This will make me think twice about eating at BK

[orange-n-brown 365]

Burger King in a lather over ex-worker's bath in Xenia restaurant
Wednesday, August 13, 2008 3:04 AM

XENIA, Ohio (AP) - Burger King Corp. said Tuesday it has parted ways with an employee who was recorded taking a soapy bath in the restaurant's utility sink.

The nearly four-minute video, which was posted Thursday on MySpace.com, shows him taking the bath to celebrate his birthday. The employee, Timothy Tackett, refers to himself only as "Mr. Unstable" in the video and appears to be naked.

Tackett, 25, told Dayton television station WDTN that he made the video for his MySpace page because it was his birthday and he wanted to do something to entertain fans and friends who follow his aspirations to become a full-time singer. The video had been removed by Tuesday night.

Tackett said he would like to apologize to Burger King Corp., and he said he regretted taking the bath because it led to the firing of the employee who did the recording, as well as the restaurant's shift manager.

"She had three cash registers and a safe open," he said Tuesday in an interview posted on WDTN's Web site. "What can you do when an employee is already in the sink?"

Tackett said he's also pleased that more people have gone to his MySpace page in recent days to listen to his music because of the attention he's received from the video.

Burger King spokeswoman Denise Wilson said earlier Tuesday that two employees involved in the incident were fired and another quit. She declined to identify the employees or say whether the man who took the bath quit or was fired. Tackett said he was fired.

The sink is used to clean large pieces of equipment, said Greene County Health Commissioner Mark McDonnell. Bacteria or viruses on the skin could have potentially contaminated equipment, but there have been no reports of any customers becoming ill.

McDonnell said he dispatched an inspector to the restaurant, but at that point the restaurant had sterilized the sink. Tackett told WDTN he spent more than an hour cleaning the sink just after the bath.

Miami-based Burger King, the nation's No. 2 hamburger chain, said in a statement that it also disposed of all kitchen tools and utensils used in the incident and is retraining the staff in health and sanitation procedures.

Tackett said the restaurant's regular customers shouldn't worry about eating there again.

"It's totally a safe place to eat," he told the TV station. "I would eat there still, but I'm not allowed."

A message seeking comment was left by The Associated Press for a Timothy Tackett in Centerburg.

Xenia is about 15 miles east of Dayton.
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[sportsfan43]

eeechhhh!!

[sleeper]

I worked at a Pizza Hut for 4 years, part time. I could tell you stories that would keep you from eating out.

Rule #1--NEVER EVER COMPLAIN ABOUT SERVICE UNTIL AFTER YOU RECEIVE YOUR FOOD!!!!

[LICKING COUNTY FAN]

As one who has worked a lot and I mean a lot of fast food jobs I will let you know this would not make the top five of nasty things I have seen, at these places.

[YOU'RE TIGER BAIT]

been there, seen that too.

[Bassmaster]

There's always McDonalds

[salemcat]

Just watch the movie Waiting this will keep you from ever complaining

[Bassmaster]

Just watch the movie Waiting this will keep you from ever complaining

Nah....some people would complain if you paid them to stay home and gave them free gas

[sportsfanatic85]

wow!