Opening for Business—State By State?

VitaBene · 04-14-2020, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Sue Doe-Nym

That’s absurd. We have had SARS, MERS, Hong Kong flu, West Nile virus, and many others. I guess Legionaires Disease was also discriminatory. If the virus originated in China, what would you prefer to call it?

I'm sure some folks in CT wish Lyme Disease was named something else too!

TheRoBoat · 04-14-2020, 02:24 PM

Lots of posts saying NH needs to open up the economy. Yet, what appears to be missing in many of these threads, is a direct answer to a question that keeps getting asked: Opening the economy in the Lakes Region will look like……what?

Open Up supporters - here’s your chance. How and when does it happen? You tell us.

Tough challenges for the summer. MC Week and concerts appears to be shelved. Crowded bars will probably not be an option.

Restaurants may open, at half the capacity. Can they even survive with that?

Who is your labor pool for all the tourist jobs? It does not appear that places like NASWA will be importing foreign workers. Who are the locals that will grab those $7.50/hr jobs? They weren’t around last year.

Most importantly - who are your tourists? Will anyone want to come to NH? Will NH actually welcome tourists? There appears to be a big divide locally between “stay out” and “please come”.

There are some landlords here. Are you going to charge full rent for the summer? If you lease to a restaurant are you going to charge less? When is the cancellation dates for tourist summer rentals?

Winilyme · 04-14-2020, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by VitaBene

I'm sure some folks in CT wish Lyme Disease was named something else too!

Nahhh. We say it keeps the riff raff out.

Winilyme · 04-14-2020, 04:13 PM

Interesting article featuring our next door neighbors.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/mark...ca/ar-BB12BatO

So many small businesses that operate on a shoestring may not be back. I suspect there will be a fair share of empty storefronts in the near future - especially if the summer season is 'cancelled'. I'm for doing what's necessary to save lives and ensure the virus doesn't return and inflict even greater damage to the economy. Yet, this article does make you think. In the short term anyway, it seems we may be in deep doo doo no matter what direction we take.

I believe that in the long haul, we stand to lose many small businesses but with the natural resources we have in the Lakes Region, small business (especially small business) will always have a chance to thrive here. Not so however for many other rural areas that don't have the draws that we do.

Biggd · 04-14-2020, 05:17 PM

Even when things do open up it's going to be different for quite a while.
I know my wife and I will be a little more gun shy about visiting any place with a crowd.
But will any place be crowded this summer?
Will people continue wearing masks and gloves?
Will restaurants remove tables and seats to keep the 6' distances and will they remove bar stools?
How will the Dive and the Mount handle the crowds?
They talk about a new normal but we don't know what that will look like yet.
I think this summer is going to look much different than last.

04-14-2020, 02:24 PM	#2
TheRoBoat Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: SF Bay Area, Bear Island Posts: 102 Thanks: 290 Thanked 35 Times in 25 Posts	Back in Business? Lots of posts saying NH needs to open up the economy. Yet, what appears to be missing in many of these threads, is a direct answer to a question that keeps getting asked: Opening the economy in the Lakes Region will look like……what? Open Up supporters - here’s your chance. How and when does it happen? You tell us. Tough challenges for the summer. MC Week and concerts appears to be shelved. Crowded bars will probably not be an option. Restaurants may open, at half the capacity. Can they even survive with that? Who is your labor pool for all the tourist jobs? It does not appear that places like NASWA will be importing foreign workers. Who are the locals that will grab those $7.50/hr jobs? They weren’t around last year. Most importantly - who are your tourists? Will anyone want to come to NH? Will NH actually welcome tourists? There appears to be a big divide locally between “stay out” and “please come”. There are some landlords here. Are you going to charge full rent for the summer? If you lease to a restaurant are you going to charge less? When is the cancellation dates for tourist summer rentals?

04-14-2020, 04:13 PM	#4
Winilyme Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: Ice in = CT / Ice out = Winnipesaukee Posts: 620 Thanks: 177 Thanked 338 Times in 184 Posts	The end of small-town America??? Interesting article featuring our next door neighbors. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/mark...ca/ar-BB12BatO So many small businesses that operate on a shoestring may not be back. I suspect there will be a fair share of empty storefronts in the near future - especially if the summer season is 'cancelled'. I'm for doing what's necessary to save lives and ensure the virus doesn't return and inflict even greater damage to the economy. Yet, this article does make you think. In the short term anyway, it seems we may be in deep doo doo no matter what direction we take. I believe that in the long haul, we stand to lose many small businesses but with the natural resources we have in the Lakes Region, small business (especially small business) will always have a chance to thrive here. Not so however for many other rural areas that don't have the draws that we do.

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04-14-2020, 05:17 PM	#5
Biggd Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Waltham Ma./Meredith NH Posts: 4,537 Thanks: 2,506 Thanked 1,296 Times in 833 Posts	Even when things do open up it's going to be different for quite a while. I know my wife and I will be a little more gun shy about visiting any place with a crowd. But will any place be crowded this summer? Will people continue wearing masks and gloves? Will restaurants remove tables and seats to keep the 6' distances and will they remove bar stools? How will the Dive and the Mount handle the crowds? They talk about a new normal but we don't know what that will look like yet. I think this summer is going to look much different than last.