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...So weird when people think their way of celebrating a holiday is the only "right" way.
I don't think the OP stated that sentiment. The statement "I feel bad for the sad or lonely people who wind up at these places because they don't have better options." does not imply that the OP considers everyone who does choose to go out to eat on Christmas to be "sad and lonely."
So weird when people choose to interpret a statement to fit their agenda.
That poster also plans to boycott restaurants that are open on Christmas Day. Sounds to me like that person really has a problem with people eating out on a holiday they may or may not celebrate. Again, weird.
Dunkin Donuts and Starbucks were open Christmas Day, at least for the morning. Hubby takes the dog for a ride every day usually to get his paper and sometimes coffee and treats. Dog didn't understand it was a holiday so when he started whining for his ride Hubby decided to go for a ride and see if anything was open.
The only other things I know for sure is what we saw on the way to family members for Christmas Dinner. The large gas stations with convenience stores like Kangaroo/Race Trac were open.
Of course the 7/11, as well as a local diner/truck stop advertising a Christmas Dinner of Ham or Turkey. Their parking lot was overflowing.
Also, Walgreens was open advertising a two for one toy sale and I was surprised their parking lot was 3/4 full.
Besides that I don't know, but I'm pretty sure the Chinese food restaurants and the movie theater were open. I think Winn Dixie was open until noon. The only day they can probably compete with Publix lol.
I spent 40 consecutive Christmas Days in a patrol car. early on in my career, it was hard finding a restaurant open in order to get a meal during my shift. Long before I retired, you couldn't go more than a mile without finding a restaurant open and doing a brisk business.
I feel bad for the sad or lonely people who wind up at these places because they don't have better options. Using wait staff or cashiers as your source of human interaction can't be very healthy. Not to mention it also means those employees may not get to spend that time with their own loved ones. Catch 22 with no good solutions. Ideally working those kinds of jobs on the holiday would be strictly voluntary, but that will never happen, lol
My son used to 'get volunteered' to work Thanksgiving and Christmas when he was young. Just the other day, he remind me of his second shift hours at CVS one Christmas day. Exactly one customer. The guy apologized for shopping and said that on the way over, he'd hoped that he'd find them closed.
I didn't go but don't forget the Holidays are not a happy time for a lot of people or they don't have family and they appreciate it being another day where they can go out to eat or get gas if they want to
I've been stuck a few times and have eaten in a restaurant on Thanksgiving and Christmas. The one year when I went to Shoney's on Thanksgiving (only place open in the area) I noticed that there were a few senior couples. Some people were delayed because of bad weather. They were sitting left and right of me, so we chatted a bit. One year I ate Christmas dinner at Cracker Barrel. The place was packed! I imagine that the tips were pretty good that day.
None of those days were very happy, but I could at least buy something to eat.
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