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marble falls

(62,463 posts)
1. What we don't know or are not being told about Covid19 gives me pause. Everything seems ...
Fri May 1, 2020, 07:55 AM
May 2020

to indicate social distancing helps, closed rooms with a close ventilating system like nursing homes and restaurants, nail salons doesn't.

MoonRiver

(36,974 posts)
2. I think it will be awhile before we go back to restaurants.
Fri May 1, 2020, 08:05 AM
May 2020

Husband keeps checking the rates of infection and hospitalizations, and we're not feeling secure yet.

lark

(24,330 posts)
3. We made an agreement that we wouldn't consider returning to restaurants until 6/1.
Fri May 1, 2020, 08:22 AM
May 2020

Even then, it will be driven by the data, are the infections going up or almost nil? If they haven't dropped way down, we won't go. Even if we go, we will be sitting outside in a socially distanced manner or not at all. We hope to be able to have a dinner with our 3 adult children and my sister at that time and catch up on our celebrations. Whether we have it at our house or a restaurant or not at all totally depends on the data.

MoonRiver

(36,974 posts)
4. Same here.
Fri May 1, 2020, 08:25 AM
May 2020

Going to restaurants, especially trying new ones, has always been an important part of our lifestyle. But we are both in the at risk category, so no way are we risking our lives for a night out.

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