About that 25% cap on retail/restaurants... - Page 2

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Sq 17 said:
SoupNazi2001 said:
This doesn't surprise me. I know lot of older folks who are less concerned than the younger ones.

Medicare + Medicare supplemental insurance makes old people pretty cavalier about getting sick.

Not true at all.

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9:44p, 5/2/20

AG

Went to Hone Depot. Seems like there were more people at that place than there is on a usual day

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9:26a, 5/3/20

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Fuzzy's in San Angelo had signs on the doors listing the fire code capacity and then their 25% capacity (~60). It was probably close to that capacity when I went in to grab our to-go order. No one counting people (that I could see, so not sure how they were tracking that), not a single person in a mask, don't remember seeing anyone obviously over 60, and they had about every other table marked off.
Just my observations. It felt good to be inside a structure other than my house and around other humans.

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12:31p, 5/3/20

AG

Hundreds in Home Depot and Specs letting only 10 people in at a time right next door.

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7:21a, 5/4/20

AG

Home Depot in SW San Antonio yesterday at noon was the most files parking lot I had ever seen. I left without stopping since I can go by later this week.

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In reply to aggiebrad94 • 8:05a, 5/4/20

AG

I've been avoiding Home Depot for Lowe's. Home Depot is limiting guests and only allowing one entrance open. Makes it an asswhip if I need lumber or building materials and can't go in through the contractor entrance. Lowe's is wide open with all entrances and no guest counts.

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In reply to Charpie • 10:57a, 5/4/20

AG

Charpie said:
Went to Hone Depot. Seems like there were more people at that place than there is on a usual day

I went to Lowe's a few times in the last few weeks and I've never seen them so busy. I laughed at the sign that said due to the 25% rule the maximum number of customers allowed at one time was 710 - I've never seen more than 70 in that store! The 25% is obviously based on Fire Marshall limit. Heck the parking lot couldn't handle cars and trucks for 710.

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In reply to TXAggie2011 • 12:03p, 5/4/20

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State governments love diffuse and localized government power until the power is being diffused and localized away from them...

States allow both city and federal governmens to exist.

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In reply to AggieBiker • 5:56p, 5/4/20

AG

Sorry to go off topic, but Aggie Biker is 100% correct. It is people listening to all the things that could possibly happen, no matter how remote, that creates paralysis when it comes to getting rid of people who need to be fired. Larger companies who listen to lawyers are all but crippled in their ability to make these decisions. Full disclosure. . . I am a lawyer who defends companies in civil litigation. My view of the world is damn the torpedoes. . . you've got to do what you need to do to run your business. If that creates a lawsuit, well so be it. But you cannot afford to keep people on the payroll who are not doing their job properly. Otherwise, you company will succumb to an inevitable slide into mediocrity.

In reality, if you are conducting your business and handling employee issues properly, the cost of dealing with an occasional claim/suit is nowhere near what it costs you to leave lots of mediocre people on your payroll.

I have a friend who ran an entire hemisphere for a large corporation. Very early in my career, he made a comment about how they always referred to their legal department as the "sales prevention department." That made an impression on me and I have always tried to be the lawyer who identified potential risks but kept them in perspective when advising a client on a course of action. Since that comment, I've always tried to be the lawyer who helps the client do what needs to be done, not the lawyer who tells them all the reasons why they should not take action.

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