Sign of the times
I can't speak for Kellerhaus specifically but I know for a fact that a lot of small independently owned businesses are still faced with tough decisions as they struggle to keep the doors open. Pay the oilman or meet payroll, pay the oilman or pay the health insurance, pay vendors on time so shipment continue, light bill and on and on. The lakes region has an even more difficult time in the off season because those bills still come in. This winter I have noticed a lot of small shops and restaurants are much cooler if not darn cold and they are also shutting off lights in seldom used rooms until a customer wants to go in. They are not being cheap and you can bet this is not the way they want to run things but most of these people have their entire lives tied up in their business and they are doing anything they can to stay afloat. If you are not comfortable patronizing a place like this that is certainly understandable and your right to walk out. Or maybe you could just buy a quart of ice cream to go and help a small business.
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