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0 pointsSteltek4y ago0 comments

> For example, I used to eat out all the time because I never had time to cook.

I had a strangely opposite reaction during Covid: Recognizing that local restaurants would struggle, we doubled or tripled our usage of restaurants, plus a bump in tip on top. This was takeout, of course, but they would normally be dine-in experiences).

We still lost a couple of our favorite restaurants to closures but on a whole, the town came through pretty well.

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t8e56vd4ih4y ago· 1 in thread

that's about as useful as trying to fight global warming by keeping your fridge door open all the time.

SteltekOP4y ago

Setting the "wait for the US government to pass effective relief legislation" option aside for the moment, restaurants are a local business with local customers. Increasing patronage seems a fairly obvious way to support them to me and as a bonus, I don't have to cook.

Turn the cynicism down a bit, will ya?

SV_BubbleTime4y ago

I think you’re in for a surprise, if you think the restaurant closures from COVID are over with. I think a staggering number of businesses took loans to weather storm that will have lasted longer than anyone expected. Let’s see what your local scene looks like in two more years.

If anything, I think the restaurants that have already closed down, or possibly the ones with a better financial sense then the majority.

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