All bars ordered to stop alcohol sales
 

Looks like phase 2 just got shot in the butt. Fl has just order all bars to stop selling alcohol. That was short lived.

And I'm pointing a finger @ a local watering hole, places like City Fire LSL, shot themselves in both feet.

Had to blow it for $$

I see Texas ordered, but can’t find announcement of Florida. You have link?
Probably will happen though.

I'm heading heading for my "man-cave", I mean "person-cave" to see if I can get a table for 1. Please, don't worry about me, I will/do wear a mask and I have 86 proof oral rinse.

There are no bars in The Villages. City Fire is not a bar, it is a restaurant.

yea, right, what about all those seats surrounding a bartender--its a restaurant whose primary income is from booze--go there @ your own risk if covid doesn't get you, second hand smoke will

Florida DBPR
@FloridaDBPR
Effective immediately, the Department of Business and Professional Regulation is suspending on premises consumption of alcohol at bars statewide.




Coronavirus: You can no longer drink alcohol at bars in Florida

Another correction to your post, "on site". They can sell to go if they choose to. Sales are not "banned".

So what does that mean? You buy a drink "to go" and stand outside on the sidewalk drinking it?

What about bars with outdoor seating. Are the customers allowed to sit outside? I haven't been to a bar in what seems like forever so I really don't know how they are enforcing this or why they are singling out bars for these types of restrictions. Not that I want to see these restrictions applied elsewhere.....

The outdoor area kind of sort of looks like a bar to me

Rats! :sigh: I suppose "on premises consumption" includes outdoor seating too. Waiting for clarification, I guess.

Thousands of restaurants have a bar. That doesn't make them classified as a bar for legal purposes. The percentage of food sales is what determines whether they are classified as a bar or restaurant. The actual bars were not allowed to reopen until phase 2 on June 5. That resulted in a big spike, especially in the younger crowd.
I'm assuming the squares will not open on July 6 since they can't serve alcohol.

I'm confused. If I go out for dinner can I order a glass of chardonnay with my dinner or is that not allowed now because the drink comes from the bar? No Irish coffee for dessert?

Staying trapped inside of my house, looking at the 4 walls closing in on me is not the way that I want to spend my hard earned retirement. We'll be confined to assisted living/nursing homes before we know it, but I'm certainly not going to check myself in there prematurely.

Hoping/praying this Covid-19 stuff ends soon. The sooner the better.

By staying home and being safe, you are in control of your retirement & your health

Staying home is a pussycat when compared to being under water on a ballistic missile submarine from 74 -86 days, how do I know I did it !!

See post differentiating between a bar/nightclub and a restaurant. Restaurants are still serving. Belle Glade cancelled Petrina this evening because of the rise in cases, but they are still serving alcohol and will continue to.

Thank you for your service

Thank you for your service. But the difference is that you signed up to be on that ballistic sub and I am also assuming that you were paid to be there and have received retirement and other benefits for your service. I am also assuming that you committed yourself to doing that tough job in order to protect the freedom and security of our country. If you want to get a drink at a bar, you should be able to get a danged drink at the bar.

This business of forcing our businesses to close down shop and making law abiding citizens feel like heartless criminals for going to the gym or getting a haircut is ridiculous. All of this while rioters and looters run the street creating unchecked death and destruction. Honestly, I don't understand what is happening in this country, I just know that I do not have the energy nor the desire to deal with that stuff. I would love to find a nice oasis where I can play golf, go to the pool, play cards, take classes and go out for dinner/drinks/entertainment. I want to see smiles, not masks. Friends, not bullies.

I believe that the experts have stated that Covid-19 is far less deadly than originally feared. Why on earth are we still treating it like the plague? I guess I'm just over this whole thing and have been for awhile. It's really disappointing to see these restrictions coming back. I hate it.

Or confined to a fire base along the Mekong for 9 months.

You've served your time--now is not the time for a do over-to all combat vets --welldone

No you can order drinks from your table. They just don’t want the shoulder to shoulder seating that groups at a bar are exposed to. It’s not alcohol consumption that they want to curtail, just the social distancing aspect of it.

So long as you don't fall in the shower.

See

http://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr...EO_2020-09.pdf

the 50% rule still applies.

Drink with Dinner
 

You can order a drink at any place that sells them, but you can't sit at the bar. Sooo sit at a table, eat and drink whatever you want.:MOJE_whot:

Nonsense! Get out there and live life! The only ones who should be staying home are those dying of covid!

That is good to know. I will do just that! Thanks :icon_wink:

Seriously??? Wonder how anyone dying from the virus caught it?

Bars are distinguished from restaurants by the percentage of their sales ($$$) that is derived from food versus the percentage of sales derived from the sale of alcohol.

Therefore, for a bar to be legal under the new rules, they'll have to sell a bag of peanuts or potato chips for $5 and throw in a beer or mixed drink for free. That way, ALL their sales revenue is from the sale of food. :coolsmiley:

Truth or Fuction is an excellent site. Glad you caught the misinformation cut and paste quote.

I beg to differ. It’s a Petrie dish.

Yes, Florida closed all bars. Liquor can be sold still at restaurants. Broward County never opened their bars yet, so no big deal. I doubt the world will end if you cant go to a bar.

BARS are not serving. Restaurants still are with dinner. Nothing much has changed. Its not a big deal unless you usually spend your day sitting on a bar stool gulping down beers all day. If you do, then you have bigger problems than the virus

Congregating with no social distancing is the culprit here. Too many people are denying the guidelines and it is not only the customers at fault but the establishments. When are they going to accept that we are all in the midst of a pandemic and certain behaviors are on hold for the time being.

You never had to ever be trapped inside your home. We are all urged to go outside and breath fresh air. Take a walk, ride a bike, exercise any way you like outside. Driveway parties are great way to socialize and still be able to maintain social distancing while enjoying a drink and snacks. Swimming or pool walking is also within the guidelines along with pool activities. No, you don't have to stay inside your home, looking at the four walls. Get out and enjoy life as it is now. It will get better.

Well, your erstwhile governor says a NYC study showed people getting COVID-19 infections were overwhelmingly those who were staying at home.

Cuomo: Most new NY coronavirus hospitalizations are from people who stayed home

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Restrictions are coming back because there are too many people not adhering to the guidelines that have been set to handle this pandemic. Too many people are refusing to wear masks in public when social distancing is not guaranteed. If everyone took responsibility to slow the transmission of this virus, America would not be in the dire situation it is in now. Following the guidelines!

Went by City Fire last night and they still had people standing in groups

Yes the person who doesn’t own or work at one. Most bars are owned by a small business owner, call them up and tell them it no big deal......selfish minded people

they will be next

Consumption of alcohol is acceptable with meal but bars section is closed.