PatAg said:
The thing is, there is basically no chance any of these bars are enforcing any of the rules. I walked by multiple bars the other weekend, and it looked like business as usual, whereas the restaurants had less tables and were spaced.
Maybe if the bars made it to where the bartop was closed, and you could only sit at tables (and had less tables) to enforce the spacing it would work. How do you enforce that though?
I do sympathize with the bar owners, and restaurant owners though. I just don't think there is a great solution.
Many bars weren't following the rules, because many bars are run by people who don't really care about the rules.
If all bar owners had taken it seriously and taken the proper steps and regulations, we likely wouldn't be closing down again. I feel real bad for the owners who actually run a tight ship and were following the rules and are now getting tossed in with the bars that saw the re-opening as an excuse to do whatever they hell they wanted.
One of my good friends owns two bars in FW and had just opened up a third. He made absolutely sure everything was running under the proper guidelines. He's now having to shut back down because of the owners who thought they were above it all.