So we've been doing six packs in, and
while we call them our DIY beer and
wine kits, you can still have
the same experience at home,
just without the bartender.
We've been doing BuzzBallz,
which is a female own company in Dallas,
this little cocktail to go.
Our big hit has been these frozes
that Lana makes, with rose wine and
our slushie machine,
with fresh fruit and some simple syrup.
With the sales we've been able
to earn enough to pay our rent,
that's basically it.
And so before when we were bartending we
think of it as we're doing a service to
our community.
But, now it's like the community's
doing a service to us.
They're coming in here and
do everything they can to keep us open.
They're basically like a go fund
me account, they've been really,
really great.
>> I didn't expect it to last as long,
I was like this a temporary shutdown,
will take this time and we'll use
this time to improve upon a couple
of things while we're waiting for
the reopening to happen, right?
And then, two months turn into three,
four, five, six, and it may be a year.
I think it's preventable,
I don't think it's necessary.
We could easily open up at 25,
30% capacity safely, and
provide an environment for
people to sit down and have a drink, and
a little interaction which
is what they're begging for.
You can tell when you walk down the street
and you look at the restaurants.
>> I believe the reason the bar have
fallen through the crack is because
Roy Cooper doesn't have
a lobby to answer to.
The bars don't have a lobby to put to him,
after he originally said just restaurants
go, but he comes back a couple days later,
and breweries and distilleries.
Because I'm sure that craft brew
organization got a hold on.
So if you're asking me what my
opinion is on why he has let bars
fall through the cracks,
it's because he's a coward.
>> He's trying to make it look like he's
being tough on the pandemic now, but
he's only being tough on small business.
He's not being tough on the pandemic,
he's not worried about people's health.
He was worried about people's health,
there wouldn't be restaurants open,
there wouldn't be none of these
other places would be open either.
>> You can go to college, you can go
to church, you can go to a restaurant,
you can go bowling, go bowling now.
But you cannot come in here and
sit in a bar that has 100 people
capacity at 25% or whatever.
You can't come in here and
let us pour you a drink.
You can have that same drink at
the restaurant, around the corner,
it's frustrating.
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