When my hometown was ravaged by a hurricane in & #39;05, it took YEARS for restaurants, businesses, etc. to get back to "full speed." Stores had reduced hours, restaurants had limited menus, etc. Obviously COVID-19 differs from a hurricane in many ways, but there will be similarities.

many places never reopened, and not because of damage. They never reopened bc they couldn& #39;t shoulder the economic costs of not having a steady flow of business for months on end. The same will be true for small businesses struggling right now bc of social distancing measures.

i just think we need to embrace ourselves for a world that will look drastically different whenever "outside" finally "reopens." That first brunch post-quarantine will likely not be as lit as we think or want it to be.

clearly i meant *BRACE ourselves lol. But embracing works, too. :)