[Gordon Casey]

Yeah, but Canada only has 37 million people, total. I'll bet it'll be tough to get all the folks who live out in the wild inoculated by Sept.

I had conversation with my friend at the Sault yesterday. They are more serious about the lockdown than we are. Damn, they are loyal to their system. My friend says there is not too much bitching about temporarily losing a little freedoms.

 

[stickman1978]

My daughter buys a box of produce once a week from a produce distributor. They deliver it right to her door. The game is always changing.

 

[triplelunger]

I had conversation with my friend at the Sault yesterday. They are more serious about the lockdown than we are. Damn, they are loyal to their system. My friend says there is not too much bitching about temporarily losing a little freedoms.

Well bully for them!
I don't get takeout... takeout is silly. If I'm eating at home, it will be something I cooked. Cheaper and heathier.
It was nice back in the day to stop at the bar for a couple beers after work, or take the family out to eat once every couple months. A restaurant is a nice, fun escape sometimes. I haven't been in a restaurant or bar since the masked walk of shame to your seat was implemented.
The state should be spending their time and resources distributing this vaccine to those that want it instead of breaking up speak easys right now.

https://www.mlive.com/public-intere...d-after-complaints-prompt-investigations.html

Kind of embarrassing if you ask me.

 

[Gordon Casey]

Well bully for them!
I don't get takeout... takeout is silly. If I'm eating at home, it will be something I cooked. Cheaper and heathier.
It was nice back in the day to stop at the bar for a couple beers after work, or take the family out to eat once every couple months. A restaurant is a nice, fun escape sometimes. I haven't been in a restaurant or bar since the masked walk of shame to your seat was implemented.
How spending their time and resources distributing this vaccine to those that want it instead of breaking up speak easys right now.

https://www.mlive.com/public-intere...d-after-complaints-prompt-investigations.html

Kind of embarrassing if you ask me.

Don't get me wrong, I'm all for opening businesses/restaurants in a prudent way. Masks on except when at the table. Social distancing. The restaurants we regularly attend did do everything that was right.
Because we live in a "you can't tell me what to do" society, a lot of establishments payed little attention or care about abiding by the mandates. No supervision of the clientele, mobs of people congregating.
So, the Governor had to shut everything down because a few establishments refused to abide by the rules.
It's always a few con conformists that muck it up for the majority of abiding facilities.
That's true in just about everything in our society. The minority wreck it for the majority.
I have found that in Canada there are more people that follow the rules than those that do not.

 

[John Singer]

I live 30 min from Indiana and there are a lot of Michigan plates parked at restaurants down there. Restaurants are busy and the buffets are even open.

Heck, even without Covid, buffets are sources of viral transmission.

 

[WALLEYE MIKE]

The restaurant and bar scene will be very different when these coronavirus shutdowns finally end. Most of the bad to mediocre will disappear along with some of the good places. Fast food establishments will survive as will the places that have been able to quickly adapt. A lot of this depends on their ability to provide carry outs. Sad to say but many of these restaurants need to close. A lot of places are saturated.

Bars ? Who needs them.

 

[triplelunger]

Heck, even without Covid, buffets are sources of viral transmission.

So don't go...

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[triplelunger]

Bars ? Who needs them.

Bar owners?

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[WALLEYE MIKE]

Well bully for them!
I don't get takeout... takeout is silly. If I'm eating at home, it will be something I cooked. Cheaper and heathier.
It was nice back in the day to stop at the bar for a couple beers after work, or take the family out to eat once every couple months. A restaurant is a nice, fun escape sometimes. I haven't been in a restaurant or bar since the masked walk of shame to your seat was implemented.
The state should be spending their time and resources distributing this vaccine to those that want it instead of breaking up speak easys right now.

https://www.mlive.com/public-intere...d-after-complaints-prompt-investigations.html

Kind of embarrassing if you ask me.

No bars---drink at home
No gyms---exercise at home

 

[Shoeman]

Don't get me wrong, I'm all for opening businesses/restaurants in a prudent way. Masks on except when at the table. Social distancing. The restaurants we regularly attend did do everything that was right.
Because we live in a "you can't tell me what to do" society, a lot of establishments payed little attention or care about abiding by the mandates. No supervision of the clientele, mobs of people congregating.
So, the Governor had to shut everything down because a few establishments refused to abide by the rules.
It's always a few con conformists that muck it up for the majority of abiding facilities.
That's true in just about everything in our society. The minority wreck it for the majority.
I have found that in Canada there are more people that follow the rules than those that do not.

Hogwash!

Those few could have been fined/or shut down! HAD to shut all of them down is a crock.

 

[piketroller]

No bars---drink at home
No gyms---exercise at home

No motorboating - fish at home

 

[Shoeman]

No motorboating - fish at home

Said the sailer....

 

[ChromeDome69]

So many gutless sheep on this thread. Very disappointing.

 

[sureshot006]

No motorboating - fish at home

Most motorboating is probably done at home anyway

 

[WALLEYE MIKE]

No motorboating - fish at home

Got a koy pond

 

[CHASINEYES]

Everything should be opened up. If you're at risk or scared, stay home. More and more of us are getting this DemChina virus. Same goes for the vaccine. If you're at risk or scared, take the dope.

 

[pescadero]

I wonder if bar owners feel caged?
Hilarious!
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Based on my experience in a band dealing with bar owners - the answer is no.

They're too drunk 24/7 to even run their business, they don't "feel" anything.

 

[pescadero]

Yeah. I'm wondering more generally. Not just current business but assistance, unemployment, etc. Will as many never return as is thought?

The average small business in the US lasts about 7 years. Bars/restaurants are some of the worst performing in that aspect.

They're also the most commonly started businesses outside the home.

Restaurants are constantly failing, and constantly being replaced by new restaurants that will fail in a couple years. I don't expect that to change a bit.

 

[piketroller]

Got a koy pond

You'll have to change your name to Koi Mike.

 

[ICEGUY]

Why are 10 mile and Jefferson bars open? Pat O'Brien's and the one across the street? Is it because they have outside type areas? just wondering when i see these places open selling booze and food all over the place?

 

[pescadero]

I probably don't need to bring up the workplace break room analogy again. I mean it's essentially a restaurant even provides food via a vending machine.

Our breakroom is closed.

You can eat in your office if you have one, or leave the building.