The governor of Illinois on Sunday ordered all bars and restaurants in his state to close amid the threat of the new coronavirus, and officials elsewhere in the country said they were considering similar restrictions after revelers ignored warnings against attending large gatherings.
"The time for persuasion and public appeals is over,” Gov. J.B. Pritzker said. “This is not a joke. No one is immune to this.”
The Democratic governor said he had tried earlier this week to appeal to everyone’s good judgment to stay home, to avoid bars, and not congregate in crowds. He added that it is unfortunate that many people didn’t take that seriously.
The order takes effect Monday night and will last through March 30.
In New Orleans and Chicago, people clad in green for St. Patrick's Day packed bars and spilled onto crowded sidewalks on Saturday even after the cities canceled their parades.
“I’m not about to put my life on hold because this is going around,” Kyle Thomas told the Chicago Sun-Times. Thomas, a nurse from Colorado, said he had flown to Chicago to celebrate St. Patrick's Day with friends and thought people might be ”overreacting."
In New Orleans, Syd Knight, 86, celebrated despite the public health warnings and the higher risk she faced because of her age.
“The Lord will take care of us all,” Knight told The Times-Picayune-New Orleans Advocate.
Oklahoma's governor tweeted a picture of himself and his children at a crowded metro restaurant Saturday night.
In the since-deleted tweet, Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt wrote: “Eating with my kids and all my fellow Oklahomans at the @CollectiveOKC. It's packed tonight!"
“The governor will continue to take his family out to dinner and to the grocery store without living in fear, and encourages Oklahomans to do the same,” Charlie Hannema, a spokesman for the governor, said in an email.
Health officials have advised people to distance themselves from each other socially. Some states have banned gatherings with more than a certain number of people.
Poster Comment:
LOL, that'll show Trump as the last business in Illinois closes its doors. What a great time to open a restaurant in Hammond.
#1: BTP Holdings To: Dakmar (#0)
I wonder how those chain restaurants in Chicago will fare? It is Golden Nugget on the north side. The bus boys were all Mexicans. One time one of them pointed at another and said, "Hey man, he's a wetback." LOL
BTP Holdings posted on 2020-03-15 19:27:10 Reply Private Reply
#2: Esso To: Dakmar, 4um (#0)
That sounds like good advice, until some goobermunt "official" says it.
Esso posted on 2020-03-15 20:18:40 Reply Private Reply
#3: Dakmar To: Esso (#2)
Now, off to build the worlds largest TP fort. :)
Dakmar posted on 2020-03-15 21:00:54 Reply Private Reply
#4: Dakmar To: BTP Holdings (#1)
Dakmar posted on 2020-03-15 21:03:19 Reply Private Reply
#5: BTP Holdings To: Dakmar (#3)
In winter in Chicago we would build a snow fort in the back yard. OLne of the neighbor kids would come in and break it down.
The next winter we hosed it down with water and turned it to ice. When that kid came in he would take a running start and hit it and slide off.
We were laughing our asses off. ROTFLMAO!
BTP Holdings posted on 2020-03-15 21:04:11 Reply Private Reply
#6: Esso To: Dakmar (#3)
I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
Esso posted on 2020-03-15 21:07:28 Reply Private Reply
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Anthem posted on 2020-03-15 21:17:28 Reply Private Reply
#8: NeoconsNailed To: All (#0)
nypost.com/2020/03/13/app...s-all-stores-in-china-as- coronavirus-wanes/
So it's not just tapering off because Chinks have isolated themselves -- suddenly they're feeling rosy about their future again. Course they prolly handled the crisis much smartlier than ameriKans ever will at this stage in history.
I'd like to hear from y'all about one simple thing: what's your casual, off-the-top-of-your-head reading of the time period since the panic about the virus began? Is it even 90 days old?
NeoconsNailed posted on 2020-03-15 22:01:12 Reply Private Reply