Fondren restaurants adapt during water crisis

Fondren restaurants adapt during water crisis

16 WAPT'S KARA PETERSSPOKE WITH BUSINESS OWNERSIN FONDREN ABOUT HOW THEYARE MANAGING..áMAYBE SOME NAT POP OF THEMPOURING THE WATER TO MAKETHE TEAS?BABALU AND FONDRENNUTRITION SIT ACROSS FROMONE ANOTHER IN THE FONDRENAREA OF JACKSON.

BOTHBUSINESSES HAVE BEENOPERATING WITHOUT WATERDURING THE OUTAGE, WHICHHAS BEEN A DIFFICULTADJUSTMENT.SARAH SPRINGER, FONDRENNUTRITION EMPLOYEE:40-:48 "MY BOSSES HAVINGTO BRING IN BOTTLED WATER,GO OUTSIDE THE CITY TO GETICE, AND WE'RE HAVING TOMAKE ALL OF THOSE THINGSSEPARATE.KENDALL ANDERSON, BABALUGENERAL MANAGER:31-:37 "RUNNING ARESTAURANT WITH NO RUNNINGWATER HAS BEEN HARD.

I MEANWE HAD TO HAVE PORT A POTTIESAND A HAND- WASHING STATIONFOR OUR GUESTS TO USE...ANDERSON SAYS GETTINGWATER IN THE CITY OF JACKSONFOR BABALU HAS BEEN HARD,FORCING HER TO UTILIZE ICE.:44-:54 "WE WERE ORDERINGICE AND MELTING THE ICE TOUSE TO WASH DISHES IN THEBACK.

OBVIOUSLY WE ARESERVING EVERYTHING ONPLASTIC PLATES AND PLASTICSILVERWARE BUT YOU HAVE TODISHES IN THE KITCHEN TOCOOK WITH.WITH THEIR BUSINESS MAKINGA VARIETY OF DRINKS AND THECITY'S BOIL WATER NOTICE,FONDREN NUTRITION SAYSTHEY'VE HAD TO SPEND MORETIME MAKING THE DRINKSUSING ONLY USING BOTTLEDWATER.1:56-2:10 "MAKING THE TEASIS VERY DIFFERENT, ITSTAKING A LOT MORE TIMEBECAUSE WE'RE HAVING TO USETHE BOTTLED WATER.

SO ITSJUST BEEN AN ADJUSTMENT; ITHINK WE'RE ALL KINDAGETTING INTO IT BECAUSE ITSBEEN ALMOST TWO WEEKS NOW,BUT WE'RE DEFINITELY READYTO BE ABLE TO GET BACK TO OUROLD WAY."BOTH RESTAURANTS THANKTHEIR LOYAL CUSTOMERS FORTHE CONTINUOUS SUPPORT,AND HOPES THAT BUSINESS