Comments on: would you like a side of stool with that? http://www.duanemoody.com/2006/09/would-you-like-a-side-of-stool-with-that/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:41:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: duane http://www.duanemoody.com/2006/09/would-you-like-a-side-of-stool-with-that/#comment-3784 duane Sat, 16 Sep 2006 04:24:02 +0000 http://www.duanemoody.com/?p=337#comment-3784 Jake is SO right. Hep A and B are almost completely preventable through vaccine, so there is no reason not to get vaccinated!!!! That's my PSA of the day. Jake is SO right. Hep A and B are almost completely preventable through vaccine, so there is no reason not to get vaccinated!!!! That’s my PSA of the day.

]]> By: Jake http://www.duanemoody.com/2006/09/would-you-like-a-side-of-stool-with-that/#comment-3783 Jake Sat, 16 Sep 2006 02:37:07 +0000 http://www.duanemoody.com/?p=337#comment-3783 This is a pretty timely post for me, as I just found out that my Hep B vaccine series, which I finished about 1999, no longer seems to be working. My doctor did some routine blood work recently as part of a physical and told me that my blood shows no trace of the Hep B antibodies. Damn! Well, I'm just glad I found out before I actually got the disease. I now have to either get a booster or the whole series again. Thanks for posting this blog entry, Duane. To everyone who reads this blog, please educate yourselves about Hepatitis A, B, and C and get the vaccines for A and B. There is unfortunately no vaccine for C yet, but my doctor told me that C isn't commonly sexually transmitted; it's more likely to be caused by blood-to-blood contact. Just to make it easier, here's the link to the CDC's Hepatitis page: http://www.cdc.gov/NCIDOD/Diseases/Hepatitis/index.htm This is a pretty timely post for me, as I just found out that my Hep B vaccine series, which I finished about 1999, no longer seems to be working. My doctor did some routine blood work recently as part of a physical and told me that my blood shows no trace of the Hep B antibodies. Damn! Well, I’m just glad I found out before I actually got the disease. I now have to either get a booster or the whole series again.

Thanks for posting this blog entry, Duane. To everyone who reads this blog, please educate yourselves about Hepatitis A, B, and C and get the vaccines for A and B. There is unfortunately no vaccine for C yet, but my doctor told me that C isn’t commonly sexually transmitted; it’s more likely to be caused by blood-to-blood contact.

Just to make it easier, here’s the link to the CDC’s Hepatitis page:

http://www.cdc.gov/NCIDOD/Diseases/Hepatitis/index.htm

]]> By: Simon http://www.duanemoody.com/2006/09/would-you-like-a-side-of-stool-with-that/#comment-3782 Simon Sat, 16 Sep 2006 01:56:32 +0000 http://www.duanemoody.com/?p=337#comment-3782 Damn, I was about to head out to Joe's on J for a poopburger this very night. Who knew that eating shit could make you sick? Damn, I was about to head out to Joe’s on J for a poopburger this very night. Who knew that eating shit could make you sick?

]]> By: duane http://www.duanemoody.com/2006/09/would-you-like-a-side-of-stool-with-that/#comment-3781 duane Fri, 15 Sep 2006 22:09:06 +0000 http://www.duanemoody.com/?p=337#comment-3781 Tony, I totally see your point, and I was conscious of leaving him out of the original post; but, he is confronting the place today, and being open and honest with them (which is the best thing to do). They will know from the source, and I guess that really "moots" him as a whistle-blower of sorts. Shan: POOP! Tony, I totally see your point, and I was conscious of leaving him out of the original post; but, he is confronting the place today, and being open and honest with them (which is the best thing to do). They will know from the source, and I guess that really “moots” him as a whistle-blower of sorts.

Shan: POOP!

]]> By: Shan! http://www.duanemoody.com/2006/09/would-you-like-a-side-of-stool-with-that/#comment-3780 Shan! Fri, 15 Sep 2006 22:00:27 +0000 http://www.duanemoody.com/?p=337#comment-3780 You should have used the word poop. It's funnier that way - "stool" just sounds like my grandmother just wrote this entry. You should have used the word poop. It’s funnier that way - “stool” just sounds like my grandmother just wrote this entry.

]]> By: Tony http://www.duanemoody.com/2006/09/would-you-like-a-side-of-stool-with-that/#comment-3779 Tony Fri, 15 Sep 2006 21:45:08 +0000 http://www.duanemoody.com/?p=337#comment-3779 Another thing to consider here is that you just mentioned your friend works at the restaurant in question. It could be moot as your friend may not have any plans for anonimity, but if he does hope to remain anonymous to his employer and you've just publicly associated youself with the whistleblower, well that has an outside chance of getting messy. I don't know the situation. Just pointing out possible pitfalls. Another thing to consider here is that you just mentioned your friend works at the restaurant in question. It could be moot as your friend may not have any plans for anonimity, but if he does hope to remain anonymous to his employer and you’ve just publicly associated youself with the whistleblower, well that has an outside chance of getting messy. I don’t know the situation. Just pointing out possible pitfalls.

]]> By: duane http://www.duanemoody.com/2006/09/would-you-like-a-side-of-stool-with-that/#comment-3778 duane Fri, 15 Sep 2006 21:21:41 +0000 http://www.duanemoody.com/?p=337#comment-3778 And chances are, you won't even be exposed, or, as I said above, it may even be a moot point; but, better safe than sorry. Jesus, I don't want to get sued, yo. And chances are, you won’t even be exposed, or, as I said above, it may even be a moot point; but, better safe than sorry.

Jesus, I don’t want to get sued, yo.

]]> By: Garrett http://www.duanemoody.com/2006/09/would-you-like-a-side-of-stool-with-that/#comment-3777 Garrett Fri, 15 Sep 2006 21:13:43 +0000 http://www.duanemoody.com/?p=337#comment-3777 Well, crap. I was hoping you didn't have proof. I have to be at a birthday dinner there in about 4 hours. I guess I'll order my wings extra-well-done. Well, crap. I was hoping you didn’t have proof. I have to be at a birthday dinner there in about 4 hours. I guess I’ll order my wings extra-well-done.

]]> By: duane http://www.duanemoody.com/2006/09/would-you-like-a-side-of-stool-with-that/#comment-3776 duane Fri, 15 Sep 2006 21:12:08 +0000 http://www.duanemoody.com/?p=337#comment-3776 Garrett, I hear you loud and clear, and honestly, that was one thing that made me almost not want to write the post; but, the person that I am referring to in the post actually works there, and can actually prove that he may have been infected with Hep A from eating there. He is still waiting for actual test results, but his doctor is 98% sure it is Hep A, and based on epidemiology, they are sure it from this event. Perhaps I shall add a disclaimer to my post. Yes, yes I will. Garrett, I hear you loud and clear, and honestly, that was one thing that made me almost not want to write the post; but, the person that I am referring to in the post actually works there, and can actually prove that he may have been infected with Hep A from eating there. He is still waiting for actual test results, but his doctor is 98% sure it is Hep A, and based on epidemiology, they are sure it from this event.

Perhaps I shall add a disclaimer to my post. Yes, yes I will.

]]> By: Garrett http://www.duanemoody.com/2006/09/would-you-like-a-side-of-stool-with-that/#comment-3775 Garrett Fri, 15 Sep 2006 20:44:51 +0000 http://www.duanemoody.com/?p=337#comment-3775 Duane, be <b>very, very careful</b> about saying something like that. Disease transmitted through contaminated food from a specific restaurant is an incredibly damaging allegation to make about that business. You could be held personally liable for making this claim and damages are <b>very</b> easy to prove in this case. If you can <b>prove</b> that the restaurant has a potential contamination issue, then you're fine. I just wanted to warn you that you're treading dangerous waters here. If this gets turned into an email forward and it's traced back to you, it'd be a slam-dunk case unless you had undeniable proof. From the infamous Cattlemen v. Oprah <a href="http://www.studentweb.law.ttu.edu/cochran/cochran/Cases%20&%20Readings/Business%20Torts/oprah.htm" rel="nofollow">case</a>: (a) A person is liable as provided by Subsection (b) if: (1) the person disseminates in any manner information relating to a perishable food product to the public; (2) the person knows the information is false; and (3) the information states or implies that the perishable food product is not safe for consumption by the public. (b) A person who is liable under Subsection (a) is liable to the producer of the perishable food product for damages and any other appropriate relief arising from the person's dissemination of the information. (§ 96.002) In determining if information is false, the trier of fact shall consider whether the information was based on reasonable and reliable scientific inquiry, facts, or data. (§96.003) Duane, be very, very careful about saying something like that. Disease transmitted through contaminated food from a specific restaurant is an incredibly damaging allegation to make about that business. You could be held personally liable for making this claim and damages are very easy to prove in this case. If you can prove that the restaurant has a potential contamination issue, then you’re fine. I just wanted to warn you that you’re treading dangerous waters here. If this gets turned into an email forward and it’s traced back to you, it’d be a slam-dunk case unless you had undeniable proof.

From the infamous Cattlemen v. Oprah case:

(a) A person is liable as provided by Subsection (b) if:

(1) the person disseminates in any manner information relating to a perishable food product to the public;

(2) the person knows the information is false; and

(3) the information states or implies that the perishable food product is not safe for consumption by the public.

(b) A person who is liable under Subsection (a) is liable to the producer of the perishable food product for damages and any other appropriate relief arising from the person’s dissemination of the information. (§ 96.002)

In determining if information is false, the trier of fact shall consider whether the information was based on reasonable and reliable scientific inquiry, facts, or data. (§96.003)

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