What businesses do you think could/should open that would have low/minimal risk?
 

Not a scientific study....no claims/claimers.
Just curious about opinions.

Using super markets as a guide or example there should be several retail businesses that could use reduced numbers of people in the store.
This of course assumes a relaxing of the stay at home order and "essentials" only.

Continuing adhering to social distancing and wearing masks.

Subscribing to the premise some revenues may be better than no revenues

Just opinions and what some would like to see.

Barber shops and beauty salons with minimal barbers and stylists (to keep social distance between chairs), masks all around, gloves, etc., and appointment ONLY to minimize waiting in lobby. I would expect there are other similar businesses that could open in this manner. Also, due to the pent up demand they could have extended hours.
Just my off the wall thoughts.

I don’t know, VT, those are really in your face professions where they lean over one and work. I could really use those services now but it’s not worth the consequences for me even with a mask..

From a purely selfish view point I would really like a pedicure, not the polish and all that, but just please cut my toe nails for me. My husband thinks I am crazy to even think of taking the risk. I would probably have to go with a full face mask and wearing a garbage bag before he would let me out the house. :):):)

Actually my regular nail tech always did my pedi wearing a face mask and gloves.

A few things:

Pickleball, bocci, archery, and tennis courts, with scheduled time only - if you're not assigned a time, and you're not one of the actual players, you can't play or attend to watch. No tournaments. Using ONLY your own equipment - the Villages equipment would still be locked away, at least for now. - for transparency purposes: I'm a member of the Archery club. I would still not be able to use the range, because I don't own my own equipment. Under the circumstances, I'm okay with that. Perhaps the clubs would consider extending our yearly membership another couple of months. That'd be great but not something I'd expect.

The pools - all of them. Under very strict conditions: chairs 6-8 feet apart, anyone caught trying to move them closer is asked to leave. If you want to just stand there and soak and yap with each other in the water, that's fine - 6 feet apart. If you try getting closer, you will be asked to leave. Jacuzzis - closed until further notice. If you congregate within the pool area closer than 6 feet apart, you will be asked to leave.

ALL of the above: resident IDs only (including tenants with resident IDs) and authorized care-takers of disabled residents. No visitors.

Rec centers could be made available for clubs that have few enough people in it, that even if EVERYONE in the club showed up, they would still be 6 feet apart in the meeting room. Again - no visitors, no one who isn't a club member allowed - no "new member recruitment lunches."

No one gets a second chance, no exceptions.

My concern about the pools is that what you suggest would require full time monitoring, i.e., an employee stationed at every pool all the time it is open. My experience in this type of situation is that less than that would mean a roving monitor who would stop by, warn people they were too close, perhaps move the seating back to proper distances, then leave. Whereupon, everything would revert back to the way it was. People told to leave for violating the restrictions would simply go out, wait for the monitor to leave, then return. If they are confronted by other pool users, then we have a potential for real conflict.

I hope I'm wrong about the ability of the residents to handle a step by step reopening, but reading comments about golf, pickleball, and other activities on TOTV doesn't fill me with confidence.

Remove the chair and benches. Go there there to exercise and leave, not lay around or bobbing.

Hair dressers and barbers stand behind you. Hairdressers tend to wear gloves much of the time anyway. And there is a lot of washing hands. So I think hair salons will be one of the first to open as it is straight forward how to set up social distancing.

Retail stores like Bealls might be able to open, but dressing rooms would be closed and they would limit the amount of people to allow social distancing.

Gyms and outdoor activities with your own equipment and sport pools with social distancing.

For sport pools they might have to store the pool lounge chairs for a bit, so people don’t congregate on those. Right now they count people going in for water Zumba classes and water volleyball, and they might want to lower the number they let in. For volleyball they might want to play 4 on 4 rather than 6 on 6. (And if they do that they might want to have split sessions, one hour each, as 4 on 4 can be pretty tiring.)

Courts would have to be reserved so there are no lines.

Indoor activities they could limit. They do count for aerobic classes, so they could limit the number smaller. Have activity clubs like pottery limit themselves so there is enough room not to be near each other. Social dancing might be verboten for now.

Restaurants that could operate with half the tables spread 6 feet apart could open. Perhaps they will be required to be reservation only.

Live entertainment on the squares could start with jazz trios or other listening type music. I don’t think the mosh pit dancing is coming for awhile. Perhaps they could have line dancing at one square, ensuring everyone is 6 feet apart.

However, before they do any of this I’d like to see our active cases in the Villages to be very small, like single digits. Though we have had over 70 cases in the Villages, I’m sure some of them have recovered, but I don’t know how many.

Scheduling not going to work, no staff to support it. No reason small groups can’t play with precautions. Especially singles. Or using the warmup back boards. IMO courts with backboards should of not been locked out. No different than golf range. Another thing it will take month or more to get all the nets and net cranks up and working.

I doubt it, no reason or big rush with golf course open

Chinese/Vietnamese/Thai food. No kidding. They are probably the most cautious of anyine.

Tennis courts are pretty much always scheduled. No staff needed, schedules are posted on the bulletin board outside the courts.

There are backboards! Learn something new everyday.

Mostly till 11 AM.
Scheduled play have too many in groups with virus going around, that’s why the closed glenview and tennis courts.

Now. if you’re talking about you call you’re buddy and schedule time to play that’s different. Most 4 court tennis court and few two courts tennis courts at rec centers have warmup backboards. Look around on you’re way to and from glenview in you’re scheduled group at rec centers where majority of tennis played.

Re-open Barbershops
 

I am a Barber at Leslies Barbershop and I agree we need to go back to work and provide service for those in need...We are no different than Doctors/Nurses who are in your face. Went to Doctor last week neither Doc or nurse was wearing mask or glove. We have been out of work long enough. Come see this Marine vet Barber when we re-open