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Colorado suspends license of Castle Rock restaurant that defied coronavirus public health order

Owners Jesse and April Arellano said they reopened the restaurant as a service to the community after receiving emails from customers who were tired of being cooped up and wanted to celebrate Mothe…
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“It is disheartening that this restaurant has chosen to move ahead of the public orders and not even consider implementing best practices to prevent the spread of COVID-19,” John Douglas, Tri-County’s executive director, said in a statement announcing the closure order
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Despite having it's license suspended and being issues a closure order, the restaurant remained open Monday afternoon. Customers continued to dine their to show their support for the restaurant. Business is better than ever.
 
Turbo said:
It's nice to see Russia has American health at heart.
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I wouldn't doubt they are the source.

On Nextdoor, which is a local community board, there was a wide spread initiate "to go to <popular park> on mother's day". It was just altered to have each local neighborhoods actual parks name.

Many cities responded by saying don't go to the park. People rallied to go to said park, and many cities had to close / rope off the parks on Mother's Day. People showed up to find the park closed.

There is no evidence that that initiative was initiated by a Russian Troll farm to create public unrest.

Since restaurants were closed for brunch, people were very easy to convince to go to the park for a picnic.
 
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There's a rebellion brewing and Trump is egging it on

There's a Covid-19 rebellion brewing in Pennsylvania, where counties led by Republicans and some businesses have said they'll defy Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf's restrictive orders.
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Rebellion is brewing across America. The left and the right are in complete disagreement over how to manage this crisis.

The left has policies focuses on saving lives, the right on opening back up and limiting restrictions.

Red states are going after blue cities and counties for going too far. Blue states are seeing their Red areas starting to completely defy state orders and restrictions.
 
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One day after reopening, an ice cream shop was forced to temporarily close because customers didn't follow social distancing rules

Nearly all states partially reopened last week and businesses across the country are preparing to welcome customers back. But because of the coronavirus pandemic, things are far from normal.
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Watch the video.

I'm ashamed that this would happen in my home state. This ice cream parlor reopened under restaurant guide lines this past Friday. People had to place their order online an hour in advance and pick up their order from the window at a specified time.

People verbally harassed employees, refused to follow social distancing guidelines. Many did not order online ahead of time as required and were angry at employees calling them names, telling them they don't know what they are doing ad so on.

After 1 day of of being opened they closed the parlor and had one 17 year girl quit after being verbally harassed all day and called names you should never call a 17 year old girl the owner said.

I continue to lose hope in humanity.
 
A bit of irony in that I bet the Venn Diagram of those people who think they can't sacrifice for a bowl of ice cream and have the thought that millennials are lazy and entitled occupy a large space together. The same people who also feel that Gen Z and below have no idea what sacrifice means yet they can't stay home for a few months or wear a mask to keep others safe.
 
I just saw someone who leans conservative posted this online. Someone who is not far right or believes in conspiracies. Someone who you would find a very intelligent and respectable. They lean conservative because they are affluent and in money management, and republican policies work in their favor.

The point of the stay at home orders was to flatten the curve so that hospitals don't get overwhelmed. We have done that and it's time to start easing restrictions. The left however has now decided the point of the stay at home orders is to stop the spread of covid-19 entirely. That was never the original point of these orders. The cure cannot be worse than the disease. We need to open back up before we completely destroy our economy.
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RenegadeMonster said:
www.cnn.com

One day after reopening, an ice cream shop was forced to temporarily close because customers didn't follow social distancing rules

Nearly all states partially reopened last week and businesses across the country are preparing to welcome customers back. But because of the coronavirus pandemic, things are far from normal.
www.cnn.com www.cnn.com

Watch the video.

I'm ashamed that this would happen in my home state. This ice cream parlor reopened under restaurant guide lines this past Friday. People had to place their order online an hour in advance and pick up their order from the window at a specified time.

People verbally harassed employees, refused to follow social distancing guidelines. Many did not order online ahead of time as required and were angry at employees calling them names, telling them they don't know what they are doing ad so on.

After 1 day of of being opened they closed the parlor and had one 17 year girl quit after being verbally harassed all day and called names you should never call a 17 year old girl the owner said.

I continue to lose hope in humanity.
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I heard this on the radio yesterday while heading to FedEx to drop something off and it so defines the problems our country has as a people. We are without any compassion and or humanity, "We want, what we want" at any cost, physically or emotionally. This is the part of the pandemic that worries me most, our country has been divided and the gap keeps getting bigger. Too many lives have been lost, too many people are suffering for numerous reasons, health and financial.........but this will have an end one way or another, then what?
 
In an interesting turn of events, today was my first day back from vacation and I was informed that my department will be permanently working from home. The savings and the fact we still get our jobs done seems to have triggered the move, they'll be investing in "proper" equipment so we have more of what we need remotely.

If my company can see the "silver lining" in some of these things, why can't others?
 
AnthonyI said:
In an interesting turn of events, today was my first day back from vacation and I was informed that my department will be permanently working from home. The savings and the fact we still get our jobs done seems to have triggered the move, they'll be investing in "proper" equipment so we have more of what we need remotely.

If my company can see the "silver lining" in some of these things, why can't others?
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Welcome to the permanent WFH club! :)
 
I am deeply concerned for this country. We have a "person" in the WH that is doing nothing to quell any of the nonsense. In fact, he's feeding into it and stoking it. Does he sit in his room and think of ways to destroy the country? He must seriously want to watch it all just burn. I can't come up with any other explanation for his behavior.

As for WFH, I think this is going to change how we work in this country. Why are companies spending so much overhead on rent and facilities when we've proven for the past 2 months that we can dramatically reduce companies' footprints? I know it does not work for all industries and jobs but for those that do, it would seem to be a no -brainer to continue to WFH. People are more productive, less stressed, there is less traffic, etc etc.

I work for a very small company. And I was worried that they would not have the infrastructure in place to adequately WFH. I was very wrong. They've knocked it out of the park. We have Microsoft Teams which works marvelously. We have Zoom, we have IM. They have really set us up with all the tools needed to succeed. Point being, if my small ass company can do it I'm betting others can as well.

Remember that my company cut salaries 20% across the board a few weeks back? I just learned that they are reinstating it immediately and giving us the back pay! This is such a relief and a positive for the day. :)
 
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I am also a fan of more WFH. I would be fine with working from home only if I had a separate office room to work in. Right now I'm sat on my kitchen table with my girlfriend also working remotely across from me. A bigger living space would be nice and if more and more companies making remote work possible it'll be interesting to see what happens with housing in this country. Also we could see a rise in communal co-working spaces because people still want a personal connection. Companies may subsidize a membership to something like that instead for employees to meet in person a couple a days a week/month.
 
Tesla is in the news this week for defying the health department.

3 major US auto factories have already reopened for other major us manufacturers.

Telsla was in avid discussions with the health department about opening back up, working out the health and safety logistics. In fact, they came to an agreement to open to a certain capacity starting next week?

Then Elon went rouge and got fed up working with the health department and their time restraints and opened fully back up yesterday.

He no longer wants to deal with the health department and implement the health and safety measures to the level they are requesting.
 
AnthonyI said:
In an interesting turn of events, today was my first day back from vacation and I was informed that my department will be permanently working from home. The savings and the fact we still get our jobs done seems to have triggered the move, they'll be investing in "proper" equipment so we have more of what we need remotely.

If my company can see the "silver lining" in some of these things, why can't others?
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Welcome to the permanent WFH club! :)
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One of us! One of us!
wokeupnew said:
I am also a fan of more WFH. I would be fine with working from home only if I had a separate office room to work in. Right now I'm sat on my kitchen table with my girlfriend also working remotely across from me. A bigger living space would be nice and if more and more companies making remote work possible it'll be interesting to see what happens with housing in this country. Also we could see a rise in communal co-working spaces because people still want a personal connection. Companies may subsidize a membership to something like that instead for employees to meet in person a couple a days a week/month.
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This is the problem I'm facing. My house is small and open concept. I have no office space and normally, it's fine, but when the kids are home alllllllll day, it really sucks. I'm fine with my own corner of the room--I have a dedicated work desk and computer--but I would love to eventually move to a slightly bigger house so I can have a home office.
 
RenegadeMonster said:
Tesla is in the news this week for defying the health department.

3 major US auto factories have already reopened for other major us manufacturers.

Telsla was in avid discussions with the health department about opening back up, working out the health and safety logistics. In fact, they came to an agreement to open to a certain capacity starting next week?

Then Elon went rouge and got fed up working with the health department and their time restraints and opened fully back up yesterday.

He no longer wants to deal with the health department and implement the health and safety measures to the level they are requesting.
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nolalady said:
One of us! One of us!

This is the problem I'm facing. My house is small and open concept. I have no office space and normally, it's fine, but when the kids are home alllllllll day, it really sucks. I'm fine with my own corner of the room--I have a dedicated work desk and computer--but I would love to eventually move to a slightly bigger house so I can have a home office.
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Our "kitchen" is currently part of a larger open living space, the "kitchen" portion is actually closest to the actual kitchen where we have a table set up. If there was another person or small child watching tv or playing right next to us I... don't know how I'd deal with that. So yeah, people love open concept but walls are also good for separation. I think the open concept design will be on the decline a little bit with all of this happening.
 
wokeupnew said:
Our "kitchen" is currently part of a larger open living space, the "kitchen" portion is actually closest to the actual kitchen where we have a table set up. If there was another person or small child watching tv or playing right next to us I... don't know how I'd deal with that. So yeah, people love open concept but walls are also good for separation. I think the open concept design will be on the decline a little bit with all of this happening.
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This is a lot like my "kitchen" as well. I have a large living room/breakfast nook/kitchen as the main room and biggest part of the house.

It will be really interesting to watch the real estate market once all these companies allow people to WAH. It's going to raise demand in suburbs, especially in lower cost of living areas. When your job is no longer tied by location, it really opens up a lot of possibilities.
 
Indymisanthrope said:
In other news, sounds like things are pretty swell in Lansing:
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Gov. Whitmer becomes target of dozens of threats on private Facebook groups ahead of armed rally in Lansing

Dozens of angry Michiganders, fueled by conspiracy theories and disinformation about the coronavirus, are promoting violence and mobilizing armed rallies against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on...
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America sure is a swell place. Glad we don't have a carnival barker in charge inciting dangerous rhetoric or people coming into state capitals armed to the teeth.
 
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Thinking a little bit here about infrastructure: my internet provider is Spectrum cable. Things have been okay recently, but in order for two people to work from home permanently, along with maybe some long-term e-learning from one or more kids, the strain on existing network capabilities can be pretty immense. Especially if everyone in my neighborhood is doing the same thing at the same time. Do I need to upgrade my internet? What if my ISP starts throttling me because my household has too many Zoom meetings? What if they start charging more? WIll my company start to subsidize that bill? Could that be the thing that starts to break up the telecom monopolies on internet service?
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My company I work for pays for my upgraded internet access.

Anyone who is working from home and will make the transition to home permanently, your work should provide: A desk, a chair, a computer/laptop, a phone, internet access, a printer, paper, and all of your office supplies. I have a website where I can order stuff for my home office from my employer. Your employer was paying for all this stuff plus rent and insurance on offices. They can absolutely cover this expense and I would get together with my coworkers and request it if they don't offer it to you right away. If they are requiring you to work from home, they need to give you everything for your home office.
 
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