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SheltieLover

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

Wed Apr 22, 2020, 09:59 AM

Apr 2020

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."

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So, Ga. Govermor told restaurants they could open on Monday. Many of them said "NO THANKS". [View all] napi21 Apr 2020 OP

If they are waiting for "guidance from Kemp," their decision making capacity is seriously deficient! SheltieLover Apr 2020 #1

I think it was a nice way of telling Kemp he is full of shit. Norbert Apr 2020 #16

Why bother being nice? SheltieLover Apr 2020 #17

Exactly! I do marketing for restaurants and... Blue_playwright Apr 2020 #38

The good ol Awful Waffle tazkcmo Apr 2020 #2

oh man...years ago when I was on the road we came up on one. iscooterliberally Apr 2020 #4

LOL Yup! SheltieLover Apr 2020 #19

Because.... phandancer917 Apr 2020 #22

To each their own. SheltieLover Apr 2020 #25

Sounds like the sort of place my college friends & I would have adored. We could talk ... Hekate Apr 2020 #41

Some of the most interesting people tazkcmo Apr 2020 #43

Surprise the food is really good, cooked as you like it. katmondoo Apr 2020 #26

They probably were the best waffles I've ever had. n/t thesquanderer Apr 2020 #30

If the bars close at 2 am, there has to be SOME place to go after the gay bars close. not_the_one Apr 2020 #36

Not bad food. tazkcmo Apr 2020 #44

I LOVE the Waffle House Skittles Apr 2020 #46

When does Bill Barr send in the troops Proud Liberal Dem Apr 2020 #3

From talking to many diff. people, it looks like even I the stores & restaurants open they won't napi21 Apr 2020 #5

I know I won't be dining out for a couple of months at least. lpbk2713 Apr 2020 #6

Isn't Waffle House a technical economic and situational leading indicator during disasters? uponit7771 Apr 2020 #7

in the NE its Duncan Donuts...at least it was when I was there during Sandy.. samnsara Apr 2020 #10

Yes. SheltieLover Apr 2020 #20

But here's the kicker gratuitous Apr 2020 #8

That, in fact, may be the goal. n/t Laelth Apr 2020 #11

It's the goal. Rotten Republicans. SammyWinstonJack Apr 2020 #35

Ding ding ding ding! forgotmylogin Apr 2020 #12

Bingo! I wouldn't be surprised if the WH wasn't behind this reopen scam. stopbush Apr 2020 #13

But of course! SheltieLover Apr 2020 #21

They also have to start paying rent and bills again, even if they have no customers. displacedtexan Apr 2020 #42

What the restaurant owners are really saying is this: Laelth Apr 2020 #9

Exactly. They would have to pay employees but make no money because people Solomon Apr 2020 #45

Asshole wants to stop paying unemployment IronLionZion Apr 2020 #14

Especially to poor people. How come banks and office parks aren't opening? PaulRevere08 Apr 2020 #29

Many professional jobs have work from home capabilities IronLionZion Apr 2020 #31

Banks are open. At least the drive-through at my bank is. geardaddy Apr 2020 #33

Others have already answered Odawg Apr 2020 #37

The one that has me shook is gyms greenjar_01 Apr 2020 #15

Gyms & MASSAGE PARLORS! And hair salons, barber shops. How can you possibly stay 6 ft. apart napi21 Apr 2020 #27

Distancing and disinfection routines will restore public confidence bucolic_frolic Apr 2020 #18

So happy they are listening to sage advice from doctors and scientists and disregarding the dribble iluvtennis Apr 2020 #23

Businesses should be talking to medical experts, their attorneys and insurance agents..... KY_EnviroGuy Apr 2020 #24

+1 crickets Apr 2020 #28

Interesting Republican conundrum angrychair Apr 2020 #32

The difference is it screws the workers out of unemployment benefits IronLionZion Apr 2020 #34

In Georgia there are plenty of dumb customers...... Odawg Apr 2020 #39

Short term thinking... BlueIdaho Apr 2020 #40