Why is drive-thru, takeout, delivery allowed to continue?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My close friend who is an ICU nurse at a large public hospital tells me that staff is relying heavily on takeout because they are working such long hours.

Increased hours due to a massive influx of Coronavirus patients?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:]How is standing in line at a fast food restaurant different from standing in line at a grocery store. I will say that people in the grocery store did keep their distance today. It took this for people to respect personal space.

Because you can buy a week's worth of food at a grocery store. Not just filling up for 4 hours. We need to stay the f*** home unless absolutely necessary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why? Because America is the most capitalist of capitalist countries. The almighty dollar is more important than anything. Minimizing the impact to the economy and stock market is more important than saving lives in this country. We have seen it time and time again from slavery to cigarettes to opioids to today, America will sell it’s soul for a profit. All that other BS about people not knowing how to cook or to give people an outlet or because it has minimal risk is just that, BS. Americans are selfish and greedy AF and if it can save a buck or two who cares if it kills people. That’s why.

Dude...this appears, for whatever reason, to be not so bad in this country. But instead of feeling relieved and grateful for that you seem almost....disappointed. What the actual h*ll?

[Anonymous]

^ A dangerous, complicit attitiude

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why? Because America is the most capitalist of capitalist countries. The almighty dollar is more important than anything. Minimizing the impact to the economy and stock market is more important than saving lives in this country. We have seen it time and time again from slavery to cigarettes to opioids to today, America will sell it’s soul for a profit. All that other BS about people not knowing how to cook or to give people an outlet or because it has minimal risk is just that, BS. Americans are selfish and greedy AF and if it can save a buck or two who cares if it kills people. That’s why.

How are overwhelmed and overworked healthcare workers supposed to feed themselves?

They're supposed to pack a lunch and bring it to work, same as I do.

[Anonymous]

God you people are idiotic.

Sending restaurants cash doesn't solve their inventory problem. Don't you get that? They need business.

We are doing takeout for dinner and using our food stock at home for lunch. We want to support our local businesses and not use too much of our food at home, since we're not sure of the reliability of restocking for everything.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^ A dangerous, complicit attitiude

Nooo, the numbers are thus far pretty encouraging. Not nearly as bad as some had feared. That's good...or at least it is to most of us.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^ A dangerous, complicit attitiude

Nooo, the numbers are thus far pretty encouraging. Not nearly as bad as some had feared. That's good...or at least it is to most of us.

That's great news! We are on the upswing to beating this problem!! Now let's go out and celebrate!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why? Because America is the most capitalist of capitalist countries. The almighty dollar is more important than anything. Minimizing the impact to the economy and stock market is more important than saving lives in this country. We have seen it time and time again from slavery to cigarettes to opioids to today, America will sell it’s soul for a profit. All that other BS about people not knowing how to cook or to give people an outlet or because it has minimal risk is just that, BS. Americans are selfish and greedy AF and if it can save a buck or two who cares if it kills people. That’s why.

How are overwhelmed and overworked healthcare workers supposed to feed themselves?

Every hospital I have ever been to has food in it. Healthcare workers are not the ones ordering Door Dash and Grub Hub. If it makes you feel better to think this is an essential service for the continuity of life, you are deluding yourself. If was just about support the 1st responders then these companies would be providing free food delivered directly to where they are. This is about profit over people.

[Anonymous]

Pizza delivery is not an essential service.

[Anonymous]

No one is holding a gun to your head and forcing you to go buy carry our or delivery. People can choose to do this, and take what comes, and it provides businesses with some income.

I rarely go out to eat here or get take out during a regular winter, much less now.

[Anonymous]

Restaurants have health inspections regularly. The city could push out best practices to them on how to protect customers at this time and health inspectors could check that. Keeping some services flowing is not a bad idea.

[Anonymous]

To help the economy.

[Anonymous]

It would be nice if they could do curbside pickup with the public libraries. That would be if this goes on and on.

[Anonymous]

It helps the economy.

It allows first responders to get food.

There is NOT evidence that this virus is foodborne.

I completely understand taking this seriously, but the impact of this on the economy is already catastrophic. We cannot shut down everything.