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2020 May 4, 2:56pm 798 views 5 comments
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AD
2020 May 4, 6:38pm
AD
2020 May 4, 6:38pm
HEYYOU says
Or keep it shut down before election day and then elect Biden, and then reopen it eventually a few months after inauguration and declare that Biden has fixed the economy.
Also, give Biden a Nobel Prize beforehand for his future fixing of the economy.
Let's be positive. Open Up & mingle.
Or keep it shut down before election day and then elect Biden, and then reopen it eventually a few months after inauguration and declare that Biden has fixed the economy.
Also, give Biden a Nobel Prize beforehand for his future fixing of the economy.
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clambo
2020 May 4, 11:33pm
Some people I know in Florida are frightened and won’t go to a restaurant for a long time.
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HeadSet
2020 May 5, 7:23am
HeadSet
2020 May 5, 7:23am
clambo says
I hope enough less panicky people will support those restaurants.
Some people I know in Florida are frightened and won’t go to a restaurant for a long time.
I hope enough less panicky people will support those restaurants.
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WookieMan
2020 May 5, 7:42am
WookieMan
2020 May 5, 7:42am
In Tennessee now. Rented a boat yesterday and went to a marina bar/restaurant. They did the distancing thing for sure, but we just did to go from the boat. The place was packed. Couldn’t even dock if you weren’t there early.
I’m not advocating for it, but if there’s not another $1,200 check and $500 for kids this month, I don’t see the economy bouncing back quickly. What I saw yesterday was people scratching their itch to get out. Spending money on food and fuel. This nonsense has to stop.
Head back to IL on Thursday and I’m dreading the fuck out of it. Restaurants are still not open. And I’m required to wear a face mask inside public buildings. At least I’m finally allowed to golf. Fuck government.
I’m not advocating for it, but if there’s not another $1,200 check and $500 for kids this month, I don’t see the economy bouncing back quickly. What I saw yesterday was people scratching their itch to get out. Spending money on food and fuel. This nonsense has to stop.
Head back to IL on Thursday and I’m dreading the fuck out of it. Restaurants are still not open. And I’m required to wear a face mask inside public buildings. At least I’m finally allowed to golf. Fuck government.
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AD
2020 May 5, 8:04am
AD
2020 May 5, 8:04am
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WookieMan says
I suspect about 20% of all businesses were financially distressed going into the coronavirus pandemic. They are the ones and their employees who are some of the most effected by the government shutdown.
Look at the latest discussions on bankruptcies like JC Penney and J Crew. If not for the pandemic, they'd be filing for bankruptcy within the next year to two years.
"The dominoes are falling".
WookieMan says
I’m not advocating for it, but if there’s not another $1,200 check and $500 for kids this month, I don’t see the economy bouncing back quickly.
I suspect about 20% of all businesses were financially distressed going into the coronavirus pandemic. They are the ones and their employees who are some of the most effected by the government shutdown.
Look at the latest discussions on bankruptcies like JC Penney and J Crew. If not for the pandemic, they'd be filing for bankruptcy within the next year to two years.
"The dominoes are falling".
Margaritaville had to lay off around 150 people because of the shutdown. Chagnon didn’t have to make the calls to the employees, but she did add that the employees were happy to be back at work."
But while restaurants could do curbside service, retail stores were closed completely. One of them was Columbia, a retail store that sells products that gear more to the outdoors of the Pacific Northwest.
“We’ve had decent traffic, but not normal May traffic,” said Josh Wackstein, owner of Columbia. “Everybody has been excited to get a sense of normalcy.”
Even though Columbia has been closed, it hasbeen paying their employees during the shutdown, Wackstein said. He didn’t want his employees to feel the financial affects of the pandemic.
Columbia tried to do a curbside opening on Friday that didn’t go as well as Wackstein wanted, but people were driving by and happy to see them open.
“I was getting phone calls that they (customers) missed out on getting clothes for their kids birthday this year,” Wackstein said. “They told me they would be back next year.”
While it seems like everyone is out enjoying the weather, beaches, and stores reopening, some were against the reopening. Maggie Hut, who works for Hook and Tackle of Panama City Beach, FL, was against the reopening.
“I think it’s a little too early to reopen and I enjoyed my vacation,” Hut said. “A lot of people don’t care about the virus going around. Most will be fine, but they should still care.”