Restaurants - Good idea to keep them afloat (loans, home)

[ChicagoMeO]

Hi from Chicago - so i have an idea for restaurants who are shut down, which are wasting good space for other things. Since hospitals are so over-run, why don't the restaurants provide their space for people to get the vaccine. All they'd need is a nurse or health care professional to do the shots, and the restaurant can serve food/drink/snacks, take out, whatever, but the space wont be wasted, it could be put to good use.

I'm serious. I have been thinking the restaurants need to repurpose their space, and this might be an answer to BOTH problems. the restaurant would not pay the wages of the nurse giving the shot, their employer would, but the wasted space could be used and that would keep the hospitals from being over run.

the restaurant would now not be closed because they are providing a valuable service to the community, and they could make a little money and still be in business.

[Airborneguy]

Yeah, no.

[Llol45519]

Why dont you try that in chicago and tell us how it works out?

[DreamerD]

Originally Posted by ChicagoMeO

Hi from Chicago - so i have an idea for restaurants who are shut down, which are wasting good space for other things. Since hospitals are so over-run, why don't the restaurants provide their space for people to get the vaccine. All they'd need is a nurse or health care professional to do the shots, and the restaurant can serve food/drink/snacks, take out, whatever, but the space wont be wasted, it could be put to good use.

I'm serious. I have been thinking the restaurants need to repurpose their space, and this might be an answer to BOTH problems. the restaurant would not pay the wages of the nurse giving the shot, their employer would, but the wasted space could be used and that would keep the hospitals from being over run.

the restaurant would now not be closed because they are providing a valuable service to the community, and they could make a little money and still be in business.

I like that you are trying to come up with a solution.

[Mr.Retired]

Response: Opinion


Well done. I had the same idea going back
a bit but settled for pool halls instead.
I miss the pungent aroma of dirty old cigars.

[ChicagoMeO]

Originally Posted by Llol45519

Why dont you try that in chicago and tell us how it works out?

I did write that suggestion in Chicago too. We have to find a way to repurpose the space not being used AND find a way for the restaurants to stay open AND make a little money AND not have to close.

NY is suffering the most, next California, Illinois is moderately suffering.

[Kefir King]

It is not a lack of space that is hampering vaccine distribution.

[DonaldJTrump]

i doubt king cuomo or di blasio would allow that.

restaurants are the most dangerous places that spread covid according to the science. thats why they were shut down

[Llol45519]

Originally Posted by ChicagoMeO

I did write that suggestion in Chicago too. We have to find a way to repurpose the space not being used AND find a way for the restaurants to stay open AND make a little money AND not have to close.

NY is suffering the most, next California, Illinois is moderately suffering.

We're suffering because of lockdowns, not covid. Half of our deaths are cuomo nursing home related. 20m state population, 1m positive cases (assuming numbers are accurate), 38k deaths (assuming numbers are accurate). What's my chance of dying from this if I'm not already sick and over 75? Nada.

Our more pressing issues are financially related.

[IForgotMyOldAccount]

Its Amurica, govt. can pay for you guys to close, but well you get who you vote for. PPP loans riddled with fraud regulation and went to F500 businesses first. A lot of the loans were distributed by banks and banks administered loans to preferred clients aka Chipotle, Dominos of the world. Many banks essentially paid themselves with the PPP loans- conflict of interest much? The terms in the loan were also very anti small business. You had to use the amount in a couple of weeks and then RETURN any surplus. Uncle Sam knew many Mom n Pops shops would be closed due to govt. lockdowns.

Mom n Pop shops were considered last and what majority voted for unironically.

Fast-forward to present day, anyone with a brain could tell Mitch didn't want more stimulus checks or govt handouts, yet we put him in office for 6 more years mmmkay so we got a "small" stimulus check. That means local community has less disposable income.

The only solution is to reopen and create a federal funded PPE program for restaurants. End of brainstorming. The blue print on how to do it just look at Asia.