Comments on: POLL: Is It Irresponsible for Bars and Restaurants to Stay Open During Hurricane Sandy?

By: pmci

pmci — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 18:34:13 +0000

I think it’s almost impossible to say. In retrospect, it seems fine, because CC was largely unaffected. But if/when that was uncertain, I hope owners that choose to stay open make DAMN certain that they could protect and shelter all of those people (employees, especially) in the worst case scenario. Because otherwise, first responders are going to be stretched beyond their limits trying to help people who didn’t heed the warnings to stay somewhere safe.

But ultimately, whether or not it’s ok is sort of a case-by-case basis thing. If you have a place that’s in a very low-risk area, and the decision to stay open was made only after considering whether or not employees could safely get there and back and didn’t feel coerced into coming in, then I don’t see the harm.

Personally, though, I would really appreciate it if my employer just bit the bullet and closed up shop through the worst of it. I’d hate not to be at home with my loved ones if the worst happened.

By: PPABootSquadVinne

PPABootSquadVinne — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 17:30:31 +0000

I’ll go out if I want in any weather, and it’s appreciated when a businessperson stays open [and makes money for his employees who come in] to give us ‘End of the World’ people food, drink and shelter from the storm.
The rest of You People-Shut up and mind your own business. No one is getting hurt when Adults make their own choices.

By: Tony

Tony — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 17:20:54 +0000

I wonder if all of the people who think it was so irresponsible to stay open are from Center City. I stayed home all day on Monday, only to see light rain and gentle breezes most of the day. I easily could have gone to work myself, with no danger whatsoever, and I don’t think it was irresponsible for restaurants to open and monitor the situation during the day. Fortunately, Sandy was a non-event in Center City.

By: chatty cathy

chatty cathy — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 20:19:10 +0000

The Starr restaurant that I was at for lunch yesterday was packed…for a good reason…the weather was absolutely fine around lunchtime. It was just like any other rainy day except most other restaurants were closed. I would have stayed open too if I were the owner. A friend of mine who works at this restaurant said they closed early and sent everyone home by 4pm. People had plenty of time to get home and be safe.

By: denright

denright — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 16:43:48 +0000

i think a face hole is what the kids used to call a pie hole

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 16:39:30 +0000

I wonder how many people who are upset about bars & restaurants being open were actually in a bar or restaurant last night…

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:57:48 +0000

Went to our neighborhood bar last night and they were more than happy to serve the neighborhood, earn money/tips and enjoy some good company during what turned out to be a glorified rain storm in Center City Philadelphia. My heart goes out to those in the suburbs and the shore who experienced real damage, but let’s all be honest here…..walking a few blocks in a rain storm in the city where flooding was not imminent and wind gusts were much less than expected is hardly irresponsible. I’d love to see how many of you hypocrites were at the bars in the city that were open two years ago when we got slammed with snow and had arguably much more dangerous conditions than yesterday. Just sayin….

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:16:15 +0000

What’s a face hole?

By: Face Hole

Face Hole — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 13:50:18 +0000

I’d like to point out the pieces of sh*t who go to a restaurant during a state of emergency because they can’t feed their own face hole for one day. Then they shrug and smile at staff and say “Well you’re open, its not MY problem you’re here!!1″. These jackasses with no lives or cares for others are a big part of the problem.

By: Boner

Boner — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 03:26:53 +0000

No because it is irresponsible, and no one’s coming in anyway.