This is a serious question. How are they approved to sell food and beer?

I worked at a pizza place when I was a kid. We had inspections. If we didn't have hot water when they inspected, I was told they would shut us down.

Now, the rats in the bleachers can't be the only ones. How are they allowed to sell food?

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

I didn't know rats sold food and beer.

You can't be serious?

Your entire personna is based upon Bernstein getting to live by different rules.

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Flew too close to the sun on wings of pastrami

This must be the one that Ozzie Guillen saw doing bench presses a few years ago...

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"This is Chicago, my friend. Anything can happen."

I guess I'm wrong. Thousands of rats at a food service place isn't a health code violation. Stupid for me to even suggest it might be.

if rauner passes his deunionization laws the inflatable rat business will boom... a decent investment opportunity if you want to rent out inflatable rats.

GREAT thread, BD

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Food inspections arent really a long inspection and I am sure if there is rat crap anywhere it gets cleaned well before someone gets there. They are big on checking on ceilings and food storgae techniques, dating food, etc. and in the end you get a score, so you can have a violation and remain open, but they will come back to see that you corrected the violation.

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"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

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That's fine. I know how the inspections work. But here's the thing. The thousands of rats that ran from Wrigley Field just made the news. So it's not a matter of wiping up the rat crap before inspectors come. Rats are there. That's not in dispute. Not that it ever was. But now that this story came out how can they allow food to be sold at Wrigley Field?

If you do a google search, you'll read plenty of stories of the city shutting down restaurants because of rats.

Did they have any interviews with these rats?

Its disgusting digging up old ground in the city. Last place I dug up, I sat in my car and watched the rats run. The neighbors complained to me and I said they arent my rats!

Its chicago.

Ask to go see a basement of any dining place in the city...

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"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

Just an FYI there's mice in every building in the burbs.
If you didn't ever see any it's because they're smarter than you are.

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"Play until it hurts, then play until it hurts to not play."
http://soundcloud.com/darkside124 HOF 2013, MM Champion 2014

So gross. McFeteridge has rat traps in the locker rooms.

Mice are different than rats.

And Corgi's are different from Wolves, but they still poop pretty much everywhere.

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"Play until it hurts, then play until it hurts to not play."
http://soundcloud.com/darkside124 HOF 2013, MM Champion 2014

True

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Elections have consequences.

True. I guess if they're gonna be sticklers with the rats, there would be no place to eat in Chicago.

Of course they are, they agree with Dan Bernstein.

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"This is Chicago, my friend. Anything can happen."

What is Spaulding doing in the locker rooms of McFetridge?

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Wookin pa nub.

Yes, but the reporters were not able to ask the tough questions.
The Head Rat had his son sitting on his lap during the press conference.

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"This is Chicago, my friend. Anything can happen."

like Kim Cattrall in Porky's

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=y3skY50h15A#t=210

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Would rather have the mice than roaches.

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Duke Mice?

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"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

If you agree with the mice you're smart.

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"Play until it hurts, then play until it hurts to not play."
http://soundcloud.com/darkside124 HOF 2013, MM Champion 2014

Not only are there lots of rats, there are also lots of cats that live there. In the spring/summer when the female cats are in heat, the sounds from the cats screwing in the middle of the night is remarkable. Amazing how loud they are. of course, The cats feed on the mice and rats, so they keep that population down somewhat.

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Go Cubs!!!!

Nice work, Darwin.

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"Play until it hurts, then play until it hurts to not play."
http://soundcloud.com/darkside124 HOF 2013, MM Champion 2014

Not surprised that Elmhurst Steve is our resident expert on 'animals in heat sounds.'

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