Subj : more covid-related restrictions
To   : Shawn Highfield
From : August Abolins
Date : Wed Jan 13 2021 07:38:00

Hello Shawn!

** On Wednesday 13.01.21 - 09:01, Shawn Highfield wrote to August Abolins:

 AA>> businesses are expected to operate at vastly reduced capacity
 AA>> for nothing, while big-box stores, parks, professional sports
 AA>> activities operate as usual.

 SH>   I keep asking why does the virus not live in walmart but in lives
 SH>   in small business locations?

Turns, out that this time Mr. Ford expects the big-boxes to  
reduce allowable people-capacity by 50%.

Last time, there was a formula businesses were expected to use  
to calculate what the max capacity of people would be allowed  
based on square footage less the space used for shelving.

I guess, this time the number is cut in half.

BUT, I haven't seen the official write-up of this latest set of  
restrictions.  I don't really want to look anyway.

So.. although they spout "all non-essential businesses..  
closed", they still say "but employess must work from home - if  
they can", or "operate curbside and by appointment only, but  
only from 7a to 8p", or "online".

Well..

[1] my "online" = email.

[2] my "by appointment only" = when you show up, that's your  
appointment.

[3] my "curbside" = extends 12' from the front door to the cash  
register.

I have to travel to my work (I am sole proprieter, no employees)  
and check for vandelism, receive potential deliveries everyday,  
and allow people to pick up stuff that they've ordered or paid  
for weeks ago, and... try to earn something so that I can  
atleast buy food.

I'd love to be able to just pull some product off my shelves and  
just take that to the grocery store to "buy" food. But that  
ain't gonna work - is it?  Meanwhile, I am being taxed on my  
unsold inventory because it has "value".  Sheesh.

I am not aware that my creditors are "closed". It seems that the  
banks and credit card companies still expect to receive their  
interest fees.

No f'ing gov't is going to tell me that I have to stay home and  
twiddle my thumbs.

Meanhile, it is far easier for people to physical-distance from  
each other, wear the d*mn mask and slosh sanitizer at my shop  
than it might be in a place that is frequented more often by  
more people all the time.

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  ../|ug

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