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Post by Clipper on Apr 21, 2020 17:44:26 GMT -5
Things are going to look a bit strange in our downtown shortly. Tennessee's side of State St. is going to be able to reopen for business while the Virginia side of the street will still be under lockdown. The Tennessee side of the street is home to most of the restaurants and bars downtown. I just hope they have some sort of common sense in reopening with tables widely spaced, and crowds limited for the time being. If things just go back to the former "normal" and the streets are packed with people bar hopping and intermingling in close proximity with a large number of people, things may explode with a surge of new cases and overflowing ICU's.
You won't catch me anywhere near downtown. A person can't eat or drink with a mask on. Nuff said. I will be waiting for quite some time before we will be going out to a restaurant for dinner. I hate to be a skeptic but I don't see this going well unless it is done carefully and gradually.
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Post by clarencebunsen on Apr 21, 2020 18:02:50 GMT -5
We did take out from Casa Too Mucha tonight. I would really hate to see them fold. There were 2 other take out orders on the shelf when I picked mine up. Just Patty and the cook working.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2020 18:29:24 GMT -5
We did take out from Casa Too Mucha tonight. I would really hate to see them fold. There were 2 other take out orders on the shelf when I picked mine up. Just Patty and the cook working. I have never eaten at that place. But then again I am not much of an out of my own kitchen eater. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2020 18:30:12 GMT -5
Things are going to look a bit strange in our downtown shortly. Tennessee's side of State St. is going to be able to reopen for business while the Virginia side of the street will still be under lockdown. The Tennessee side of the street is home to most of the restaurants and bars downtown. I just hope they have some sort of common sense in reopening with tables widely spaced, and crowds limited for the time being. If things just go back to the former "normal" and the streets are packed with people bar hopping and intermingling in close proximity with a large number of people, things may explode with a surge of new cases and overflowing ICU's. You won't catch me anywhere near downtown. A person can't eat or drink with a mask on. Nuff said. I will be waiting for quite some time before we will be going out to a restaurant for dinner. I hate to be a skeptic but I don't see this going well unless it is done carefully and gradually. Sounds like the place has gone bi-polar.! |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2020 18:34:09 GMT -5
The County Ex. of Onondaga County opened there place up also. He dropped the people going out on alternate days based on their birthday. Could be a good thing. I kind of think it would be a god thing if certain areas drop the stay at home order and let people go about their business freely this way they can be guinea pigs for the rest of us. Watch it closely to see if it safe. If cases show up its their loss.
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Post by Clipper on Apr 21, 2020 20:10:10 GMT -5
We haven't ordered any takeout other than subs from Jersey Mikes, the Wednesday night Senior special with whopper, fries and drink at BK once, and Taco Bell once. That was a mistake. We have what has to be the most poorly managed and staffed Taco Bell in the entire chain.
I have seen people post that they had gone for curbside pickup at the steak houses, and Olive Garden. I just can't bring myself to pay 15 or 20 bucks apiece for a restaurant prepared dinner only to have to reheat it in the microwave when I got it home. Kathy and I are both good cooks. I buy ribeye or NY strip steaks at Sam's Club or Food City and we do them at home. The produce market up the road has huge baking potatoes and sweet potatoes for baking, and I always keep a good supply of assorted salad fixings and frozen vegetables. I am a freak for vegetables and tossed green salads. I eat salad at least once, if not twice a day. My favorite dressing is the Olive Garden Original as well as honey Dijon vinaigrette from some farm in Vermont. Kathy makes fun of me because I get nervous if we don't have a backup bottle of each in the pantry at all times.
Our refrigerator usually has celery, a couple kinds of lettuce, plum tomatoes, English seedless cucumbers, Kalamata olives, pepperoncini's, jalapeno slices, a block of parmesan for grating on top, and occasionally a bit of leftover chicken breast, deli sliced turkey breast, or salami cut into thin strips. My lunch many times consists of a large salad and a few saltine crackers, and I almost always start my dinner with a salad.
You are fortunate to be conveniently close to restaurants CB. Where we live, outside of the actual city of Bristol Tn, most of the GOOD restaurants are at exit 7 in Virginia. We just are not crazy about the idea of bringing a dinner home in a Styrofoam takeout container and having to warm everything and put on real dishes.
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Post by clarencebunsen on Apr 21, 2020 21:13:50 GMT -5
I do want to see local places survive. We have patronized Casa since we moved here. Son Michael worked in their kitchen in his teens. They are local not a part of any chain. I hate the thought of losing a restaurant like that. I would rather eat in their dining room but did the take out as a best alternative. Do you think $5 is an adequate tip for a take out?
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Post by Clipper on Apr 21, 2020 21:34:36 GMT -5
There are not a lot of choices here for family run locally owned restaurants compared to Utica area. Being next to the interstate we have every chain restaurant and hotel that there is in the world and very few locally owned places to dine.
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Post by clarencebunsen on Apr 22, 2020 0:22:29 GMT -5
Even chain restaurants are probably a local franchise. It will be a loss to your community if they close.
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Post by Clipper on Apr 22, 2020 6:23:05 GMT -5
Even chain restaurants are probably a local franchise. It will be a loss to your community if they close. I had not considered the fact that some of the chain restaurants are probably locally owned franchises. My narrow observation of the issue was not considering the fact that for them to fail would be a blow to a large number of local employees that would not have a job to return to as the restrictions ease. |
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Post by Ralph on Apr 22, 2020 13:04:20 GMT -5
I think a lot of places are opening themselves up to a second wave much too soon. We shall see.
Clipper, have you ever tried Newman's Own Honey Mustard dressing? I think it's pretty good stuff.
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Post by BHU on Apr 22, 2020 13:30:51 GMT -5
We had to take our dog to the vet today because she was digging at her ears. The only vet we could find with an opening was in Rome. When we got there we had to call in & inform them we were there. An assistant came out took her inside & did the exam. Once the exam was done the vet came out to our vehicle & described the treatment plan for the infection. Once they were done again the assistant came out with our pup, took my card inside & processed the payment. We weren't allowed inside. I was ok with the process because I believe these kind of practices are the only way to knock this thing back until a vaccine is found.
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Post by BHU on Apr 22, 2020 13:38:46 GMT -5
Things are going to look a bit strange in our downtown shortly. Tennessee's side of State St. is going to be able to reopen for business while the Virginia side of the street will still be under lockdown. The Tennessee side of the street is home to most of the restaurants and bars downtown. I just hope they have some sort of common sense in reopening with tables widely spaced, and crowds limited for the time being. If things just go back to the former "normal" and the streets are packed with people bar hopping and intermingling in close proximity with a large number of people, things may explode with a surge of new cases and overflowing ICU's. You won't catch me anywhere near downtown. A person can't eat or drink with a mask on. Nuff said. I will be waiting for quite some time before we will be going out to a restaurant for dinner. I hate to be a skeptic but I don't see this going well unless it is done carefully and gradually. That'a good point I never thought of. How in hell are people going to eat & drink when out with a mask on? There is a study out there saying the virus can travel 12 feet if a person coughs or sneezes. I don't know if it's been vetted by experts or not but I hope it's wrong. |
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Post by Clipper on Apr 22, 2020 13:41:39 GMT -5
We had to take our dog to the vet today because she was digging at her ears. The only vet we could find with an opening was in Rome. When we got there we had to call in & inform them we were there. An assistant came out took her inside & did the exam. Once the exam was done the vet came out to our vehicle & described the treatment plan for the infection. Once they were done again the assistant came out with our pup, took my card inside & processed the payment. We weren't allowed inside. I was ok with the process because I believe these kind of practices are the only way to knock this thing back until a vaccine is found. Pretty much the same process I went through last week with our pup for her shots and annual fecal test. I was glad to see them being so careful. |
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Post by Clipper on Apr 22, 2020 13:45:29 GMT -5
I think a lot of places are opening themselves up to a second wave much too soon. We shall see. Clipper, have you ever tried Newman's Own Honey Mustard dressing? I think it's pretty good stuff. Haven't tried it yet. I have had the Newman's honey balsamic. That is good. I will have to try the honey mustard. My all time faves are Hidden Valley Ranch and any chunky blue cheese dressing but I haven't eaten either since I started watching my intake of fats, sugar, and above all sodium. Most salad dressings tend to either be fatty, or loaded with sugar and salt for flavor. |
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