Fish tales richmond hill9/2/2023 ![]() ![]() During our wait, several of our group took sunset pictures and viewed a dolphin off the dock at the marina just outside the restaurant. Our group of 7 was one of the first to be seated for dinner, but we waited quite a while for our meals to arrive, probably 45 minutes, while smaller tables around us were served. We live here and brought relatives for dinner. We appreciate your bringing these matters to our attention and look forward to hearing from you! Butch Broome Customers continue to tell us how much they love them and cannot find them anywhere else. Our catfish are small and advertised as “Baby Cats”, these Baby Catfish are very difficult to get and for most, they prefer the very small sweet tasting ones over the larger one, that’s why we offer them as all you can eat. I’m not sure about the issue with the crab cakes that particular night but we have taking additional steps to make sure it doesn’t happen again, as we continually strive for consistence and would have gladly replaced your meal had we known of your dissatisfaction during your visit. Again, if you would let me know when you were here, I will review our cameras to see what happened. I’m sure there were parties under 9 that were seated before you. When you arrive, your party will be seated as soon as the appropriate table becomes available. Because we don’t take reservations, we will however, (when someone calls ahead), explain our policy and put your name on the waiting list. Since you have been here before, you would know that we are a very small establishment and only have 3 tables large enough to accommodate parties of 9 or more. I would greatly appreciate it if you would call me at 91 or email me at and let me know the date you were here, as this would allow me to check our schedule to find out who actually took your reservation. The authoritative record of NPR’s programming is the audio record.Frank K, Please accept my most sincere apology for your experience. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR. They're still reviewing the data, which will include the results from today's catch.įor NPR News, I'm Roxy Todd in the South Fork of the Roanoke River. State officials have not yet issued a health advisory for this part of the river. TODD: This bass and the other fish they catch will be sent to a lab in Richmond to be analyzed for 40 different types of PFAS compounds, including GenX. It has gold and brown speckles on its body. TODD: There's a beep every time he shocks the water. TODD: Calvert looks kind of like a Ghostbuster moving through the water. MACK CALVERT: That was a nice one that just ran by us. Today, he's wearing an enormous backpack that sends electricity into the water to shock fish. TODD: Mack Calvert is a biology major at Roanoke College helping with the research. So biologist Kelly Hazlegrove dips a net into the water. A recent study found that eating freshwater fish can potentially expose someone to PFAS. But it can stick to the rocks and sediment around us, and people still fish in this river. And they hope that the GenX will dilute or wash away. TODD: That will last about three years, she says. So Roanoke's drinking water no longer comes from here, she says.īAUMGARDNER: We stopped pulling water out of the Roanoke River, and we've just been using the water that we already had stored in our reservoir. TODD: What surprised her is that this part of the river was pristine until the company ProChem added a PFAS, a forever compound known as GenX. ![]() ![]() SARAH BAUMGARDNER: And we found it, and it was rather surprising. Across the street is the source of a chemical leak that lasted at least two years, says Sarah Baumgardner with the Western Virginia Water Authority. We're all wearing brown waders, knee-deep in the water. TODD: Jason Hill is one of four researchers out on the river today. JASON HILL: We're at the South Fork Roanoke River, just above Elliston. ROXY TODD, BYLINE: The water is beautifully clear, with thousands of snails clinging to rocks. Roxy Todd of member station Radio IQ in Roanoke waded through the local river for this report. ![]() In Virginia, state officials want to know if a type of PFAS known as GenX is found in fish. The chemicals are known by the acronym PFAS, and this year, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed to limit PFAS chemicals in drinking water. That's according to a recent study by the U.S. So-called forever chemicals could be in almost half this country's drinking water. ![]()
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