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lame54

(35,268 posts) Tue May 5, 2020, 12:22 PM May 2020

If a restaurant opens

And nobody shows up
Aren't they going to lose more money?

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If a restaurant opens (Original Post) lame54 May 2020 OP

Only if a tree from the forest falls on it... First Speaker May 2020 #1

Of course they'll lose more money. stopbush May 2020 #2

Opening will end their business interruption insurance claims... WestLosAngelesGal May 2020 #3

So far in Texas most people are still getting take out and not eating inside, at least in SE Texas. Dustlawyer May 2020 #4

Yes, and in some states they can only reopen at half capacity Cal Carpenter May 2020 #5

First Speaker

(4,858 posts)

1. Only if a tree from the forest falls on it...

Reply to lame54 (Original post)

Tue May 5, 2020, 12:24 PM

May 2020

stopbush

(24,393 posts)

2. Of course they'll lose more money.

Reply to lame54 (Original post)

Tue May 5, 2020, 12:26 PM

May 2020

WestLosAngelesGal

(268 posts)

3. Opening will end their business interruption insurance claims...

Reply to lame54 (Original post)

Tue May 5, 2020, 12:27 PM

May 2020

...and if their employees do not show up, they will likely get fired and end their own unemployment insurance claims.

Opening when it is not safe will be a disaster.

I am sitting on a Cheesecake Factory gift card from Christmas and I am not going to rush out to use it anytime soon.

Dustlawyer

(10,494 posts)

4. So far in Texas most people are still getting take out and not eating inside, at least in SE Texas.

Reply to lame54 (Original post)

Wed May 6, 2020, 10:42 AM

May 2020

Cal Carpenter

(4,959 posts)

5. Yes, and in some states they can only reopen at half capacity

Reply to lame54 (Original post)

Wed May 6, 2020, 10:47 AM

May 2020

so even if people show up, they're still screwed. Close to normal operating costs, half the revenue, and likely on the hook for supplies and protocols to meet new safety regulations.

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