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Our restaurants aren't going to be open in two weeks. by ewillND
Even outdoor dining is closed until at least May 9th. Probably longer. I hope not, though--I need to get back to the Biergartens soon.
Contact restrictions here say only one person may visit an additional household. That will probably be a friend of one of my kids.
G18 relayed a story to me yesterday of a friend who hosted an 18th birthday "party" with some friends of hers.
There were four people, all of whom work together all day. It was in a large barn. The neighbors called the police.
To be fair, the cop showed up, had a chuckle, told the other three to go home, and said he wouldn't come back if they promised not to do it again.
But there is no "back to normal" for us for a while. It's just rough here.