On FB today the mayor said there will be a press conference tomorrow at 10:30 AM about what is going on. The rumor is that he will be asking for a total repeal of the Covid ordinances.
Some are saying he is caving to Noem, business owners and certain councilors (those of which wearing pants are ‘optional’ at the meetings, as long as they wear high heels – I promise that wasn’t sexist, just tongue and cheek).
There has also been strong suggestions that Smithfield will open next week.
So while the city (mostly) is still peaking (our numbers are not going down) why would we want to reopen restaurants and bars and meat packing plants?
Well I have an angry answer to that question I will not repeat.
I think we should really wait until May 15th when we can see a real downturn. I also think the state is NOT testing as much as they should, so these statistics are really a joke and false hope.
Some say we are hurting the hospitality industry. Here’s the deal, most of the hospitality workers I have spoken to are drawing unemployment, and actually receiving more than they did when working. They have nothing to worry about the next two weeks. And as I said before, as a business if you can’t handle a couple of months of a downturn, you probably are already out of business, and two more weeks really won’t matter, your crappy Ayn Rand business plan doomed you, not a virus.
I have vowed I will not be going inside a bar or restaurant until I at least see an all clear for several weeks. I don’t care if you think I am an alarmist (I’m actually a realist).
As I said to a friend tonight, “What am I missing by eating out in this town? Ambience? That’s laughable. The last restaurant in this town to have that was flooded by the city.”
Folks, don’t take what our supposed leaders tell you with a grain of salt. Stay safe, stay home if possible. Your half-ass chicken finger, onion ring burger, cotton candy ice cream cone burrito joint will still be open in a couple of months for you to get your food hard-on over. I just hope the cardiologists can survive this.