seem, or they don't want to pay them anything extra to work a late night shift perhaps.
Cleaning up trash, garbage and washing dishes is not a glamour job that is for sure but they
can't find the people to do it? I find that hard to believe.
in Providence (Providence place) its a multi level mall, at the top most level you look down on the food court
tables. Yuck...
<< <i>Leaving the litter to sit around instead of cleaning it up right away I'm sure is a major part of the problem.
So they can't find people who want to work the crappy late night/early morning hours to take care of the problem it
would seem, or they don't want to pay them anything extra to work a late night shift perhaps.
Cleaning up trash, garbage and washing dishes is not a glamour job that is for sure but they
can't find the people to do it? I find that hard to believe. >>
what a shame, so close to mexico and the endless supply of cheap labor.....
<< <i>didnt that one in nyc make national news?i think i saw that, anyplace you have food ,you're gonna have em, but you can defintey take better care and get the #s down! >>
Yep, that made the national news, I think KFC has shut the restaurant down for good, the bad PR would probably discourage anyone
from wanting to eat there even if they did clean up the rat problem. Seeing those rats running all over the place wouldn't make me
want to ever eat there that is for sure.
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what a shame, so close to mexico and the endless supply of cheap labor..... >>
Anaheim isn't close to Mejico, genius.
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4000000 displaced Iraqi refugees * 655000 Iraqi deaths *
4047 dead servicemen * 27104 wounded servicemen *
Billions of dollars wasted ....
So, what is the solution? More rat traps and better schedule of cleaning up?
I do not buy the excuse that they cannot find the labor force to do the work. They could contact a temp agency as one source of labor or contract individuals independently by announcing employment opportunities. If I was younger and going to college, I certainly would have considered such a job--so what if it's not glamorous, its only a for a short while until moving up the career ladder. Its not much different than being a landlord of an apartment complex, except, its easier because there are no plumbing issues or tennants to deal with.
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what a shame, so close to mexico and the endless supply of cheap labor..... >>
I didn't see this post before just now. What an absolutely disgusting post.
P.S. the astros still stink.
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<< <i>Ironic that the biggest rat here would show up for no other reason than to harass me. >>
This was just waiting to happen. One board member calling the other a "rat." I knew it would happen on this thread.
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How telling is it? That, at one point over the weekend, you had two references to me in your signature line; in your drunken state you obsessed over a little game I posted telling me I was playing it over and over trying to beat your score (hint: I wasn't), and post polls about me.
Again, go find a good therapist and work through whatever issues you may have. You'll thank me for it.
Pot, kettle..