alstroemeria:
Our problem around here is that few decent, “middle grade” restaurants are even in business anymore – including Chinese. Some have shocked us by posting signs on the door on a typically busy Friday or Saturday (!) saying that they’re sorry but they are closed for the day due to lack of staff! Mind you, some are places that are paying in the teens now, too.
It will be interesting to see how all of this ends. I know many employers are finding it hard to get office staff to come back, too, so what will happen in downtown establishments – restaurants, bars, and other such places? If people don’t go back into the city to work, what happens to companies who must pay for office space, heat, AC, etc.? And nearby restaurants and such who depend on clients from work?
Again, it’s going to be interesting.
As retirees who don’t go out much, anyway, it’s not a big deal for us, but it IS frustrating when we drive to a well-known place only to find it closed on a usually busy weekend!
Vermonter