Anonymous wrote:Hah!

Who will go for indoor dining? The people who want to do this are a minority and most don't have the adequate disposable income to this. Still, this is an appeasement strategy for restaurant owners. After a few months of this, it willl be ..."awww, we tried so hard but still could not save these businesses".

You're mistaken, PP. I'm a very cautious Potomac resident (not the McMansion part, but we can all afford to eat out) and most of my neighbors are chomping at the bit to go to a restaurant. I am very much in the minority and the local reject because I didn't attend the non-socially distant, unmasked backyard happy hours this past summer and fall.

So stupid

Anonymous wrote:Have fun going out to eat!

I'll be staying home for at least the next year with my autoimmune condition. Be sure to think of people like me and all the school kids at home while you are enjoying your delicious meals.

Nah. I’ll just be thinking about my delicious food. And my family.

Anonymous wrote:For those of you who don't dine in or take out, did you consider buying a gift cart once a week or however often you used to dine at your favorite restaurant and keep them for the post covid times to redeem so you could help to keep your favorite restaurant afloat?

I know that some places around the globe are promoting this kind of movement and they keep their places afloat.

It does not seem to be a bad idea. What say you?

We are trying to do takeout at least once a week and tip generously. I think the gift card idea is fine if you think of it as a donation. The chance of a restaurant surviving based on gift cards is low so they probably won't be around when it's time for you to use the gift card. More places (e.g., Boston) are trying to promote take out than gift cards.

Have fun going out to eat!

I'll be staying home for at least the next year with my autoimmune condition. Be sure to think of people like me and all the school kids at home while you are enjoying your delicious meals.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’ve been going to Tysons/Arlington and McLean and have eaten indoors about 1/week. Either running errands over there, doing shopping or just getting out of the house. No issues. Feel perfectly safe. I’lll be out at my favorite Italian place in Cabin John next week. Can’t wait.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

All those people who got covid didn't have covid, until they did.

True. I have never been hit by a drunk driver either...until I do. Guess that is the risk I am willing to take.

That's not really the right analogy. It's more like someone saying I never wear a seatbelt, and I've always been fine. Just figure that if your chance of something happening is about 1% (just pulling a number out), then you can do it, on average, 99 times and be just fine. Then think about a restaurant that serves 200 people per day -- every day, 2 people there getting sick and spreading it around to others in the community. I'm not sure if the risk level is 1%, or 30% or what -- but it definitely depends on how high the community spread is at the moment you are dining.

Anonymous wrote:Hah!

Who will go for indoor dining? The people who want to do this are a minority and most don't have the adequate disposable income to this. Still, this is an appeasement strategy for restaurant owners. After a few months of this, it willl be ..."awww, we tried so hard but still could not save these businesses".

Why do you assume that only (or primarily) the poors would want to eat inside in a restaurant?

Hah!

Who will go for indoor dining? The people who want to do this are a minority and most don't have the adequate disposable income to this. Still, this is an appeasement strategy for restaurant owners. After a few months of this, it willl be ..."awww, we tried so hard but still could not save these businesses".

I would be totally comfortable eating inside at 25% if it's a large restaurant, something like Clyde's in CC would be fine to me.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’ve been going to Tysons/Arlington and McLean and have eaten indoors about 1/week. Either running errands over there, doing shopping or just getting out of the house. No issues. Feel perfectly safe. I’lll be out at my favorite Italian place in Cabin John next week. Can’t wait.

But what would NOT feel safe to you?

Not much. I feel pretty good about how I am going about taking care of myself and my family throughout this pandemic. I don't like Roller Coasters..does that count?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’ve been going to Tysons/Arlington and McLean and have eaten indoors about 1/week. Either running errands over there, doing shopping or just getting out of the house. No issues. Feel perfectly safe. I’lll be out at my favorite Italian place in Cabin John next week. Can’t wait.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

All those people who got covid didn't have covid, until they did.

True. I have never been hit by a drunk driver either...until I do. Guess that is the risk I am willing to take.

Once I am fully vaccinated I will eat indoors, I think once vaccine % increases a lot of people will. My 87 year old mother is waiting until then and then she is so excited to have a meal in a restaurant with her friends

Anonymous wrote:I’ve been going to Tysons/Arlington and McLean and have eaten indoors about 1/week. Either running errands over there, doing shopping or just getting out of the house. No issues. Feel perfectly safe. I’lll be out at my favorite Italian place in Cabin John next week. Can’t wait.

But what would NOT feel safe to you?

Anonymous wrote:I’ve been going to Tysons/Arlington and McLean and have eaten indoors about 1/week. Either running errands over there, doing shopping or just getting out of the house. No issues. Feel perfectly safe. I’lll be out at my favorite Italian place in Cabin John next week. Can’t wait.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

All those people who got covid didn't have covid, until they did.

I’ve been going to Tysons/Arlington and McLean and have eaten indoors about 1/week. Either running errands over there, doing shopping or just getting out of the house. No issues. Feel perfectly safe. I’lll be out at my favorite Italian place in Cabin John next week. Can’t wait.