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little 'itlers
Mon, 24 Apr 2006 19:29:27 GMT alt.fiftyplus
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gruffydd...
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I mentioned earlier some antics of the health and safety Gestapo. This has
been going on for some time, and I strongly believe they go around looking for things they can rule on, to justify their existence, and in some cases, to be able to throw their weight about. My shop made and sold sandwiches, made on demand with the filling as required by the customer. For this we had the separate cutting boards, segregation and all that. I can fully understand the need. I myself detest and will not eat bread or anything which has been in contact with onion, cucumber or tomato, so we were always careful in that respect. The lady came from the local Council to inspect and she came just before lunch, our lunch, for which we closed the shop. She watched me make my sandwiches IN THE HOUSE, not in the shop. Because I did not use separate boards IN THE HOUSE, or use separate knives for the cheese, lettuce and bread, she said she could close me down, the house and shop being considered as one. She was on about cross contamination from one item to another, such as that I mentioned above. She got very upset when I asked her to explain and show me how to prevent cross contamination when the items met on the sandwich. There was a case I read about. A man was appealing the arbitrary closure of his restaurant by such a person.. He said he expected trouble when this 'slip of a girl' marched in, and just about her first words were 'I have the power to shut you down' which she proceeded to do. He appealed the closure and against her grounds for closure his answer was...... the 'dirty' cloths on the kitchen floor belonged with the 'two buckets of filthy water' also on the floor. They were being used by the cleaners who were in process of routinely scouring the kitchen, and who were at that moment taking a break' Jean B....
Bigbazza...
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