<html><head></head><body>They are handling it appropriately, they have been taking steps correctly. The reason that they have finally shut down is because conventional tactics have failed. This should be enough to get the situation cured completely. You're missing a hell of a time after the meetings though, that much I can tell you. :)<br>
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Sent from my Kindle Fire.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">David Tomaschik <david@systemoverlord.com> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<pre style="white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap:break-word; font-family: monospace">Am I the only one disappointed to see that the problem started in July<br />and it took until October to get serious about it? I know nothing<br />about running restaurants, and understand that you can't close down at<br />the first sign of a rodent, but they admitted to an infestation<br />starting in July... it should have been resolved somehow by now, IMO.<br />I applaud their handling now, but I'm rather glad I never go to the<br />after-meetings...<br /><br />David<br /><br />On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 11:13 AM, Michael B. Trausch <mike@trausch.us> wrote:<br />> Yeah, that's the same place that they were working on last month. Sad that Meltons has had to shut down as a result. I would be livid if I were the owner. Heck, I am and I only go to spend money there!<br />><br />> So, will there be an after meeting this month? And if so, where will it be at? I seem to recall a place that
Aaron played at in Decatur, but I don't remember what it was, only that the beer was good...<br />><br />> "Michael H. Warfield" <mhw@WittsEnd.com> wrote:<br />><br />>>On Wed, 2011-11-16 at 10:43 -0500, Cameron Kilgore wrote:<br />>>> What does the AJC article say about its closing?<br />>><br />>><a href="http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/dekalb-restaurateur-tells-how-1227581.html">http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/dekalb-restaurateur-tells-how-1227581.html</a><br />>><br />>>> A Decatur-area restaurant is closed and is looking at more than<br />>>> $100,000 in out-of-pocket costs due to rats its owner contends<br />>>invaded<br />>>> his space from a business next door.<br />>>><br />>>I seem to recall last month that they were doing a whole lot of work<br />>>just next door to Melton's and the workers were dressed like they were<br />>>dealing with some rather unpleasant cleanup
inside. Looks like some<br />>>small grocery store or some such. I wonder if it's related.<br />>><br />>>Kinda looks like it is:<br />>><br />>>> Eventually, the shopping center owner brought in a pest specialist<br />>>who<br />>>> traced the problem to openings where rodents were entering the<br />>>> building, and to the Pet Supermarket next door, where rats had gotten<br />>>> into pet food, Melton said.<br />>>><br />>>> Things got so bad, Melton said he hired a lawyer, went to court and<br />>>> got a judge’s injunction shutting Pet Supermarket down on Oct. 20.<br />>>The<br />>>> court ordered the store to remain closed until it eradicated the rat<br />>>> problem.<br />>><br />>><br />>>Mike<br />>><br />>>> --Cameron <<a href="http://ghostfreeman.net">http://ghostfreeman.net</a>><br />>>><br
/>>>><br />>>> On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 10:37 AM, Stephen R. Blevins <<br />>>> stephen.r.blevins@gmail.com> wrote:<br />>>><br />>>> > Per AJC this morning, Melton's App and Tap, the site of most of our<br />>>> > meetings-after-the-meeting, is voluntarily closed.<br />>>> > --<br />>>> > Stephen R. Blevins<br />>>> > stephen.r.blevins@gmail.com<br />>>> ><br />>>> ><hr /><br />>>> > Ale mailing list<br />>>> > Ale@ale.org<br />>>> > <a href="http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale">http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale</a><br />>>> > See JOBS, ANNOUNCE and SCHOOLS lists at<br />>>> > <a href="http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo">http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo</a><br />>>> ><br />>>><br />>>><hr /><br />>>> Ale mailing list<br />>>>
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