ktfran
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You’re absolutely right in that it depends on the restaurant and the clientele. For us, there has to be a pretty large patio or roof area. We don’t want to be right by the sidewalk where people will be walking. There were a few citations and more than a handful of warnings last weekend.
Since we’re still cut to 36 hours for the foreseeable future, rumor has it until the end of our FY (September), I like the idea of some weekday day drinking!
I went for my usual walk yesterday, albeit a little earlier than usual. There were a few sidewalk restaurants open and I was impressed. Since the husband’s birthday is at the end of the month, I think our first foray into dining will be a weekday lunch date to celebrate. I’m not yet comfortable to go in the evening or on weekends when places are likely to be more crowded.
In Chicago, office buildings are only allowed 25% occupancy right now. My company did an informal pull and about 20 – 30% want to go back in. Transportation, since most take some kind of public transportation, was the biggest barrier. I’ve seen the plan. It looks pretty solid. However, nobody will be required to go in. We’re definitely set up to work remotely. I might eventually walk in one day a week. It’s three miles.
The protest was in my neighborhood tonight. Thousands of people. Extremely peaceful. They did walk by the racist deli I mentioned earlier then turned onto my block. Police were walking silently besides them. Most people wore masks. Someone right below our condo had parked a car and was handing out bottled water and had hand sanitizer. The walkers were followed by a parade of cars.
My nail salon was always unofficially by appointment, which was one of the reasons I liked it. Like, I had to book three or four days in advance on the regular. If I called on a Saturday for a Sunday appointment, I might get a 5:00. Maybe.
My hair stylist was so happy to be back.
When I got my hair colored and cut on Wednesday, my stylist said the back had the beginnings of a mullet. Nice.
So I was upset on Tuesday when I walked by my nail salon and there was a “For Rent” sign in the window and a tarp covering the floor to ceiling glass storefront. When I walked by Wednesday, it was open. Instead of boarding up, it looks like they took that approach to discourage looters. I may make an appointment for next Friday.
As of today, there is a Hispanic deli I can no longer frequent. The owner stood out front talking negatively about Black Lives Matter and lots of horrible things. Ugh. Chicagoans, don’t ever go to Nini’s Deli. EVER. I believe there is video. I haven’t watched.
Oh, people were out in mass yesterday morning (we walk to the grocery store every Thurs morning) and the husband just went out today to grab something for lunch and he said it was nuts out there.
I’m going to still be super cautious. We’re going to wait a couple of weeks to see what happens and if cases increase again. Give people a little and they go crazy.
My team is spread across the central U.S. Since March, we’ve had a weekly Teams call. This week, the one Black woman on our team said she’d like to share her story and open up dialog. I so appreciated that she did that. Wednesday’s call went really well and I was so glad she did so. After, I sent a note to her similar to what it sounds like @kate said and I said I still have a lot to learn but I’m trying to improve to be a better ally.
My Covid PSA for the day. Things are beginning to open. People are going to their barbers, stylists, nail techs, etc. If you were fortunate to keep your job during this, be kind, be patient, and please, please tip well. Same with servers too (although the husband and I still won’t be dining out any time soon, however).
I went to my stylist yesterday. That simple act of normalcy made my day. I had sent her a large tip a couple days after I would have had one of my appointments 8 weeks ago. She mentioned it and said that she was feeling pretty low and that made her day. She said she cried when she saw it.
Yes vote. But not only to get Trump out. We desperately need to take control of the Senate. McConnell is the true cancer to our democracy.
State are local elections are equally as important.
In Chicago at least, the cops are behaving appropriately (EDT, during these protests at any rate). Any story that speaks differently is BS. And this is coming from someone who has never been a fan of the police.
As Kate said, this has been building for a long time. People are angry. The larger the numbers, the easier it is to destruct. There’s likely extremist groups on both sides showing up and instigating. It sucks.
I agree. We have a president who incites violence, African Americans are dying at the hands of people who are supposed to protect citizens, and the pandemic causing people to lose jobs and eventually their homes. I absolutely get why it’s happening. It almost seemed inevitable.
And remember, the protests started out peaceful. What is happening is on Trump’s hands, and the people who support him.
