culdeus said:Rubble said:riverrataggie said:
Bars are open Clay. They paid 800 bucks to the TABC so they could sell some popcorn and you get a beer. He's not very smart.
Are there any "bars" that are actually closed and didn't take advantage of this loophole?
Every bar I know of in the area is open as usual under the loophole. This entire open/close thing for bars is settled and anything else is just political posturing (on both sides) or the owners simply not seeing it as worth it to open to a reduced client base.
I was discussing with wife how we used to go out to restaurants a lot. We've basically quit, saving a ton of money in the process and have cut back hugely on even doing takeout. I imagine we are absolutely not alone here.
I tried to use software to estimate this but we've cut back on more than 250 a month in dining out, and that doesn't cover babysitter costs and ubers. Between that and eliminating TAMU football forever from life, going to be able to afford a new car or wife when this is done.
Right there with you. Cut WAY back on restaurant spending, and wife and I have both lost a good amount of weight cooking and eating at home too. We do takeout occasionally, but even when we do all we taste is SALT. Once your tastebuds adjust to not being bombarded with sodium all the time, it's hard to go back to restaurant food. My blood pressure is probably the best it's been in a decade. All in all, I'm in no hurry to get back to eating out regularly.