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Ace Rothstein

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13. I'm shocked how much of DU is shocked that people are going out.

Sun May 24, 2020, 11:59 AM

May 2020

Many have been saying for months that people weren't going to keep staying home through the summer. We went out for lunch yesterday at a place outdoors we are familiar with that is taking precautions. Tables are spaced, no menus and the staff are all wearing masks.

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They've arrived by the car load. [View all] Fla Dem May 2020 OP

DeSantis Lokee11 May 2020 #1

Yep, I thought of that too. Can't trust his numbers. Fla Dem May 2020 #2

Please let us know. Appreciate you. nature-lover May 2020 #6

One thing for sure DownriverDem May 2020 #27

Neither does the virus. Salviati May 2020 #39

Bingo StarryNite May 2020 #42

I'm prepared for that. Pacifist Patriot May 2020 #50

DeSantis will probably hide the deaths right up until they're at the mass-grave stages. backscatter712 May 2020 #59

He will almost certainly try. People will know what killed their family and friends. nt Blue_true May 2020 #67

I drove the same stretch of A1A you did 2 weeks ago. Took some food to the St Augustine Amphitheatre Lochloosa May 2020 #3

Thanks you for your contribution to the Food Drive. Fla Dem May 2020 #7

Great. I heard they collected like 14 tons that day. Glad to help out. Lochloosa May 2020 #28

Our Local Food Drive is on hiatus leftieNanner May 2020 #58

Good reminder Kitchari May 2020 #60

They don't DownriverDem May 2020 #30

In live in Martin County jovibennett May 2020 #32

Death cult CountAllVotes May 2020 #4

It is crazy here too. People have generally had enough. KentuckyWoman May 2020 #5

There will be an increase in daily new cases. gristy May 2020 #8

Texas has been topping 1000 per day for most of the past 3 weeks yellowdogintexas May 2020 #64

Next time someone invades your personal space, just start repeating "germ spreader" KS Toronado May 2020 #9

Or tell them "get back I have the virus" Sucha NastyWoman May 2020 #22

Stimulus checks, holiday weekend mercuryblues May 2020 #10

generally ok in our SoCal beach town... dhill926 May 2020 #11

So far so good Hekate May 2020 #36

I would bet most of those people in the crowds were not locals and..... KY_EnviroGuy May 2020 #12

Absolutely, as I said in my post, my best guess they're from Southern Ga and inland Fl. Fla Dem May 2020 #25

We wish you all the best of luck through the summer. KY_EnviroGuy May 2020 #61

I'm shocked how much of DU is shocked that people are going out. Ace Rothstein May 2020 #13

I admire your courage, but going out to eat is like playing Russian Roulette. It's not safe yet. catbyte May 2020 #14

I forgot to add that we were outdoors as well. Ace Rothstein May 2020 #16

I went to Burger King two nights ago jimfields33 May 2020 #21

Not the way I shop. catbyte May 2020 #24

Good luck. jimfields33 May 2020 #26

My neighborhood independent grocer only allows 20 people in at a time; catbyte May 2020 #38

That's awesome jimfields33 May 2020 #62

I know. That's why I shop there. Welll, that and I really love the personal service and care that catbyte May 2020 #63

Not at all shocked. Just amazed at the lack of caution people are taking. Fla Dem May 2020 #29

Load up on stuff now, because in a few weeks it'll be March all over again Auggie May 2020 #15

I live on a lake that has significant tourist activity from Memorial Day through phylny May 2020 #17

I feel your pain, my friend!! secondwind May 2020 #18

Hugs back AR! Fla Dem May 2020 #31

MUAH! secondwind May 2020 #48

Maybe you should drive inland to do your shopping. Sucha NastyWoman May 2020 #19

In NE Florida inland shopping goes like this...... jaxexpat May 2020 #73

Gatlinburg TN is just the same TNNurse May 2020 #20

A famous quote reads, "Stupid is as Stupid does." Ford_Prefect May 2020 #23

Jacksonville looks just like it did this time last year and every other year NightWatcher May 2020 #33

Cocoa Beach? Chipper Chat May 2020 #34

Cocoa to Daytona has been packed last three weekends. MoonlitKnight May 2020 #40

No, St Augustine. Fla Dem May 2020 #68

ditto for South Padre Island, TX RussBLib May 2020 #35

Ah, the joys of living in a tourist trap. Been there. Warpy May 2020 #37

I rarely go out on holiday weekends. Tipperary May 2020 #41

Coronavirus travels light Larissa May 2020 #43

But its not that small when it attaches to a droplet. The virus doesnt spread alone. oldsoftie May 2020 #46

Same here in CA Sierras FirstLight May 2020 #44

I would love to be at the beach right now ecstatic May 2020 #45

On July 6, 1942, Anne Frank and her family went into hiding in Amsterdam. Lonestarblue May 2020 #47

I've been reflecting on the Frank family, too Boomer May 2020 #65

Oh, they'll have spikes there and everywhere else these crowds came from. In two weeks. ancianita May 2020 #49

Stay safe. Vote. Joinfortmill May 2020 #51

Isn't it comforting to hear the Draft Dodging Coward Con-artist... Hulk May 2020 #52

Greetings from an Avondalien Fritz Walter May 2020 #53

weeks back an RN I know in a Southern red state told me their hospital was not reporting yaesu May 2020 #54

I'm glad it's not that way here, east coast of central FL. CaptainTruth May 2020 #55

Us Too WanderingLiberal May 2020 #56

The old right wing slogan, "Better Dead Than Red", revisited. nt oasis May 2020 #57

Same for Gulf Shores/Orange Beach, AL. trof May 2020 #66

There's gonna be a spike in NE Fla countryken May 2020 #69

Luckily, here in Europe, things are not crazy yet. DFW May 2020 #70

Stay safe Fla Dem! samplegirl May 2020 #71

You too, samplegirl! Fla Dem May 2020 #75

SE GA and inland FL must be flooding the coast north of Jax. lark May 2020 #72

Thanks for the re-open warning, it's a career boon for bucolic_frolic May 2020 #74

It feels like we're living in a cheesy pandemic/disaster movie PatSeg May 2020 #76

I've said that from the beginning, like living in a apocalyptic movie. Fla Dem May 2020 #77

Oh yes PatSeg May 2020 #78

For sure Trump is the instigator. His messages to his cult are loud and clear. Fla Dem May 2020 #79

Just like he does with everyone else PatSeg May 2020 #80