Remember my “Is this how hospitals generate patients?” post, about flies in the cafeteria in a private hospital?
And the follow-up post about steps taken by the hospital to rectify the situation?
Well, I drove out to the hospital this afternoon to see if the ‘rectification’ works had satisfactorily addressed the problem of flies in the cafeteria.
Bought myself a cup of tea and sat at a table.
Not even 3 minutes, and a fly decided to keep me company at my table.
Glanced at the next table.
A fly holding centre stage there.
Yes, they have fixed a small zapper at the entrance to the cafeteria, but it would seem that this has not solved the problem.
One contributory factor could be the lateness in clearing up tables after customers have eaten and left.
Two tables from where I was, I noted a plate left there for some twenty minutes after the customer had left, even though there were 3 staff members behind the counter and there were hardly customers there.
The moment I started walking round and taking photos, then the staff busied themselves clearing and wiping the tables.
Walked over to the food counter.
Damn!
Two pesky flies just inches away from the food!
Darn!
My phone battery is on the blink!
That means no more photos.
One staff at the counter now gets off her chair and gently starts waving a swatter at the flies.
Hmmm.
Fly-friendly staff!
I called for the admin officer who had been liaising with me on this matter.
She showed up, with the Admin manager.
Good.
They were taking this matter seriously.
As we walked back into the cafeteria, I pointed to a fly on one of the glass tables.
And then, as we reached the food counter, for all three of us to see, was a fly, again merely inches away from the food.
And the same staff member gently waving the swatter.
I asked them if they agreed that this was surely not good enough.
I took their silence to mean agreement.
I’ve given them 1 more month to get their act together and make the cafeteria fly-free, or I blow the whistle on them
We Stand Together
October 8, 2012
It’s as if people have gotten used to squalor.
najib manaukau
October 9, 2012
Harris,
Nothing will change even if you extend one year to the one month you gave simply because it is the people running the cafeteria .Time to change the operator of the cafe operator !
bigjoe99
October 9, 2012
To be fair you can’t get rid of these things with marginal corrective measures in a short period. It has to be comprehensive. The way these things are rid off is at the source – the breeding in the first place. Houseflies have a life-span of 30 days. Once you get rid of the source, it will still take a couple of weeks to get rid of the problem. Here the measures taken did not trace to the source. They need to clean the waste dump in the first place. Then the kitchen and then implement a very disciplined clean-up in a matter of hourly in the service area. Better yet, a fresh coat of paint or better yet insecticides used.
bigjoe99
October 9, 2012
Its like trying to get rid of UMNO…
shakuntala
October 9, 2012
A fly is immortal, like the cockroach, so never say die!
And fllies, worms and humans are the commonest creatures on Planet Earth. They keep coming back……they have a kind of innate resilience and the spirit and will to survive!!!
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Redhuan D. Oon
October 19, 2012
Haris is talking about UMNO lah…