Originally Posted by retiredguy123

I would rather sit inside, especially if they are using fans outside. I have seen some outside bars where they actually have a water mist coming from the fans. That seems very unsanitary to me.

Ok, my new thought is not to have massive rollout awnings and fans but umbrellas at each table.

[Joanne19335]

Originally Posted by coffeebean

Hubby and I are looking forward to dining in a restaurant again. With allowable 25% occupancy indoors, do you think you will feel safe enough to dine in a restaurant? I'm hoping the restaurants have a mandatory reservation system in place so there won't be lots of waiting on line to be seated.

What are your thoughts on dining inside restaurants?

I will NOT eat inside. Not yet. I will, however, frequent restaurants that have outdoor dining areas.

[Poirier]

Originally Posted by cindyfeh

Just wondering if it is possible to shut off the streets around the squares to walking traffic only through the sumner. Then restaurants and retail establishments could set up tables or merchandise on the sidewalks. Outdoor dining and shopping may help people feel safer.

Thanks a good idea.

[Davelinda91]

Some restaurants were barely making it during off season not sure how the can survive at 25-50 percent during prime season. Unfortunately the village lifestyle will be changed like the rest of the world. Uber Eats is the way to go!

[LiverpoolWalrus]

Originally Posted by HoosierPa

You will be fine as long as no one in the restaurant sneezes or coughs LOL

You LOL about this, but it's going to be a real issue. I'm not looking forward to the panic-stricken faces we'll see when this happens. Not to mention the people running out of the restaurant with arms flailing, or diving under tables.

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by devorejh

Sorry, but this just seems ridiculous. If you go to Walmart, Publix, etc. and walk within 1 or 2 feet of the people shopping or touch food items that potentially many other people have already handled, why would you be worrying about who you’re sitting near in a restaurant? THINK ABOUT IT?

I have thought about it...............I wear a mask when I go to stores and most everyone else is also wearing a mask, employees included. Anything I bring into our home (groceries and such) is either sanitized or left in a decontamination area for at least a week without being touched.

When dining in a restaurant, I hope the wait staff will be wearing masks but I'm sure patrons will not be wearing masks. For me, there is certainly a different degree of safety involved with dining in a restaurant vs shopping in a store.

[kendi]

Originally Posted by coffeebean

Hubby and I are looking forward to dining in a restaurant again. With allowable 25% occupancy indoors, do you think you will feel safe enough to dine in a restaurant? I'm hoping the restaurants have a mandatory reservation system in place so there won't be lots of waiting on line to be seated.

What are your thoughts on dining inside restaurants?

Yes I will likely feel safe. It depends mostly on how the staff operate though. i.e. when filling glasses with a pitcher do they touch the spout of the pitcher with the lip of the glass and use the same pitcher with the rest of their tables? Do they pick up the glasses by the rim where we drink from or towards the bottom? There are lots of little things that people might not consider when serving others. The customer has to be observant and speak up.

[prntxpresn]

No. You don't know what cooks have mask or not. In the late 80s, I realized there would come a day when the dollar is worthless. Food lines like depression days & only gold will buy what you need. Buy gold & store it. "THEY" are in the process of creating one world order & currency. The price of everything will need to skyrocket to make up for huge BIZ losses. China will be the world leader.

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by cindyfeh

Just wondering if it is possible to shut off the streets around the squares to walking traffic only through the sumner. Then restaurants and retail establishments could set up tables or merchandise on the sidewalks. Outdoor dining and shopping may help people feel safer.

[Ronlynch@comcast.net]

We feel comfortable dining OUTSIDE with social distancing. That would help those restaurants that have outdoor seating available to augment their revenue from the 25% restriction. If I owned a restaurant and could afford to, I would continue curb side pick up and not open the inside until the restrictions are more reasonable (50%+). Agree that disposable everything and servers in masks will significantly detract from a nice evening out.

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

Oh my god $50 for a slice of pizza , the sky is falling!!! The sky is falling!!!

[Don Ferguson]

I am assuming that TV is making no concessions to restaurants (or other merchants) for their lease payments. I can assure that those rates are horrendous. I've always joked to local restaurant owners that TV would assure plenty of potential customers, but if they had an occasional empty table, they would be unable to make their rental payments.

It is going to be shocking how many of our favorite places soon disappear. Our discussion is rather meaningless when you realize this.

[mneumann02]

Originally Posted by prntxpresn

No. You don't know what cooks have mask or not. In the late 80s, I realized there would come a day when the dollar is worthless. Food lines like depression days & only gold will buy what you need. Buy gold & store it. "THEY" are in the process of creating one world order & currency. The price of everything will need to skyrocket to make up for huge BIZ losses. China will be the world leader.

Sorry, no gold for me. In 1986 the price of gold was $326 and is currently $1,700, a 5.2 times increase. The DJIA on June 1, 1986 was 1,892. On June 1, 2020 it was 23,700, a 12.5 increase. So, if I had invested $100,000 in gold in 1986 it would be worth $520,000 today. If I had invested $100,000 in the stock market on June 1, 1986 it would be worth $1,250,000 today, an increase of $730,000 over gold. I'm sure there are good people on this forum who believe Armageddon is just around the corner, and have believed that much of their lives. As for me, I do not and am glad I never invested in gold back in the 1980's.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by Don Ferguson

I am assuming that TV is making no concessions to restaurants (or other merchants) for their lease payments. I can assure that those rates are horrendous. I've always joked to local restaurant owners that TV would assure plenty of potential customers, but if they had an occasional empty table, they would be unable to make their rental payments.

It is going to be shocking how many of our favorite places soon disappear. Our discussion is rather meaningless when you realize this.

A lot of big assumptions.......

[Shawn70]

25% is just a start. They're going to up it to 75% in Phase 2