Someone’s in the Kitchen

Web site hits on the site’s opening day: 872,193

Number of hits the hosting company typically receives in a day: 10,000-20,000

Number of hits May 2, by 10:45 a.m.: 317,000

Number of hits, on average, per hour: 91,000

Number of hits on May 2 after 10:45 a.m.: “Due to high traffic volumes, we are currently experiencing difficulties with the Restaurant Inspection Reports Online Web site…”

Number of Virginia restaurant employees still “forgetting” to wash their hands after coming out of the restroom: Falling off to a trickle.

Source: Kelly Lobonov, the Virginia Department of Health.

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