Day 205 - 17 Jan 96 - Page 05

     
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     2   Q.   All the management?
     3        A.  All the Managers; not the floor Managers; certainly
     4        Mark himself and Ray, Ray Coton.
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     6   Q.   Ray Coton.
     7        A.  And I remember other ones.  The thing is, if there was
     8        a visit or if they knew the store needed cleaning, the
     9        Managers were sort of nervous because of it, because of the
    10        higher people above them, and they basically, you know,
    11        make it clear to you that, you know, they want you to stay
    12        and help.
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    14   Q.   Do you know the word "blitz"?
    15        A.  Blitz?
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    17   Q.   Yes.  Do you know what a blitz is:  a big effort to get
    18        something done?
    19        A.  Right.
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    Q.   These visits from higher people would mean that there was a
    22        big effort to get the store clean before the visit; is that
    23        right?
    24        A.  Yes.
    25
    26   Q.   And that would sometimes go on all night?
    27        A.  Sometimes go on all night, and all day, if you like.
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    29   MR. RAMPTON:   Yes.  My Lord, if it helps -- and this is not a
    30        question for the witness -- the date of Vicky Golding's
    31        accident, which may help to date the witness's second
    32        period at McDonald's, was 28th August 1986, according to
    33        the Accident Book.
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    35   THE WITNESS:   Yes, it could have been, as I said.
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    37   MR. RAMPTON:   Were you there at that time?
    38        A.  As I said, I am not clear about the dates, just the
    39        events that I remember.  I mean, McDonald's itself, they
    40        know when the periods that I was working there.
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    42   Q.   Sorry?
    43        A.  I am just saying, the exact dates, if you wanted the
    44        exact dates, McDonald's should be able to provide that
    45        themselves.  I am not clear, but I know it was within the
    46        space of one year or so.
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    48   Q.   Just so that we can at least get one date right, were you
    49        there at the time of the accident to Vicky Golding?
    50        A.  No, I was not. 
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    52   Q.   You were not there? 
    53        A.  No, it is -- she had burns on her arms.
    54
    55   Q.   Were you working at McDonald's at that time or not?
    56        A.  Yes.
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    58   MS. STEEL:  I just wanted to say something with regards to the
    59        dates that Mr. Shafibeik was working there, because it
    60        appeared from what Mr. Rampton was saying that he thinks