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Originally Posted by wdfifteen
It has become serious clear out here in the sticks. I thought we were weeks out, if it ever occurred here at all. Wrong.
All restaurant dining rooms are closed. No big deal - but the lines to the drive throughs are clear out into the streets. Stopped at the grocery and the “small orders” line was 20 people deep - local workers buying something for lunch. There was no milk, eggs, bread, toilet paper, and most of the meat counter was empty and the deli meats and cheeses were gone.
It has become serious clear out here.
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Originally Posted by ckelly78z
Here in the NW part of the same state (Ohio), shelves are bare, and lines at the drive-thrus. In some of the restaurants, the tables have been removed. One of our friends is trying to make the transition from very popular Mexican food truck, to inside seating sticks, and bricks restaurant. They had contractors working on every aspect of the business, and were having interviews for staff, and bartenders. They gave up on the dream for a few months, and are back out in the food truck.
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Something communities can do to help is support local businesses when the dust settles from this. The big chains, they'll survive. The small mom and pop restaurants and businesses, they'll be the ones hurting and they'll be the ones getting my business. If you're using the drive thru or carryout rather than dining in, make sure you tip just like you would normally when dining in. We have the ability to minimize the hurt if we're smart enough to do it.