Wisconsin Bars closing today at 5:00 state wide

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Mandated gatherings of less then 10.

I know that perhaps sounds like a sarcastic post, I can say in all seriousness... people are going to panic. The next 48 hours in the rural parts of the state will not be good. Stay safe out there.

https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/gov-tony-evers-orders-statewide-ban-of-all-public-gatherings-of-10-or-more

[SharonClark]

1. Noon in Iowa. The Irish are mad.

[Spider Jerusalem]

2. Holy shit. In Wisconsin? the state with the most bars per capita in the US?

Yeah, people are going to panic.

[Ellipsis]

3. It's the German culture "extended living room bars"...

where the bulk of the rednecks and parking lots filled with pickup truck skeptics reside. Those are the "folks" will not handle this well.

[Igel]

6. Bars. Closed? On St. Patrick's Day?

Talk about slighting an ethnic group.

This, after being dissed by Google in not having a St Patrick's Day doodle.

The Irish haven't advanced since the 1870s, I see. When the going gets tough, pick on the Irish.

I mean, "no groups larger than 10"? Sure. I'm down with drinking alone or in a small group, and it's best with multiple smaller groups in competition than one large group. I'm even down with serious drinking before 5. But stopping at 5 pm? I mean, the Sun's not even set by then. It's not even time to leave the office. (Okay, don't connect that "drinking before 5" with "not even time to leave the office".)

We can do without the green beer--preferably for forever.

[Spider Jerusalem]

9. Mostly Germans in Wisconsin

(my great-great-grandfather came to America as a boy from County Kerry during the Famine).

[Ellipsis]

12. Initial settlers were Mainly German then Polish, and Norwegians.

[rurallib]

4. What ever will people who work in these establishments do for money?

Will people be thrown out in the street if they can't pay rent? Electricity? heating?

My guess is that those who will be out of work will be those least able to survive.

[Ellipsis]

8. I don't know... For us, our neighbors do watch out for one another.

even if we disagree. In that regard we are fortunate.

[LiberalFighter]

5. That should reduce DUI's.

[Ellipsis]

10. I've been thinking about people being pulled over during a pandemic.

Who's going to risk getting sick? I think citations in general will go down.

[redstatebluegirl]

7. By sugar there's news.

I bet the liquor stores are packed! Nobody likes their beer more than people from Wisconsin! Big Packer fan here, many great trips to cheeseland.

[Ellipsis]

11. It hadn't made an effect yesterday.

I imagine they'll sell out now. Deliveries too I'd imagine.

[uncle ray]

13. i expect rural establishments to flat out ignore the order.

[Talitha]

14. I can just see it now - impromptu tailgate parties in liquor store parking lots...

Waiting for the store to open in the morning.

And when people see a liquor delivery truck in their rear view mirror, they'll pull onto the shoulder to get out of the way - like they do for emergency vehicles.

Yeah, they're nutz up here.

[Phoenix61]

15. Florida too. nt