MoCo Needs to Reopen Restaurants
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Anonymous
| When they were closed for the second time, we were told it was to avoid the holiday surge that sort of happened / sort of didn't. Cases are now falling, as are deaths. Hospitals were never even close to being overrun. It's time to reopen indoor dining at 25% capacity. I appreciate that MoCo is always going to be more conservative when it comes to this, but we are ready. I used to argue that restaurants shouldn't be open while schools were closed, but given MCPS seems intent on staying closed until 2022, that's no longer really a valid argument. |
Anonymous
| No, if anything, they need to shut down more things to get the spread under control. You can do carry out. |
Anonymous
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Indeed PG County will allow indoor dining again starting Friday:
https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/maryland/prince-georges-county-resumes-indoor-dining-friday/65-61cebc10-e29e-46cb-9413-b09498566ccc Expect MoCo to respond in about 2 weeks. |
Anonymous
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I'm not sure what the purpose of opening them is -- do people really feel comfortable to sit inside and eat with masks off? I'm happy getting takeout.
I do wish more restaurants would repurpose their wait staff to do delivery. I hate grub hub and ubereats, and would order about 5x as often if I didn't have to get dressed to go pick it up. |
Anonymous
| Thank God for the barstool fund. |
Anonymous
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No.
It's sad how many people don't realize that restrictions will remain in place until we can get this virus under control, and that when that happens, as soon as restrictions are eased, viral spread will start back up again, which will lead to renewed restrictions... until herd immunity is reached by mass vaccinations. There is no other way. Be courageous. Find the strength. |
Anonymous
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I hope not. I feel much safer getting takeout when the restaurants are closed, since most don't seem to offer curbside service.
Note to restaurant owners: if you do open up, please offer curbside for those of us who can't get the vaccine yet and don't want the rona. |
Anonymous
| MoCo’s DCUMers want indoor dining more than it wants in-person public school. |
Anonymous
That's the part I get stuck on. I haven't eaten inside a restaurant since March, and the reason isn't the ban on indoor eating in restaurants. The reason is that I don't want to sit inside a building with my mask off, and a bunch of other people with their masks off, to eat. |
Anonymous
No, they want both and their lives and needs are more important than others. |
Anonymous
We live outside of MoCo, and when the rates were lower like this summer, we ate in restaurants. The tables were spread out, and it was 25-50% capacity. The numbers are up where we are, so we stopped doing it. We usually did it when we were out for the day like at a park, and not near home. As for doing it now, I can see a family, or a group of coworkers who have been vaccinated doing this safely. They can already do it outside safely in those tent things they have set up. |
Anonymous
| The issue with takeout is the profit margins are low since most people don't order drinks. Restaurants make most of their money on drinks that dine-in people order. That's why there is some incentive to reopen them. |
Anonymous
But many people feel differently than you and, with the ability to get business from those people, restaurants might have a chance to survive and serve as a vital part of our economy. No one is saying you will be forced to dine in if you are not comfortable. |
Anonymous
And this is why so many people will die needlessly. It's incredibly sad. |
Anonymous
Your argument is that people should be allowed to do covid-transmitting things if they feel comfortable, because if enough people feel comfortable doing covid-transmitting things, that will keep the restaurants afloat. The restaurants aren't in trouble because of coronavirus restrictions, they're in trouble because of coronavirus. |