So, Ga. Govermor told restaurants they could open on Monday. Many of them said "NO THANKS".

[napi21]

https://www.ajc.com/entertainment/dining/restaurants-not-ready-reopen-dining-rooms-despite-kemp-ahead/hxJyJFzj7TErGkevZHE0PK/

Kemp’s sudden loosening of restrictions has left many restaurant operators questioning how, if or when they can safely reopen. Some in metro Atlanta say a Monday opening date is not feasible or prudent, while others, like Waffle House — the ubiquitous chain known for quickly reopening after disasters — are waiting for more guidance from Kemp and health officials before making a decision.

The article quotes about a doz. restaurant owners who say versions of "It's too soon, it's not safe, I'm listening to the med. experts/" I''m proud of the owners making a rational decision instead of listening to the politically based decisions of Kemp & Trump!

[SheltieLover]

1. If they are waiting for "guidance from Kemp," their decision making capacity is seriously deficient!

Many restaurants here in the Memphis region are refusing to reopen too.

Glad people are thinking &, as Madame President so wisely proclaimed, not "taking advice from a guy who looked directly at a solar eclipse."

[Norbert]

16. I think it was a nice way of telling Kemp he is full of shit.

They know that if they reopen and it spikes again some of them are finished.

[SheltieLover]

17. Why bother being nice?

This is not a nice situation & there is arguably nothing nice about Kemp.

[Blue_playwright]

38. Exactly! I do marketing for restaurants and...

... I’m advising my clients to wait it out. 2-3 more weeks of shit business is much better than the bad publicity from your business being found to be a breeding ground for the plague.

[tazkcmo]

2. The good ol Awful Waffle

Best place to be between 3 and 5 a.m. Good times. Here's to an eventual return.

[iscooterliberally]

4. oh man...years ago when I was on the road we came up on one.

As we pulled into the parking lot I noticed that the letter 'W' on their sign was burned out. I said, 'Affle House' that's the place for us! We have called it Awful House ever since.

[SheltieLover]

19. LOL Yup!

Cannot imagine why anyone would eat in one of those places! 🤮

[phandancer917]

22. Because....

...good tasting food -- nice folks working the place and inexpensive meals. 24/7 (except these days!)

Also -- unlimited coffee and good conversation.

Now...I am too old to be going there late night -- so I cannot attest to the quality of patronage after midnight

[SheltieLover]

25. To each their own.

👍

[Hekate]

41. Sounds like the sort of place my college friends & I would have adored. We could talk ...

...forever, and being under 21 needed someplace with no alcohol. Cheap, with a bottomless coffee cup, because we were also poor. Just about the only place we could find some nights was Denny's, which had like the world's worst coffee...

Good times, good times.

[tazkcmo]

43. Some of the most interesting people

I have met many people from different walks of life at The awful waffle. Everything from your average partygoer, nuns, Rastafarians and even a few Germans are available at the Awful Waffle

I have story after story of awful Waffle escapades.

[katmondoo]

26. Surprise the food is really good, cooked as you like it.

[thesquanderer]

30. They probably were the best waffles I've ever had. n/t

[not_the_one]

36. If the bars close at 2 am, there has to be SOME place to go after the gay bars close.

We don't go out until 11 pm, or midnight (why the fuck THAT is, I have no idea...), so the party is just getting started at 2 ...



It doesn't have to be TWH, but sometimes that is the only option...

At least, "back in the day"....

[tazkcmo]

44. Not bad food.

Between fast food and casual dining. Best eaten when drunk but I've enjoyed a meal there sober, too.

I didn't usually go for the food but for the adventure.

[Skittles]

46. I LOVE the Waffle House

don't be such a food snob!

[Proud Liberal Dem]

3. When does Bill Barr send in the troops

to force these restaurants to re-open?

[napi21]

5. From talking to many diff. people, it looks like even I the stores & restaurants open they won't

have any customers. People are very skeptical of the intentions behind this early opening idea. They all told me they were going to stay home & watch what happens. GOOD FOR THEM!

[lpbk2713]

6. I know I won't be dining out for a couple of months at least.

I've heard there's a good chance Covid is supposed to spike again in July.

[uponit7771]

7. Isn't Waffle House a technical economic and situational leading indicator during disasters?

[samnsara]

10. in the NE its Duncan Donuts...at least it was when I was there during Sandy..

..they are the last ones to close up. The one and only and LAST time I ever ate at a Waffle House ( Gallatin, Tenn), the floor was covered in black ants. i was going to call the health dept but the little old lady waitress probably needed that job...I left her a big tip and never went back...

[SheltieLover]

20. Yes.

[gratuitous]

8. But here's the kicker

Businesses that stay closed while they have the Governor's permission to be open may find themselves unable to access unemployment benefits (for example). The state's rationale will be that workers could be working, but because their business is staying closed when it could be open, the workers are SOL when it comes to unemployment benefits.

[Laelth]

11. That, in fact, may be the goal. n/t

-Laelth

[SammyWinstonJack]

35. It's the goal. Rotten Republicans.

[forgotmylogin]

12. Ding ding ding ding!

They want business and the economy open, but they're booting them out of the rescue vehicle while driving over broken glass.

[stopbush]

13. Bingo! I wouldn't be surprised if the WH wasn't behind this reopen scam.

Provide an excuse to cut off benefits, then trumpet the fact that the number of people on UI is dropping.

[SheltieLover]

21. But of course!

The classic repuke play of "starve them out!"

[displacedtexan]

42. They also have to start paying rent and bills again, even if they have no customers.

"What's the catch?" should always be the first question after Republicans offer any ideas.

And never forget the ultimate greed mantra: when there's blood (or virus) in the streets, buy real estate.

[Laelth]

9. What the restaurant owners are really saying is this:

“What’s the point? At this time, not enough people will patronize the restaurant to make re-opening it profitable.”

These people are not saints. Don’t give them too much credit.

-Laelth

[Solomon]

45. Exactly. They would have to pay employees but make no money because people

are not going to patronize the business in sufficient numbers. It's an economic decision.

[IronLionZion]

14. Asshole wants to stop paying unemployment

to avoid increasing taxes to offset his disastrous budget. Standard Republicanism. Greed Over People or GOP.

[PaulRevere08]

29. Especially to poor people. How come banks and office parks aren't opening?

It's going to be easier to social distance in an office than a massage parlor.

[IronLionZion]

31. Many professional jobs have work from home capabilities

while working class jobs don't. So they chose to put workers in the impossible dilemma of risking death for a paycheck, when they probably won't get many customers or much revenue anyway. Landlords will still demand rent. Banks will still demand mortgage payments. But there is less income for the working people.

It's a deliberately malicious thing to do to people.

[geardaddy]

33. Banks are open. At least the drive-through at my bank is.

[Odawg]

37. Others have already answered

Its about sticking it to the poor and minority population. Denying benefits.....this prick Kemp is a full on racist he don't wear a mask he wears a hood.

[greenjar_01]

15. The one that has me shook is gyms

They want to re-open GYMS?

Who the fuck is going to a gym on Friday?



Just have them shoot viral load directly into your mouth!

[napi21]

27. Gyms & MASSAGE PARLORS! And hair salons, barber shops. How can you possibly stay 6 ft. apart

in any f those?

[bucolic_frolic]

18. Distancing and disinfection routines will restore public confidence

but I doubt the state has the will and establishments the desire to make it happen. Every 2nd or 3rd table. Disinfection between customers. Gloves and masks for employees. And all that still doesn't address contagious eaters breathing into the room.

The public may not accept these rapidly reopening companies. People are justifiably scared. For every goon ignoring face mask rules, and going blithely on, there are 20 terrified of the outcome. They avoid. They even avoid eye contact. No one wants to interact. The only conversation I've had was across a parking lot, 4 car lengths, with a guy who wanted to know why the store was opening late.

[iluvtennis]

23. So happy they are listening to sage advice from doctors and scientists and disregarding the dribble

from trump/his sycophants

[KY_EnviroGuy]

24. Businesses should be talking to medical experts, their attorneys and insurance agents.....

rather than listening to Kemp or Trump. Government officials have no business telling companies to make risky decisions.

Review the risks with the liability experts, then make a decision whether or not to open and deciding when and how to do it safely.


KY........

[crickets]

28. +1

[angrychair]

32. Interesting Republican conundrum

The "freedom" to open is also the "freedom" to not open as well.

[IronLionZion]

34. The difference is it screws the workers out of unemployment benefits

it's truly diabolical. Can't go to work if boss chooses not to open, and can't get benefits. Bosses will choose not to open because only the dumbest customers would show up.

[Odawg]

39. In Georgia there are plenty of dumb customers......

After all Kemp was elected.

[BlueIdaho]

40. Short term thinking...

The whole “Rush to Open” strategy is short term thinking. When it leads to more viral cases and more business failures - the GOP governors, Mayors, Congress Critters, and Shitler himself will gut the economy. Did I forget to mention the increased deaths?

Longer term - there is a great big election coming in about 6 months. Are these toe rags really planning on using a “Kill Grandma - Eat the Children - Burn Down Main Street” platform? Because that will be their lasting legacy.