It is the most crowded and busiest time of the year (Outside St Pattys day) for Bars.
The argument that they will just have the same crowds at home is silly. There is a reason people go to bars.
I havent read the entire thread but the OP actually has a good point. There is a balance between doing what is in the best interest and how to get compliance.
I dont know how you balance that. Doing PR and hoping for voluntary compliance isn’t working in many places. so now what?
This is an effort to head off having to shut down bars and restaurants again in the wake of rising infection rates. It’s targeted and makes sense because as someone who actually has firsthand experience with this, people act the ■■■■■■■■■■■■■ fool on Thanksgiving eve.
Personally I find the idea of being laid off for another few months lonelier than not being able to get a beer between 7p-2a on one day.
You all are acting like the Governor is closing all bars for the next year. Jeez.
Closing bars 5 hours early 1 night of the year will reduce large crowds. That is obvious. no one is trying to change peoples behaviors. The are changing their plans for 1 night.
And by that you mean I work in this business in this state and would face actual consequences like unemployment and financial ruin if the bars and restaurants are shut down entirely.
We already did this once. When they reopened the bars the first time, people acted so foolishly they had to be shut down again like three weeks later. Personally I can’t afford to have that happen again, but I have actual skin in the game.