I’ll stay home.
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So inventive. So wrong.
Aren’t Homo Sapiens a social species? Isn’t that why we all love the hub bub of dining out? I wouldn’t, I couldn’t go out for a meal anywhere they escorted me and my beloved to a cage.
Evidently those igloos at the biergarten are quite popular in the winter as they extend the outdoor season. Not sure I’d want to be in one in July.
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I’ve been in the igloo at 230th 5th Ave rooftop lounge in the NYC. They are ok for the novelty of the experience and or rain/snow/sleet, otherwise I prefer to bare the temperature and remain on the outside. They also provide large heavy robes to wear over your clothing and have a lot of space heaters.
We’re going to wait at least two months to see what happens. We don’t eat out that often (food is often better at home) although we have some favorites. We’ve done takeaway once since January and it was a crushing disappointment.
Salmon, rice, veg, salad at home tonight.
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I’ve never been and I am not sure I ever will go. I’d rather have a beer on my deck.
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A yacht broker I have worked for has started having virtual happy hours on Fridays. They are great fun and I’ve actually met some really nice people. I have gotten quite used to wine sitting in my basement lab.
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Sounds like fun. We don’t have a basement and if we did it would probably flood on a regular basis so in good weather we hang out on the deck. Whenever some asks me my favorite waterfront dining place is I always say my deck. Breakfast this morning.
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Very nice…
Thank you. I was hoping to have a HO down this summer but who knows if that’ll happen. I’m not sure my deck is that big.
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Here is a recent article specific to NJ
That’s a truly depressing read.
The hubbub of dining out is what makes it for me. I have worked from home for about two decades, so getting out for a bite to eat at least once a week was my antidote to cabin fever. Miss the joy!
Yet in my estimation too many unknowns exist for my husband and me return to dining out anytime soon, even after our state eventually eases restrictions. That’s going to take awhile in Massachusetts due to our caseload.
Takeaway it will have to remain. We’re staying cautious as we live in a hotspot county and feel obliged to do all we can to blunt the horrible toll of the virus.
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We’ve always eaten at non-peak times when it’s the two of us (e.g. lunch at 1:30). For us, it’s the convenience and the variety, not the “hubbub”. Of course, being elderly, asthmatic, and in New Jersey, we’re not likely to be in the “early adopters” of the return to restaurant dining. We will probably still do take-out, though.
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the old-fashioned A&W in my town is doing some business, although minus the skates
Today’s Philadelphia Inquirer had a story on three local restaurants that have recently announced they won’t be reopening after the lockdown is lifted. The writer indicated more have already made that decision but just haven’t formally announced. We have many small BYOB restaurants whose menus don’t translate well to pick-up or delivery. The future is looking bleak here.
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Florida is fairly quickly returning to mostly-normal…still masks, still distancing, but resembling real life.
I’m a little surprised at how few have shut down, and a lot of places have decided to continue their to-go services for the forseeable future.
I do know of a few nonfood businesses that are shutting down. A couple of them were planning to close before it all started, and have been happy that this gave them a graceful out.
I’m not sure if this is the right place for this…
Many of us are in states that are moving to a new “phase” where dining in, at least in a limited capacity, will be permitted. I wanted to draw your attention to New Orleans, Louisiana, which has instituted a pretty smart rule:
“One thing different in New Orleans than the rest of the state is that restaurants must either require reservations or have employees take the name and number of diners at the door for the purposes of contact tracing.” https://www.wdsu.com/article/coronavirus-updates-in-louisiana-covid-19-cases-now-at-34117-2413-deaths-reported/32521507
We have good evidence that restaurants are a hot spot for transmission because people are sitting in poorly ventilated places for an extended time and have shared surfaces. www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/15/how-coronavirus-spreads-in-restaurant-video
What do others think? I have been lobbying our county and city to make this a requirement for resuming dine-in service.
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