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After a furious social media campaign, it looks like the L.A. Board of Supervisors has taken a step to help breweries instead of actively hindering them….
…now let’s keep wearing the masks and washing hands because if the virus so much as side eyes these county politicians, they will shut things down again.
When I heard that a large number of Covid19 cases were found to stem from the Sturgis Motorcycle rally, it made intuitive sense. Bunch of people without masks gathering in a large group equals outbreak. But turns out that the numbers were based not on actual counted cases since the US is not a leader in contact tracing but on math and statistics which in this case were not telling the full story.
Talk about beer, I hear you yelling, well I will. First though, read THIS
We and our government need to realize, truly, the danger of this virus and how it is transmitted and tailor our responses to less general categories. I have said it before but Shop A might be home to multiple cases and Shop B might have zero. Shop A might be considered safe and Shop B might not be. The flawed thinking that bars and taprooms are too dangerous is troubling because it means that the virus will have free rein elsewhere.
Earlier this month, I became probably the last person to see Black Panther. I saw multiple strollers parked in the auditorium an had the “fortune” to be seated in front of seat kicking boys and next to a really, really young girl who had many, many questions about the movie.
Why do I bring that up on this here blog? Well, I have also seen an uptick in babies and toddlers at brewery taprooms. And despite being childless by choice, I ain’t against the little angels. What I am against are parents. Not all, just some.
(And I am not the only one, read THIS.)
If all toddlers were leashed and parents were paying close attention, I would not have a problem. But like the movie theater, the parents were there to watch the movie themselves and obviously had not instructed their offspring to shut their traps and sit quietly so said parents could do so. I don’t think many even cared if they were disrupting other people.
I don’t go to taprooms to dodge children or walk into a birthday party for the little slugger of the family. And with breweries close by (in most cases), I don’t have to. And considering that I am buying the product being sold and the kids ain’t, makes me feel like I have a bit larger say in the matter.
I would suggest, putting the parties in a space away from the other paying customers or scheduling parties for earlier in the day. At the very least, put up a sign or have an employee politely explain that baby sounds are not soothing to everyone.
And I have to agree, I can’t drink beer if someone has a poopy diaper nearby.