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Opened up a mall

songbird — Mon, 11 May 2020 13:32:14 GMT

Found on twitter. Don't know where it is, but it opened today.

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CrazyDaisy — Mon, 11 May 2020 13:45:13 GMT

Lots of places have opened up. It have been on the news.

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Spurt — Mon, 11 May 2020 15:15:13 GMT

@songbird

WOW!!!! Well at least they are wearing masks....but certainly NOT practicing safe distancing....I'll pass....

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naturalfan — Mon, 11 May 2020 13:53:28 GMT

If I had any idea of going to a mall and saw that crowd of people, masks or no masks, I would have turned around and gone right on home.

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Infinite Mom 47 — Mon, 11 May 2020 13:58:38 GMT

Me too. I feel like they're just asking for trouble.

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Meowingkitty — Mon, 11 May 2020 14:23:18 GMT

They opened up some of the outdoor malls in my state (AZ) but left the air conditioned indoor malls closed. Go figure. Not to many people shopping outside in 100 degree weather.

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sunshine45 — Mon, 11 May 2020 14:36:48 GMT

no malls opened here......still on stay at home orders in maryland.

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Alison Wonderland — Mon, 11 May 2020 14:38:17 GMT

@Meowingkitty wrote:
They opened up some of the outdoor malls in my state (AZ) but left the air conditioned indoor malls closed. Go figure. Not to many people shopping outside in 100 degree weather.

It's harder to catch COVID-19 outdoors.

And you may want to read about this case in China, where they traced the people in a restaurant and the people who got it were in the line of the infected person and the air conditioning vent. The people outside of the vent trajectory didn't get it.

https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/7/20-0764_article

But they've also found that you have an increased chance of getting it when there's little air circulation, so if they leave the AC off and the inside gets hot and stuff, everyone is going to be miserable, irritable, and exposed.

I don't know what the right answer is in terms of being inside, but for me the best answer is not being inside anywhere that isn't my own home until someone can figure it out.

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cbrite — Mon, 11 May 2020 16:05:34 GMT

How about on Mother's Day in COLORADO

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cbrite — Mon, 11 May 2020 16:08:38 GMT

Amsterdam has a GREAT set up // So cute...outdoor green houses....cozy/safe....dining. (imo anyway)

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QueenDanceALot — Mon, 11 May 2020 16:24:47 GMT

Malls.

Ick.

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QueenDanceALot — Mon, 11 May 2020 16:25:53 GMT

@cbrite wrote:
Amsterdam has a GREAT set up // So cute...outdoor green houses....cozy/safe....dining. (imo anyway)

I love it. Very clever.

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Alison Wonderland — Mon, 11 May 2020 16:31:25 GMT

@cbrite wrote:
Amsterdam has a GREAT set up // So cute...outdoor green houses....cozy/safe....dining. (imo anyway)

I think that's perfect for Amsterdam right now, where the high today is 66 degrees. They might also work in San Francisco or the pacific northwest.

We're in the 80s every day in central Texas and it has already hit 97 once. In the summers, it's often still 80 degrees outside when I go to bed. Those would be ovens with the sun out and saunas at night.

Most things about this pandemic suck, but I have been impressed by the ingenuity and creativity people have employed and I look forward to seeing more things like this as we try to figure out how to live with this new reality.

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Alison Wonderland — Mon, 11 May 2020 16:29:23 GMT

@songbird wrote:
Found on twitter. Don't know where it is, but it opened today.

I don't know where that is, but Malls in Texas have been able to open f11 days now. There's no way I'll be going near one, but they are open.

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sunshine45 — Mon, 11 May 2020 16:29:31 GMT

@cbrite wrote:
Amsterdam has a GREAT set up // So cute...outdoor green houses....cozy/safe....dining. (imo anyway)

i love this idea, but someone will have to go in and really sanitize those little greenhouses after each customer leaves. i wonder if they are doing that?

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noodleann — Mon, 11 May 2020 16:44:49 GMT

@cbrite wrote:
Amsterdam has a GREAT set up // So cute...outdoor green houses....cozy/safe....dining. (imo anyway)

A closer look. No masks, social distancing apparently being violated by the two waitstaff you can see in the photos. The one with the white top is partly in the diners' enclosure. Interesting concept, but it looks tough to get right in execution. I feel for everyone involved here. Even that mess on the plate.

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Nataliesgramma — Mon, 11 May 2020 16:50:51 GMT

Our mall here is dead as a doornail when things are normal....I doubt opening would change anything...

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Buffalogal47 — Mon, 11 May 2020 16:52:21 GMT

It's hard to say if they are socially distancing or if the depth perspective of the photo makes it look like they're not. Unless a photo is shot from above, like from a drone, we can't tell for sure.

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QueenDanceALot — Mon, 11 May 2020 18:15:45 GMT

@noodleann wrote:
@cbrite wrote:
Amsterdam has a GREAT set up // So cute...outdoor green houses....cozy/safe....dining. (imo anyway)

A closer look. No masks, social distancing apparently being violated by the two waitstaff you can see in the photos. The one with the white top is partly in the diners' enclosure. Interesting concept, but it looks tough to get right in execution. I feel for everyone involved here. Even that mess on the plate.

@noodleann

How is it possible for ANY servers to socially distance?

Unless they have 6 foot long arms, it ain't happening.

Even with that board, that's not 6 feet. Nice try, though. Better than what many are probably going to see in this country.

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Jinlei — Mon, 11 May 2020 20:13:38 GMT

Who in the heck shops at malls anymore? The one in my town has been closed for 5 years. Funny what people think is important.