We have a single, unattended IBA in South Texas. I have written to the State, City Mgr. and County Commissioner asking for confirmation that we are an Essential Business. So far, have received no response from any of them. Intend to stay open until otherwise instructed. We have turned off our vacuums.Just had a state trooper visit one of my washes in Maryland, and shut it down. I can not find a thing on the MD websites that specifically list car washes as non-essential. And of course the office could not email it to me. So I have to leave my quarantine at home to go 45 minutes away to get it.
I will pass along later, after I have retrieved it, with regards to the specific wording. I guess the gov't wont't be happy til everyone is out of business.
Well let me stir the pot a little. First, does anyone remember Swine Flu? Killed many, many more people and infected many more than this current thing. There were no mass closings and stay at home orders. Millions did not lose their income. So what's the difference you ask. Well Obama was president then and the press just adored him. Wouldn't be fair to criticize him now would it? The press now literally hates Trump. They and the democrats, and many republicans want him out this next election. They know none of their candidates can beat hi. So they are hell bent on destroying the economy in hopes it will cause him to loose. Yes people are dying from this, but not in the numbers of previous illnesses. Think about it.
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Yea--in Delaware I am ok and still open at three locations. The incident today was in Maryland.
agreed!!Well let me stir the pot a little. First, does anyone remember Swine Flu? Killed many, many more people and infected many more than this current thing. There were no mass closings and stay at home orders. Millions did not lose their income. So what's the difference you ask. Well Obama was president then and the press just adored him. Wouldn't be fair to criticize him now would it? The press now literally hates Trump. They and the democrats, and many republicans want him out this next election. They know none of their candidates can beat hi. So they are hell bent on destroying the economy in hopes it will cause him to loose. Yes people are dying from this, but not in the numbers of previous illnesses. Think about it.
Where the heck are you from?Carwash forum IS NOT a forum for political views. It is for car wash talk and information. Lets keep our political views to ourselves!!! We
are all business people with the SAME issues of concern for businesses going forward. WE care about our family, employees and customers.
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Well let me stir the pot a little. First, does anyone remember Swine Flu? Killed many, many more people and infected many more than this current thing. There were no mass closings and stay at home orders. Millions did not lose their income. So what's the difference you ask. Well Obama was president then and the press just adored him. Wouldn't be fair to criticize him now would it? The press now literally hates Trump. They and the democrats, and many republicans want him out this next election. They know none of their candidates can beat hi. So they are hell bent on destroying the economy in hopes it will cause him to loose. Yes people are dying from this, but not in the numbers of previous illnesses. Think about it.
That's where I'm at. I'm looking at the government as one of two things. The first is that the government is simply incompetent and has no idea what they're doing. The second is that they're simply manipulating the crisis to benefit themselves.When I mentioned that, I was speaking about the whole world in a National and global scale - not economically in a business to business scale. Obviously, there will be winners and losers coming out of this economically. Government is here to say they will save the day and help put people's minds at ease to slow panic, but anyone that believes they can solve any of this is in for a surprise I think.
Northern Italy has been on complete lockdown for longer than that with no end in sight. Although the daily deaths and new cases are going down, they're still significant and nowhere near getting right back on track.Actually, everyone is not in the same boat right now. Lowes, Home Depot, Walmart and others are going to have staggering sales this quarter since they can stay open. The correct way to get this would have been to shut EVERYTHING down for 15 days. Yes this would have been more painful at the moment, but we would be coming out of that 15 day period right now and getting back on track. Instead, cases are still rising at a rapid pace. This in turn is forcing more closures, and extending the closures for the initial folks that were already shut down.
Delaware is on "stay at home" order. Yet, on Sunday the Lowes in my town was packed with people. They were not getting essentials; they were getting mulch, plants, outdoor equipment, etc. Folks are not taking this seriously, and it is just prolonging the disaster. At this pace, there is no way the government can "buy" us out of it. Countless small business will not survive, destroying many years of hard work and livelihoods.
The small business may face extinction because of this.
And think of all of the pundits who will line up to take credit for closures and lockdowns when the death/infection toll ends up being less than projected.If the numbers end up being higher, I know the government spin would've been, "People didn't follow the protocol."
Yea, I know what you meant. I was just venting some serious frustration right now. I have friends in the restaurant biz and they are getting crushed, while other places are open just as normal. I guess nobody said life was fair....When I mentioned that, I was speaking about the whole world in a National and global scale - not economically in a business to business scale.