Hey Guys Im in venice florida
Month 8 of the lockdown how you all doin?
Its a ghost town here in venice. Many stores are shutdown maybe perminatly The only places really open are fast food and dairy queen is the most popular with sundown drive though numbers like 20 cars for dinner every night and macdonalds looks like it has no one..
We can still go to the beach here but thats about it
is the most popular with sundown drive though numbers like 20 cars for
dinner every night and macdonalds looks like it has no one..
We can still go to the beach here but thats about it
Hey there. I stay in the UK and it's the same story. Most shops are shut in my area and the high street is dead. The businesses are unlikely to ever return as most appear to have gone completely under. McDonalds is still very popular here though, I see huge queues whenever I pass.
Andeddu wrote to Lestat9 <=-
Hey there. I stay in the UK and it's the same story. Most shops are
shut in my area and the high street is dead. The businesses are
unlikely to ever return as most appear to have gone completely under. McDonalds is still very popular here though, I see huge queues whenever
I pass.
When we finally do turn the corner, I'm worried that small businesses won't recover and chains will end up occupying what was once a
divserse small business environment.
Who needs a french bakery or a locally-owned bagel shop when you
could have another Quizno's?
Hey Guys Im in venice florida
Month 8 of the lockdown how you all doin?
Its a ghost town here in venice. Many stores are shutdown maybe perminatly The only places really open are fast food and dairy queen is the most popular with sundown drive though numbers like 20 cars for dinner every night and macdonalds looks like it has no one..
oh yes. it's about keeping people safe! people here want everything locked own again and they dont care if people lose their jobs, cars and starve! have to keep the people safe!
When we finally do turn the corner, I'm worried that small businesses
won't recover and chains will end up occupying what was once a
divserse small business environment.
Who needs a french bakery or a locally-owned bagel shop when you
could have another Quizno's?
Limping Ninja wrote to Lestat9 <=-
An important thing is that even most rural businesses are still
operating and not many people are out of work and those sick or
unemployed have a good safety net and treatment. My daughter in Florida got fired for calling in sick after catching COVID (and no response on
her complaint on this), the unemployment website crashed and she spent
9 weeks trying to apply in Tallahassee and online - they lost her application, and were it not for sending money from here she would have lost her apartment, and she has a ton of bills because her medical insurance was so poor.
Andeddu wrote to MRO <=-
The chickens are coming home to roost and by next year we'll very
likely witness a terrible economic collapse. The global economy is
pretty irrepairable now as the damage has already been done.
Andeddu wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
My expectations are that small family owned businesses such as cafes
are going to be replaced by Starbucks and Costa Coffee as times goes
on.
Yes, it's a shame. One of the things I lament about the evolution in
San Francisco is that rising rent and house prices mean that a
mom-n-pop bagel shop or coffee shop is no longer a viable business
for someone who lives in the city.
Then, someone comes in and throws wods of cash at them for the real
estate and multi-generational businesses and homes disappear. Instead
of passing on the family home or small shop, retirees are selling and
moving out of town.
Andeddu wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
I've watched a number of videos by YouTuber Louis Rossmann who is a NYC business owner.
He complained about smaller businesses being priced out
of the real estate market resulting in a Chase Bank around every other street corner along with generic Apple stores, Starbucks along with the same multinational chains and banks taking up the majority of the prime high density areas. He believes that the push towards remote working
and the everlasting effects of COVID-19 on the working enviroment will free up some of this space for smaller businesses as it'll no longer be profitable. We will see a period of normalisation in the property
market, especially in larger Tier 1 cities.
Is he the Apple repair guy?
Hopefully. There's a vibrancy in a small community that owns its own
businesses and where people of all walks of life can afford to be
there.
Old San Francisco was having a drink at a bar, and striking up a
conversation with the guy next to you. He was a longshoreman, or a
plumber, or a carpenter, or worked in real estate, or was a CPA, or
an artist...
Now, it's all tech.
Andeddu wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
gain experience for their CV before leaving to go elsewhere. They end
up doing long hours and contributing little to the area other than
paying high tax-rates.
I've told the story before of walking through my old stomping grounds
- I was walking from the train station to meet my family at Cirque Du
Soleil and wanted to see the area.
There are a ton of restaurants in the area, lunchtime was always a
treat. Now, they were empty, and the high-rise condo building had a
line of doordash and waiters on wheels delivery cars entering the
parking structure. Why pay to live in a vibrant city if you aren't
going to enjoy it?
Andeddu wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
work, gain experience and make money at some big name company and move elsewhere. Working at Google and living in San Fransisco in rented accomodation as a low-mid level employee is not a long-term plan for
many people. Those who move elsewhere into cheaper cities and smaller companies end up making more money and living a better quality of life.
When you're young and don't have a family, Silicon Valley makes sense,
it makes a lot less sense when you're in your mid/late 30s and are suddenly faced with real responsibilities.
And the spoils are hidden away by the rich. Physical revolution might
not make a difference now, it might be time for a Mr. Robot-esque
revolution. Delete digital debt and start over.
Tracker1 wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
Who owns the houses they've been making payments on for years if the
debt is deleted? The bank, the person living there? What about rented property?
My wife and I drove through San Francisco and asked each other if
we'd ever want to live there again (we both lived there for 10+
years in the 80s/90s)
We're lucky to have gotten the opportunity to live there when we did.
Couldn't imagine dealing with the traffic and overcrowding now. I
wonder if when the Covid dust settles if it might regain some of its
charm.
Want to forclose? Show me the note. Oh, you don't have the note? Then
you don't have a legal leg to stand on.
Who owns the houses they've been making payments on for years if the
debt is deleted? The bank, the person living there? What about rented
property?
Well, possession is 9/10ths of the law, some say - and laws tend to
provide protections to the posessors.
Want to forclose? Show me the note. Oh, you don't have the note? Then
you don't have a legal leg to stand on.
MRO wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
Want to forclose? Show me the note. Oh, you don't have the note? Then
you don't have a legal leg to stand on.
i'm sure they have it on paper. my car loan was on paper.
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