Abbott being Abbott

[RDCanecutter 26291]

17 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

Just show up, bust your way inside, and if anyone tells you that you can't be in there, tell them that it's a public building, which means you own it.  

Or go historical and reenact the Siege of Kaffa-- pay some hobos to cough all over some Barbie dolls and GI Joes, then catapult the little bodies over the fence at the Governor's Mansion.

[NorthLoop 14097]

7 minutes ago, horn4life said:

Like I was saying last night, if I get one the variants I am going to go party my ass off at every country and western bar I can find!

So if I go into the Republican headquarters here in NB, can I just start coughing all over the place? It's MUH RIGHT isn't it? 

['stache 21777]

Its about time he stood up for his constituents. He needs to get off his ass and get some shit done. Time to walk the walk, Governor.

[Judge Roybeanbag 11810]

3 hours ago, Born to Run said:

3 hours ago, Biff Tannen said:

Do the rurals venture into the city that much?

They do during HS football season.

And also for their medical care.

[cactusflinthead 27594]

 

[Valmy77 13110]

His lifting of the mandate is his attempt to garner support among his base after the failure of his energy policies. It is all about his political future and nothing at all to do with medical science.

But, to be fair, you could probably say the same about most governor's COVID policies.

Abbott's response to his own failure has seriously eroded my confidence in his leadership. I mean I am a member of the other party but I always thought he was much better than Perry but he really looks bad now.

[mchookem 16231]

he is worse than Perry and that's incredible.

the only positive of Abbott's election was the UT witchhunt and attempt by Sanderfer etc., to drag UT down to aggy level stopped. which was no small thing...but otherwise he's terrible at this job. 

[Slacks 6791]

28 minutes ago, 'stache said:

Its about time he stood up for his constituents. He needs to get off his ass and get some shit done. Time to walk the walk, Governor.

[justhookit 4183]

1 hour ago, Fastbreak said:

He killed having fans for UT football 

No, that was Strong and Herman

[Ghost of LL 15495]

7 minutes ago, mchookem said:

he is worse than Perry and that's incredible.

the only positive of Abbott's election was the UT witchhunt and attempt by Sanderfer etc., to drag UT down to aggy level stopped. which was no small thing...but otherwise he's terrible at this job. 

He's way worse than Perry.  Abbott will go out of his way to be an asshole.  Perry would never do that.

Perry was fundamentally incompetent and corrupt.  But along the way, Perry wanted to do well by the state.  He and I may differ about what is good for the state.  But his heart was kind of in the right place.  From his standpoint, ideally the state could prosper and he could make some money off it.

Abbott doesn't care about what's good for the state.  He only cares about what is politically good for him.  And he doesn't even take a long view of it.  He just cares about what is politically good for him for the next day or week.  He's a complete short-game player.

[TwiceHorn 31305]

6 minutes ago, Ghost of LL said:

He's way worse than Perry.  Abbott will go out of his way to be an asshole.  Perry would never do that.

Perry was fundamentally incompetent and corrupt.  But along the way, Perry wanted to do well by the state.  He and I may differ about what is good for the state.  But his heart was kind of in the right place.  From his standpoint, ideally the state could prosper and he could make some money off it.

Abbott doesn't care about what's good for the state.  He only cares about what is politically good for him.  And he doesn't even take a long view of it.  He just cares about what is politically good for him for the next day or week.  He's a complete short-game player.

Gagreed.  Perry didn't know any better. Abbott does and acts a shitheel anyway.  He and McConnell are about neck and neck for the most cynical.  And McConnell may even act more on behalf of the GOP than himself, while Abbott is a pure "me" play.

Edited March 3, 2021 by TwiceHorn

[Hagbard Celine 10764]

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[Satchel 6908]

38 minutes ago, Valmy77 said:

His lifting of the mandate is his attempt to garner support among his base after the failure of his energy policies. It is all about his political future and nothing at all to do with medical science.

But, to be fair, you could probably say the same about most governor's COVID policies.

Abbott's response to his own failure has seriously eroded my confidence in his leadership. I mean I am a member of the other party but I always thought he was much better than Perry but he really looks bad now.

Just how adequate does one have to appear to be better than Perry?

[MaybeACoordinator 8349]

13 hours ago, RomaVicta said:

Congresswoman from New York cares more and represents our interests better than any GOP shithead we've elected at any level. This is a travesty of public service.

Let's put AOC in charge. Fuck it.

I feel like Hudson.

 

A dictatorship of AOC with HEB as the logistics. 

[Valmy77 13110]

13 minutes ago, Satchel said:

Just how adequate does one have to appear to be better than Perry?

Point taken.

[Homercles 10205]

21 minutes ago, Satchel said:

Just how adequate does one have to appear to be better than Perry?

PM Derka

[Chewbacca 7730]

21 hours ago, MoJames said:

There is room over here in Colorado.

After we vaccinate, of course...

[Chewbacca 7730]

15 hours ago, ChuckNorrisActionJeans said:

Does JohnnySack have a mental or emotional disorder? I just received more than 12 neg reps from him in short order, going back from posts of mine from more than half a year ago. Some of those posts were commiserating about the loss of a loved one or pet. Seems stable

He's a spoiled rich kid who happens to be 40 years old.  Maybe later he'll tell you about how 'his family' (i.e., not him) has owned property in CO for decades, or how he splits his summers between Telluride and Aspen but he has no intention of abiding by the COVID rules in CO.  In short, he's the kind of Texan we hate around here.  Being disliked by him is a badge of honor.

[MoJames 8241]

I honestly be ok murdering JohnnySack with you Chewbacca if we need to. Gives us Texan transplants a bad name.

[Goredho 17352]

I don't see this having a positive impact on anything other than test positivity rate and perhaps hospitalizations and deaths.  There won't be a positive impact for businesses.  They are going to have roughly the same number of people walking in the door, but now that customer population will be skewed towards the group that will not be wearing masks 100% of the time.  If I were in Texas, it would certainly kill my desire to support businesses by ordering takeout or whatever.

[Chewbacca 7730]

7 minutes ago, MoJames said:

I honestly be ok murdering JohnnySack with you Chewbacca if we need to. Gives us Texan transplants a bad name.

Say the word.  We can meet in the middle somewhere.  Take him out around Crested Butte.

[Biff Tannen 45502]

15 minutes ago, Goredho said:

I don't see this having a positive impact on anything other than test positivity rate and perhaps hospitalizations and deaths.  There won't be a positive impact for businesses.  They are going to have roughly the same number of people walking in the door, but now that customer population will be skewed towards the group that will not be wearing masks 100% of the time.  If I were in Texas, it would certainly kill my desire to support businesses by ordering takeout or whatever.

https://austin.eater.com/22311228/austin-restaurants-requiring-masks-social-distancing-despite-gov-greg-abbott-order

 

Spoiler

Starting Wednesday, March 10, all Texas restaurants and bars will be able to reopen indoor dining areas at full capacities with no social distancing requirements, as ordered by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott this week. Likewise, masks will no longer be required for anyone, including diners and restaurant employees.

However, the governor’s order allows for restaurants to implement whatever COVID-19 mitigation rules they want for themselves. With that in mind, here’s a running list of Austin restaurants, food trucks, bars, and breweries that will still require masks and will still follow social distancing measures.

Check ahead with each business as things often change, follow the rules, wear your mask, tip very well, and be kind.

• 4th Tap: The North Austin brewery will still require masks and social distance.
• Abby Jane Bakeshop: The Dripping Springs bakery will still require masks and operate at limited capacity.
• Apt 115: The East Seventh wine bar will still require masks.
• Austin Beerworks: The North Burnet brewery will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Aviary Wine & Kitchen: The South Lamar wine restaurant will still require masks.
• Batch: The beer bar and kolache bakery will still require masks.
• Better Half: The Clarksville adjacent restaurant and patio will still require masks.
• Black Star Co-op: The Crestview brewpub will still require masks and social distance.
• Brentwood Social House: The Brentwood cafe will still require masks, operate with curbside pickups only, and social distance.
• Buddy’s Burger: The Parker Acres-adjacent burger restaurant will still require masks.
• Buenos Aires & Milonga Room: The East Sixth Argentinian restaurant and bar will still require masks and operate at limited capacity.
• Capital City Bakery: The East Cesar Chavez vegan bakery will still require masks for pickups.
• Central District Brewing: The downtown brewery will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Chi’lantro: All locations of the Asian fusion restaurant will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Circle Brewing Company: The North Burnet brewery will still require masks and operate at limited capacity.
• Coconut Club: The downtown bar and club will still require masks and seating requirements.
• Contigo: The MLK New Texan restaurant will still require masks.
• Crema Bakery & Cafe: The far South Austin restaurant will still require masks.
• Bird Bird Biscuit: The Manor Road biscuit shop will still require masks.
• Bouldin Creek Cafe: The South First vegetarian restaurant, which is open for takeout service only, will still require masks for pickups.
• Dai Due: The Cherrywood butcher shop and Texan restaurant will still require masks.
• Discada: The Rosewood Avenue taco truck will still require masks.
• Draught House: The Rosedale brewpub will still require masks and online ordering for on-site service.
• Drinks Lounge: The East Cesar Chavez bar will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Drink.Well: The North Loop bar and restaurant will still require masks and social distance.
• Dolce Neve: The South First and East Fifth locations of the gelato shop will still require masks and social distance.
• El Naranjo: The South Lamar Mexican restaurant will still require masks and operate at limited capacity.
• Eldorado Cafe: The North Shoal Creek Tex-Mex restaurant, open for takeout service only, will still require masks and social distance.
• Emmer & Rye: The Rainey Street New American restaurant will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Epoch Coffee: All locations of the coffee shop will still require masks.
• Figure 8: The East Austin coffee shop will still require masks.
• Fleet Coffee: The East Austin coffee shop will still require masks.
• Fluff Meringues: The Rosedale bakery and cafe will still require masks and seat at limited capacity.
• Foreign & Domestic: The North Loop New American restaurant will still require masks.
• Fowler’s Smokin’ Soul Food: The Pecan Springs/Springdale barbecue and soul food restaurant will still require masks and social distance.
• Garbo’s: The Parmer Point seafood restaurant will still require masks and seat at limited capacity.
• Gelateria Gemelli: The East Sixth gelato shop and bar will still require masks.
• Greater Goods Coffee Co.: Both locations of the coffee shop and roastery will still require masks.
• Hold Out Brewing: The Clarksville-adjacent brewery will still require masks.
• Hopsquad Brewing: The North Burnet brewery will still require masks.
• Hotel Vegas & Volstead: The East Sixth bars will still require masks and social distance.
• Intero: The East Cesar Chavez Italian restaurant will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Jester King Brewery: The Dripping Springs brewery will still require masks.
• Joe’s Bakery: The East Austin Mexican restaurant, which is open for takeout service only, will still require masks for pickups.
• Julie Myrtille Bakery: The East Austin bakery in Springdale General will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Justine’s: The East Austin French restaurant will still require masks and operate at limited capacity.
• Kinda Tropical: The East Austin restaurant will still require masks and social distance.
• Kome: The North Loop Japanese restaurant, which is open for takeout service only, will still require masks for pickups.
• Korea House: The North Shoal Creek Korean restaurant will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• La Barbecue: The East Cesar Chavez barbecue restaurant will still require masks.
• Lick It Up: All locations of the vegan Mexican truck — Rainey Street, North Campus, and East Sixth — will still require masks.
• Lil Nonnas: The St. Elmo vegan pizza truck will still require masks.
• Little Brother: The South Congress and Rainey Street bars will still require masks.
• Little Ola’s Biscuits: The downtown takeout-only shop will still require masks for pickups.
• Live Oak Brewing Company: The Del Valle brewery will still require masks and social distance.
• LoLo: The East Sixth wine bar will still require masks.
• Mattie’s: The South Austin Texan restaurant will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• McGuire Moorman Hospitality: All restaurants in the Austin group will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Micklethwait Craft Meats: The Rosewood Avenue barbecue truck will still require masks and social distance.
• Nate’s Baked Goods: The Clarksville-adjacent cafe will still require masks and social distance.
• Nickel City: The East 11th Street bar will still require masks.
• Nissi VegMex: East 11th Street vegan Mexican truck will still require masks and social distance.
• Nixta Taqueria: The East Austin Mexican restaurant will still require masks.
• Odd Duck: The South Lamar New Texan restaurant will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Old Thousand: Both the East 11th Street and Burnet Road locations of the Chinese-American restaurant will still require masks and operate at limited capacity.
• OMG Squee: The Govalle Texas-Asian bakery, which is open for takeout service only, will still require masks and social distance.
• Once Over Coffee Bar: The South First coffee shop will still require masks, operate with outdoor capacity, and social distance.
• Patika: The South Lamar coffee shop will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Patrizi’s: The Manor Road Italian truck will still require masks.
• Phonatic: All locations of the Vietnamese restaurant will still require masks.
• Pinthouse Pizza: All locations of the pizzeria brewpub — Burnet Road, South Lamar, Round Rock, and East Ben White — will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Plow Bao: The East Riverside vegan truck is asking customers to still wear masks.
• Quack’s Bakery & Lady Quackenbush: The bakeries in Hyde Park and Mueller will still require masks.
• Quality Seafood: The North Loop seafood restaurant and market will still require masks and social distance.
• Sa-Ten: Both the East Austin and Airport Boulevard locations of the Japanese cafe will still require masks and social distance.
• Salt & Time: Both the East Seventh and downtown locations of the New Texan restaurant/butcher shop/market will still require masks and social distance.
• Second Bar + Kitchen: The Archer Hotel Domain restaurant will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Seoulju: The North Lamar Korean restaurant will still require masks and operate at limited capacity.
• Soup Peddler: All locations of the casual cafe, operating with takeout service only, will still require masks for pickups.
• Sour Duck Market: The Central East Austin Texan restaurant and bakery will still require masks.
• Southern Heights Brewing Co.: The East MLK brewery will still require masks.
• Spread & Co: The Rosedale cafe will still require masks.
• Suerte: The East Sixth Mexican restaurant will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Sugar Mama’s Bakeshop: The South First bakery will still require masks.
• Sweet Ritual: The North Loop vegan ice cream shop will still require masks.
• The Austin Winery: The St. Elmo winery will still require masks.
• The Brewtorium: The Skyview brewpub will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• The Cavalier: The East Austin bar and restaurant will still require masks and operate at limited capacity.
• The Far Out: The far South Austin patio bar and venue will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• The Little Darlin’: The far south Austin patio bar will still require masks.
• The Roosevelt Room: The downtown bar will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• The Tigress Pub: The North Loop bar, which is open for takeout service only, will require masks for pickups.
• The Vegan Nom: The East Cesar Chavez vegan Tex-Mex truck will still require masks.
• Thunderbird: The Manor Road coffee shop will still require masks.
• Tso Chinese Delivery: The Chinese delivery restaurant will still require masks for pickups and delivery drop-offs.
• Tumble 22: All locations of the hot chicken restaurant will still require masks.
• Uncle Nicky’s: Both locations of the casual Italian cafe will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Uroko: The East Austin Japanese restaurant in Springdale General will still require masks for pickups.
• Vaquero Taquero: The North Campus taco restaurant will still require masks.
• Veracruz All Natural: All locations of the taco truck and restaurant — Tarrytown, East Austin, downtown, Mueller, South Austin, and Round Rock — will still require masks.
• Via 313: All restaurant locations of the pizzeria — North Campus, Oak Hill, East Sixth — will still require masks and operate at limited capacity. All food truck locations — Rainey Street, West Sixth — will still require masks for pickups.
• Vic & Al’s: The Cherrywood Cajun restaurant will still require masks.
• Vinaigrette: The South Congress salad restaurant will still require masks and operate at limited capacity.
• Wright Bros. Brew & Brew: The East Fifth coffee shop and bar will still require masks.
• Yellow Jacket Social Club: The East Fifth bar will still require masks.

Update, 2:55 p.m.: This article, originally published at 9:38 a.m., has been updated to include additional restaurants.

 

[elfenix 34184]

17 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

she gets so pissed off at all of the people we know who just keep fucking around and thinking they won't find out.

are we not supposed to be pissed off at the people who've been fucking around and thinking they won't find out?

[hayden_horn 11360]

got pfizer coursing through my veins. had to drive 90 minutes away, but it was worth it.

fuck you, abbott. 

[TexArcher 37532]

2 hours ago, Ghost of LL said:

Abbott will go out of his way to be an asshole.  Perry would never do that.

Yeah, it just came naturally to Perry, whereas Abbott really works at it.

[RomaVicta 29803]

1 hour ago, Biff Tannen said:

https://austin.eater.com/22311228/austin-restaurants-requiring-masks-social-distancing-despite-gov-greg-abbott-order

 

  Hide contents

Starting Wednesday, March 10, all Texas restaurants and bars will be able to reopen indoor dining areas at full capacities with no social distancing requirements, as ordered by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott this week. Likewise, masks will no longer be required for anyone, including diners and restaurant employees.

However, the governor’s order allows for restaurants to implement whatever COVID-19 mitigation rules they want for themselves. With that in mind, here’s a running list of Austin restaurants, food trucks, bars, and breweries that will still require masks and will still follow social distancing measures.

Check ahead with each business as things often change, follow the rules, wear your mask, tip very well, and be kind.

• 4th Tap: The North Austin brewery will still require masks and social distance.
• Abby Jane Bakeshop: The Dripping Springs bakery will still require masks and operate at limited capacity.
• Apt 115: The East Seventh wine bar will still require masks.
• Austin Beerworks: The North Burnet brewery will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Aviary Wine & Kitchen: The South Lamar wine restaurant will still require masks.
• Batch: The beer bar and kolache bakery will still require masks.
• Better Half: The Clarksville adjacent restaurant and patio will still require masks.
• Black Star Co-op: The Crestview brewpub will still require masks and social distance.
• Brentwood Social House: The Brentwood cafe will still require masks, operate with curbside pickups only, and social distance.
• Buddy’s Burger: The Parker Acres-adjacent burger restaurant will still require masks.
• Buenos Aires & Milonga Room: The East Sixth Argentinian restaurant and bar will still require masks and operate at limited capacity.
• Capital City Bakery: The East Cesar Chavez vegan bakery will still require masks for pickups.
• Central District Brewing: The downtown brewery will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Chi’lantro: All locations of the Asian fusion restaurant will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Circle Brewing Company: The North Burnet brewery will still require masks and operate at limited capacity.
• Coconut Club: The downtown bar and club will still require masks and seating requirements.
• Contigo: The MLK New Texan restaurant will still require masks.
• Crema Bakery & Cafe: The far South Austin restaurant will still require masks.
• Bird Bird Biscuit: The Manor Road biscuit shop will still require masks.
• Bouldin Creek Cafe: The South First vegetarian restaurant, which is open for takeout service only, will still require masks for pickups.
• Dai Due: The Cherrywood butcher shop and Texan restaurant will still require masks.
• Discada: The Rosewood Avenue taco truck will still require masks.
• Draught House: The Rosedale brewpub will still require masks and online ordering for on-site service.
• Drinks Lounge: The East Cesar Chavez bar will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Drink.Well: The North Loop bar and restaurant will still require masks and social distance.
• Dolce Neve: The South First and East Fifth locations of the gelato shop will still require masks and social distance.
• El Naranjo: The South Lamar Mexican restaurant will still require masks and operate at limited capacity.
• Eldorado Cafe: The North Shoal Creek Tex-Mex restaurant, open for takeout service only, will still require masks and social distance.
• Emmer & Rye: The Rainey Street New American restaurant will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Epoch Coffee: All locations of the coffee shop will still require masks.
• Figure 8: The East Austin coffee shop will still require masks.
• Fleet Coffee: The East Austin coffee shop will still require masks.
• Fluff Meringues: The Rosedale bakery and cafe will still require masks and seat at limited capacity.
• Foreign & Domestic: The North Loop New American restaurant will still require masks.
• Fowler’s Smokin’ Soul Food: The Pecan Springs/Springdale barbecue and soul food restaurant will still require masks and social distance.
• Garbo’s: The Parmer Point seafood restaurant will still require masks and seat at limited capacity.
• Gelateria Gemelli: The East Sixth gelato shop and bar will still require masks.
• Greater Goods Coffee Co.: Both locations of the coffee shop and roastery will still require masks.
• Hold Out Brewing: The Clarksville-adjacent brewery will still require masks.
• Hopsquad Brewing: The North Burnet brewery will still require masks.
• Hotel Vegas & Volstead: The East Sixth bars will still require masks and social distance.
• Intero: The East Cesar Chavez Italian restaurant will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Jester King Brewery: The Dripping Springs brewery will still require masks.
• Joe’s Bakery: The East Austin Mexican restaurant, which is open for takeout service only, will still require masks for pickups.
• Julie Myrtille Bakery: The East Austin bakery in Springdale General will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Justine’s: The East Austin French restaurant will still require masks and operate at limited capacity.
• Kinda Tropical: The East Austin restaurant will still require masks and social distance.
• Kome: The North Loop Japanese restaurant, which is open for takeout service only, will still require masks for pickups.
• Korea House: The North Shoal Creek Korean restaurant will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• La Barbecue: The East Cesar Chavez barbecue restaurant will still require masks.
• Lick It Up: All locations of the vegan Mexican truck — Rainey Street, North Campus, and East Sixth — will still require masks.
• Lil Nonnas: The St. Elmo vegan pizza truck will still require masks.
• Little Brother: The South Congress and Rainey Street bars will still require masks.
• Little Ola’s Biscuits: The downtown takeout-only shop will still require masks for pickups.
• Live Oak Brewing Company: The Del Valle brewery will still require masks and social distance.
• LoLo: The East Sixth wine bar will still require masks.
• Mattie’s: The South Austin Texan restaurant will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• McGuire Moorman Hospitality: All restaurants in the Austin group will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Micklethwait Craft Meats: The Rosewood Avenue barbecue truck will still require masks and social distance.
• Nate’s Baked Goods: The Clarksville-adjacent cafe will still require masks and social distance.
• Nickel City: The East 11th Street bar will still require masks.
• Nissi VegMex: East 11th Street vegan Mexican truck will still require masks and social distance.
• Nixta Taqueria: The East Austin Mexican restaurant will still require masks.
• Odd Duck: The South Lamar New Texan restaurant will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Old Thousand: Both the East 11th Street and Burnet Road locations of the Chinese-American restaurant will still require masks and operate at limited capacity.
• OMG Squee: The Govalle Texas-Asian bakery, which is open for takeout service only, will still require masks and social distance.
• Once Over Coffee Bar: The South First coffee shop will still require masks, operate with outdoor capacity, and social distance.
• Patika: The South Lamar coffee shop will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Patrizi’s: The Manor Road Italian truck will still require masks.
• Phonatic: All locations of the Vietnamese restaurant will still require masks.
• Pinthouse Pizza: All locations of the pizzeria brewpub — Burnet Road, South Lamar, Round Rock, and East Ben White — will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Plow Bao: The East Riverside vegan truck is asking customers to still wear masks.
• Quack’s Bakery & Lady Quackenbush: The bakeries in Hyde Park and Mueller will still require masks.
• Quality Seafood: The North Loop seafood restaurant and market will still require masks and social distance.
• Sa-Ten: Both the East Austin and Airport Boulevard locations of the Japanese cafe will still require masks and social distance.
• Salt & Time: Both the East Seventh and downtown locations of the New Texan restaurant/butcher shop/market will still require masks and social distance.
• Second Bar + Kitchen: The Archer Hotel Domain restaurant will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Seoulju: The North Lamar Korean restaurant will still require masks and operate at limited capacity.
• Soup Peddler: All locations of the casual cafe, operating with takeout service only, will still require masks for pickups.
• Sour Duck Market: The Central East Austin Texan restaurant and bakery will still require masks.
• Southern Heights Brewing Co.: The East MLK brewery will still require masks.
• Spread & Co: The Rosedale cafe will still require masks.
• Suerte: The East Sixth Mexican restaurant will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Sugar Mama’s Bakeshop: The South First bakery will still require masks.
• Sweet Ritual: The North Loop vegan ice cream shop will still require masks.
• The Austin Winery: The St. Elmo winery will still require masks.
• The Brewtorium: The Skyview brewpub will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• The Cavalier: The East Austin bar and restaurant will still require masks and operate at limited capacity.
• The Far Out: The far South Austin patio bar and venue will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• The Little Darlin’: The far south Austin patio bar will still require masks.
• The Roosevelt Room: The downtown bar will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• The Tigress Pub: The North Loop bar, which is open for takeout service only, will require masks for pickups.
• The Vegan Nom: The East Cesar Chavez vegan Tex-Mex truck will still require masks.
• Thunderbird: The Manor Road coffee shop will still require masks.
• Tso Chinese Delivery: The Chinese delivery restaurant will still require masks for pickups and delivery drop-offs.
• Tumble 22: All locations of the hot chicken restaurant will still require masks.
• Uncle Nicky’s: Both locations of the casual Italian cafe will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Uroko: The East Austin Japanese restaurant in Springdale General will still require masks for pickups.
• Vaquero Taquero: The North Campus taco restaurant will still require masks.
• Veracruz All Natural: All locations of the taco truck and restaurant — Tarrytown, East Austin, downtown, Mueller, South Austin, and Round Rock — will still require masks.
• Via 313: All restaurant locations of the pizzeria — North Campus, Oak Hill, East Sixth — will still require masks and operate at limited capacity. All food truck locations — Rainey Street, West Sixth — will still require masks for pickups.
• Vic & Al’s: The Cherrywood Cajun restaurant will still require masks.
• Vinaigrette: The South Congress salad restaurant will still require masks and operate at limited capacity.
• Wright Bros. Brew & Brew: The East Fifth coffee shop and bar will still require masks.
• Yellow Jacket Social Club: The East Fifth bar will still require masks.

Update, 2:55 p.m.: This article, originally published at 9:38 a.m., has been updated to include additional restaurants.

 

Are the Trumpists going to use this as list of places to go and insist on their rights? What a fiasco.

[Walden Ponderer 12639]

Greg Abbott, Ted Cruz, and Rick Perry get stranded on a desert island.
Who survives?

 

Texas.

[CooterBrown 17919]

Are the Trumpists going to use this as list of places to go and insist on their rights? What a fiasco.

The fucking Chili’s at 45th and Lamar is gonna be MAGA central.

[Sawbonz 27445]

3 hours ago, Satchel said:

Just how adequate does one have to appear to be better than Perry?

[RDCanecutter 26291]

6 minutes ago, CooterBrown said:

The fucking Chili’s at 45th and Lamar is gonna be MAGA central.

I think that was the last Chili's I ate at, more than 20 years ago. I'm still doing fine, don't need to go back yet.

[TexArcher 37532]

Anyone know if UT can and/or will continue to require masks on campus?

[Walden Ponderer 12639]

3 minutes ago, RDCanecutter said:

I think that was the last Chili's I ate at, more than 20 years ago. I'm still doing fine, don't need to go back yet.

I remember going there in 1999. The one and only time we ever went to a Chili's. We had a gift card from a baby shower, and our then-6-month-old surprised us by grabbing her first ever solid food: chips and salsa.

She liked it fine at the time, but she has grown up to be the sort of person who prefers, you know.... good salsa.

[Sawbonz 27445]

 

[Beantown Express 2.0 6555]

1 hour ago, hayden_horn said:

got pfizer coursing through my veins. had to drive 90 minutes away, but it was worth it.

fuck you, abbott. 

Doing a 2 hour drive each way tomorrow to Stephenville for my Pfizer first shot.  Not looking forward to the drive as I hate driving long distances.  Trying to decide if there is somewhere in Fort Worth I should pick up food to take back home for dinner since I am never over that way.  

[Captainant 27472]

49 minutes ago, Sawbonz said:

 

That story is infuriating

 

The justification is "new strains won't get you more sick than the virus that's killed half a million Americans in a year, but they will spread more. So we're good to reopen without facemasks"

Fucks sake

[DigglerontheHoof 21073]

8 minutes ago, Beantown Express 2.0 said:

Doing a 2 hour drive each way tomorrow to Stephenville for my Pfizer first shot.  Not looking forward to the drive as I hate driving long distances.  Trying to decide if there is somewhere in Fort Worth I should pick up food to take back home for dinner since I am never over that way.  

https://www.delnortetacos.com/

This place is fucking awesome, if you're going to go a route anywhere near Godley. 

[fattyflattie 4636]

3 hours ago, Biff Tannen said:

https://austin.eater.com/22311228/austin-restaurants-requiring-masks-social-distancing-despite-gov-greg-abbott-order

 

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Starting Wednesday, March 10, all Texas restaurants and bars will be able to reopen indoor dining areas at full capacities with no social distancing requirements, as ordered by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott this week. Likewise, masks will no longer be required for anyone, including diners and restaurant employees.

However, the governor’s order allows for restaurants to implement whatever COVID-19 mitigation rules they want for themselves. With that in mind, here’s a running list of Austin restaurants, food trucks, bars, and breweries that will still require masks and will still follow social distancing measures.

Check ahead with each business as things often change, follow the rules, wear your mask, tip very well, and be kind.

• 4th Tap: The North Austin brewery will still require masks and social distance.
• Abby Jane Bakeshop: The Dripping Springs bakery will still require masks and operate at limited capacity.
• Apt 115: The East Seventh wine bar will still require masks.
• Austin Beerworks: The North Burnet brewery will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Aviary Wine & Kitchen: The South Lamar wine restaurant will still require masks.
• Batch: The beer bar and kolache bakery will still require masks.
• Better Half: The Clarksville adjacent restaurant and patio will still require masks.
• Black Star Co-op: The Crestview brewpub will still require masks and social distance.
• Brentwood Social House: The Brentwood cafe will still require masks, operate with curbside pickups only, and social distance.
• Buddy’s Burger: The Parker Acres-adjacent burger restaurant will still require masks.
• Buenos Aires & Milonga Room: The East Sixth Argentinian restaurant and bar will still require masks and operate at limited capacity.
• Capital City Bakery: The East Cesar Chavez vegan bakery will still require masks for pickups.
• Central District Brewing: The downtown brewery will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Chi’lantro: All locations of the Asian fusion restaurant will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Circle Brewing Company: The North Burnet brewery will still require masks and operate at limited capacity.
• Coconut Club: The downtown bar and club will still require masks and seating requirements.
• Contigo: The MLK New Texan restaurant will still require masks.
• Crema Bakery & Cafe: The far South Austin restaurant will still require masks.
• Bird Bird Biscuit: The Manor Road biscuit shop will still require masks.
• Bouldin Creek Cafe: The South First vegetarian restaurant, which is open for takeout service only, will still require masks for pickups.
• Dai Due: The Cherrywood butcher shop and Texan restaurant will still require masks.
• Discada: The Rosewood Avenue taco truck will still require masks.
• Draught House: The Rosedale brewpub will still require masks and online ordering for on-site service.
• Drinks Lounge: The East Cesar Chavez bar will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Drink.Well: The North Loop bar and restaurant will still require masks and social distance.
• Dolce Neve: The South First and East Fifth locations of the gelato shop will still require masks and social distance.
• El Naranjo: The South Lamar Mexican restaurant will still require masks and operate at limited capacity.
• Eldorado Cafe: The North Shoal Creek Tex-Mex restaurant, open for takeout service only, will still require masks and social distance.
• Emmer & Rye: The Rainey Street New American restaurant will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Epoch Coffee: All locations of the coffee shop will still require masks.
• Figure 8: The East Austin coffee shop will still require masks.
• Fleet Coffee: The East Austin coffee shop will still require masks.
• Fluff Meringues: The Rosedale bakery and cafe will still require masks and seat at limited capacity.
• Foreign & Domestic: The North Loop New American restaurant will still require masks.
• Fowler’s Smokin’ Soul Food: The Pecan Springs/Springdale barbecue and soul food restaurant will still require masks and social distance.
• Garbo’s: The Parmer Point seafood restaurant will still require masks and seat at limited capacity.
• Gelateria Gemelli: The East Sixth gelato shop and bar will still require masks.
• Greater Goods Coffee Co.: Both locations of the coffee shop and roastery will still require masks.
• Hold Out Brewing: The Clarksville-adjacent brewery will still require masks.
• Hopsquad Brewing: The North Burnet brewery will still require masks.
• Hotel Vegas & Volstead: The East Sixth bars will still require masks and social distance.
• Intero: The East Cesar Chavez Italian restaurant will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Jester King Brewery: The Dripping Springs brewery will still require masks.
• Joe’s Bakery: The East Austin Mexican restaurant, which is open for takeout service only, will still require masks for pickups.
• Julie Myrtille Bakery: The East Austin bakery in Springdale General will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Justine’s: The East Austin French restaurant will still require masks and operate at limited capacity.
• Kinda Tropical: The East Austin restaurant will still require masks and social distance.
• Kome: The North Loop Japanese restaurant, which is open for takeout service only, will still require masks for pickups.
• Korea House: The North Shoal Creek Korean restaurant will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• La Barbecue: The East Cesar Chavez barbecue restaurant will still require masks.
• Lick It Up: All locations of the vegan Mexican truck — Rainey Street, North Campus, and East Sixth — will still require masks.
• Lil Nonnas: The St. Elmo vegan pizza truck will still require masks.
• Little Brother: The South Congress and Rainey Street bars will still require masks.
• Little Ola’s Biscuits: The downtown takeout-only shop will still require masks for pickups.
• Live Oak Brewing Company: The Del Valle brewery will still require masks and social distance.
• LoLo: The East Sixth wine bar will still require masks.
• Mattie’s: The South Austin Texan restaurant will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• McGuire Moorman Hospitality: All restaurants in the Austin group will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Micklethwait Craft Meats: The Rosewood Avenue barbecue truck will still require masks and social distance.
• Nate’s Baked Goods: The Clarksville-adjacent cafe will still require masks and social distance.
• Nickel City: The East 11th Street bar will still require masks.
• Nissi VegMex: East 11th Street vegan Mexican truck will still require masks and social distance.
• Nixta Taqueria: The East Austin Mexican restaurant will still require masks.
• Odd Duck: The South Lamar New Texan restaurant will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Old Thousand: Both the East 11th Street and Burnet Road locations of the Chinese-American restaurant will still require masks and operate at limited capacity.
• OMG Squee: The Govalle Texas-Asian bakery, which is open for takeout service only, will still require masks and social distance.
• Once Over Coffee Bar: The South First coffee shop will still require masks, operate with outdoor capacity, and social distance.
• Patika: The South Lamar coffee shop will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Patrizi’s: The Manor Road Italian truck will still require masks.
• Phonatic: All locations of the Vietnamese restaurant will still require masks.
• Pinthouse Pizza: All locations of the pizzeria brewpub — Burnet Road, South Lamar, Round Rock, and East Ben White — will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Plow Bao: The East Riverside vegan truck is asking customers to still wear masks.
• Quack’s Bakery & Lady Quackenbush: The bakeries in Hyde Park and Mueller will still require masks.
• Quality Seafood: The North Loop seafood restaurant and market will still require masks and social distance.
• Sa-Ten: Both the East Austin and Airport Boulevard locations of the Japanese cafe will still require masks and social distance.
• Salt & Time: Both the East Seventh and downtown locations of the New Texan restaurant/butcher shop/market will still require masks and social distance.
• Second Bar + Kitchen: The Archer Hotel Domain restaurant will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Seoulju: The North Lamar Korean restaurant will still require masks and operate at limited capacity.
• Soup Peddler: All locations of the casual cafe, operating with takeout service only, will still require masks for pickups.
• Sour Duck Market: The Central East Austin Texan restaurant and bakery will still require masks.
• Southern Heights Brewing Co.: The East MLK brewery will still require masks.
• Spread & Co: The Rosedale cafe will still require masks.
• Suerte: The East Sixth Mexican restaurant will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Sugar Mama’s Bakeshop: The South First bakery will still require masks.
• Sweet Ritual: The North Loop vegan ice cream shop will still require masks.
• The Austin Winery: The St. Elmo winery will still require masks.
• The Brewtorium: The Skyview brewpub will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• The Cavalier: The East Austin bar and restaurant will still require masks and operate at limited capacity.
• The Far Out: The far South Austin patio bar and venue will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• The Little Darlin’: The far south Austin patio bar will still require masks.
• The Roosevelt Room: The downtown bar will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• The Tigress Pub: The North Loop bar, which is open for takeout service only, will require masks for pickups.
• The Vegan Nom: The East Cesar Chavez vegan Tex-Mex truck will still require masks.
• Thunderbird: The Manor Road coffee shop will still require masks.
• Tso Chinese Delivery: The Chinese delivery restaurant will still require masks for pickups and delivery drop-offs.
• Tumble 22: All locations of the hot chicken restaurant will still require masks.
• Uncle Nicky’s: Both locations of the casual Italian cafe will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Uroko: The East Austin Japanese restaurant in Springdale General will still require masks for pickups.
• Vaquero Taquero: The North Campus taco restaurant will still require masks.
• Veracruz All Natural: All locations of the taco truck and restaurant — Tarrytown, East Austin, downtown, Mueller, South Austin, and Round Rock — will still require masks.
• Via 313: All restaurant locations of the pizzeria — North Campus, Oak Hill, East Sixth — will still require masks and operate at limited capacity. All food truck locations — Rainey Street, West Sixth — will still require masks for pickups.
• Vic & Al’s: The Cherrywood Cajun restaurant will still require masks.
• Vinaigrette: The South Congress salad restaurant will still require masks and operate at limited capacity.
• Wright Bros. Brew & Brew: The East Fifth coffee shop and bar will still require masks.
• Yellow Jacket Social Club: The East Fifth bar will still require masks.

Update, 2:55 p.m.: This article, originally published at 9:38 a.m., has been updated to include additional restaurants.

 

I hope Houston gets this kind of support. 

[Dewey 3280]

12 minutes ago, fattyflattie said:

I hope Houston gets this kind of support. 

https://houston.eater.com/platform/amp/2021/3/3/22310352/houston-restaurants-still-require-masks-after-gov-abbott-executive-order?__twitter_impression=true

[fattyflattie 4636]

1 minute ago, Dewey said:

https://houston.eater.com/platform/amp/2021/3/3/22310352/houston-restaurants-still-require-masks-after-gov-abbott-executive-order?__twitter_impression=true

We are out in more MAGA country, but will send to wife so she can use if she dips into town.  Thanks 

[cactusflinthead 27594]

 

[cactusflinthead 27594]

36 minutes ago, Beantown Express 2.0 said:

Doing a 2 hour drive each way tomorrow to Stephenville for my Pfizer first shot.  Not looking forward to the drive as I hate driving long distances.  Trying to decide if there is somewhere in Fort Worth I should pick up food to take back home for dinner since I am never over that way.  

Heim, Angelo's, Hard 8 in Stephenville

[Anastasis 23398]

3 hours ago, Goredho said:

I don't see this having a positive impact on anything other than test positivity rate and perhaps hospitalizations and deaths.  There won't be a positive impact for businesses.  They are going to have roughly the same number of people walking in the door, but now that customer population will be skewed towards the group that will not be wearing masks 100% of the time.  If I were in Texas, it would certainly kill my desire to support businesses by ordering takeout or whatever.

Yeah, I think that this has a short term negative effect.  And if this hastens spread of UK variant, the impact will be meaningful, as school policies have to be rejiggered in the context of B117. Just stupid.  We are so fucking close to putting this behind us by staying the course while we jerk off over our vaccination rates and increasing supply chain.  We are going to eclipse supply constraint with a demand constraint soot, but lets fucking all talk about face masks instead. 

[BradInATX 9208]

Yeah, I think that this has a short term negative effect.  And if this hastens spread of UK variant, the impact will be meaningful, as school policies have to be rejiggered in the context of B117. Just stupid.  We are so fucking close to putting this behind us by staying the course while we jerk off over our vaccination rates and increasing supply chain.  We are going to eclipse supply constraint with a demand constraint soot, but lets fucking all talk about face masks instead. 

All of our back and forth aside, this could potentially really hurt the timeline to get back to normal school which I know is important to you and everyone with school aged kids. It's only going to take a few Karen parents sending their kids maskless and throwing tantrums about muh rights to cause problems that might create difficult decisions for administration. Not to mention the potential to alienate the teachers and staff.

Just such an impetuous premature ejaculation of a decision that is going to do nothing but create conflict and problems. This is why we can't have nice things.

[TexPx 2320]

Restaurants in Dallas-Fort Worth requiring masks:

Wayward Coffee, which opened in May 2020, has never been able to operate without its employees wearing masks. It plans to keep its COVID-19 protocols in place, which includes asking customers and employees to mask up.
Wayward Coffee, which opened in May 2020, has never been able to operate without its employees wearing masks. It plans to keep its COVID-19 protocols in place, which includes asking customers and employees to mask up.(Jeffrey McWhorter / Special Contributor)
8 Cloves at the Dallas Farmers Market
AllGood Cafe in Deep Ellum
Armadillo Ale Works in Denton
Armoury D.E. in Deep Ellum
The Basement Lounge in Fort Worth
The Bearded Monk in Denton
Beto & Son in West Dallas
Billy Can Can in Victory Park
Bisous Bisous Patisserie in Uptown
Black Coffee in Fort Worth
Blackland Distillery in Fort Worth
The Blue Fish in Allen, Fort Worth, Irving, Plano, Galleria Dallas and Lower Greenville in Dallas
The Boiled Owl Tavern in Fort Worth
Boulevardier in Bishop Arts
Burgerim in the West End
Cattleack Barbeque in Dallas/Farmers Branch
Cedar Springs Tap House in Dallas
CiboDivino Marketplace in West Dallas
CocoAndre Chocolatier in Oak Cliff
Cookie Society in Frisco
Cox Farms Market in West Dallas
Cris and John in Far North Dallas
Cultivar Coffee in East Dallas
Detour Doughnuts and Coffee in Frisco
Division Brewing in Arlington
Dream Cafe on Mockingbird Lane and in the Quadrangle, both in Dallas
Dude, Sweet Chocolate in Oak Cliff
Dugg Burger on Garland Road and Walnut Hill Lane, both in Dallas
Fiction Coffee near downtown Dallas
Flying Fish in Addison, Arlington, Fort Worth, Garland, Plano and all Dallas locations
Flying Saucer in Fort Worth, Rockwall and Coppell
Four Bullets Brewery in Richardson
Four Corners Brewing in the Cedars
Full City Rooster in the Cedars
Funky Picnic Brewery & Cafe in Fort Worth
Gemma in East Dallas
Gold Rush Cafe in East Dallas
Haute Sweets Patisserie in Lake Highlands
Hillside Tavern in East Dallas
Hive Bakery in Flower Mound
Homewood near Highland Park
Houndstooth Coffee on Henderson Avenue, Sylvan Avenue and North Central Expressway at Walnut Hill, all in Dallas
Invasion in East Dallas
Korean Street Eats in Carrollton
Las Almas Rotas in Exposition Park
La Casita Bakeshop in Richardson
Leaves Book and Tea Shop in Fort Worth
Liberty Burger, all five locations
The Local Oak in Oak Cliff
The Londoner in Addison
Los Vaqueros in Fort Worth and Weatherford
Lucia in Oak Cliff
Mario Bros. Tacos in Dallas and Plano
Meddlesome Moth in Dallas Design District
Melt Ice Creams in Fort Worth and Dallas
Miriam Latina Cocina in Uptown
Nature’s Plate in Plano and Dallas, on Preston Road and on Northwest Highway
Neighborhood Services
Nickel City in Fort Worth
Noble Coyote Coffee Roasters in Exposition Park
Nobu in Uptown
Oddfellows in Oak Cliff
One90 Smoked Meats in Lake Highlands
Opening Bell Coffee in the Cedars
Parigi on Oak Lawn Avenue
Partenope in downtown Dallas
Peaberry Coffee in Oak Cliff
Pho is for Lovers in Dallas and Richardson
Proper in Fort Worth
Rapscallion on Lowest Greenville
Resident Taqueria in East Dallas
Ricky’s Hot Chicken in Richardson
Rodeo Goat in Fort Worth, Dallas, Plano, Rockwall and Coppell
Roots Chicken Shak in Plano
Round-Up Saloon near Oak Lawn
Ruins in Deep Ellum
Sachet near Highland Park
Sandwich Hag in the Cedars
Salum near Uptown
S&J’s Hot Chicken in northwest Dallas
Society Bakery in East Dallas
Spiral Diner in Fort Worth, Dallas and Denton
Streets Fine Chicken near Oak Lawn Avenue
Swizzle on Lowest Greenville
Tarantula Tiki Lounge in Fort Worth
Teasom in Uptown
Ten Bells Tavern in Oak Cliff
Trova Wine Bar near Highland Park
Twilite Lounge in Fort Worth
Uchi and Uchiba in Uptown
The Usual in Fort Worth
Val’s Cheesecakes on Greenville Avenue and Maple Avenue, both in Dallas
Veritas Wine Room in East Dallas
Wayward Coffee in Oak Cliff
Whisk Crepes in West Dallas
Wits End in Deep Ellum
Zaap Kitchen on Fitzhugh Avenue, Buckner Boulevard and Greenville Avenue, all in Dallas
Zen


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[Fudge Nuggets 19151]

28 minutes ago, cactusflinthead said:

 

vaccine

people

Do better, Ella.

http://maddox.xmission.com/irule_.html

 

[tx 3 putt 76422]

HpD put out a video - businesses can require you to wear a mask. If you don't agree please just leave, go somewhere else peacefully. Do not create a scene. Then they discussed how you can be arrested. Please mask up. 

[Captainant 27472]

No facemasks isn't a COVID risk, it's the Mexicans you should fear! Fucks sake, abbott is going full trump

[Js1 85136]

8 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

HpD put out a video - businesses can require you to wear a mask. If you don't agree please just leave, go somewhere else peacefully. Do not create a scene. Then they discussed how you can be arrested. Please mask up. 

“Do not create a scene”

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[Anastasis 23398]

18 minutes ago, BradInATX said:

All of our back and forth aside, this could potentially really hurt the timeline to get back to normal school which I know is important to you and everyone with school aged kids. It's only going to take a few Karen parents sending their kids maskless and throwing tantrums about muh rights to cause problems that might create difficult decisions for administration. Not to mention the potential to alienate the teachers and staff.

Just such an impetuous premature ejaculation of a decision that is going to do nothing but create conflict and problems. This is why we can't have nice things.

Agreed. All of the data that I believe supports my position on in person schooling is predicated on a few factors.  Most notably 1) appropriate safety measures being implemented in schools; and 2) control of variants with high transmission among kids.  So right now we are trending towards increased UK variant and the gov is creating chaos wrt the former. It's fucking stupid.  We have a short time horizon to get through the end of the semester.  Stay the fucking course that has gotten us this far. All of the data that you fail to really understand and which my position is based on is thrown out the window with these trends/political moves.  So yeah that sucks.

 

In all sincerity, I'll pull my kids if they change the safety protocols or if b117 variant levels get to an unacceptable rate. The variant data changes the calculus quite a bit.