# Possible Business Reopenings

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-business-reopenings/852502>\
**Category:** The Quarantine Zone\
**Tags:** covid-quarantine\
**Created:** [April 24, 2020, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-business-reopenings/852502 "2020-04-24T14:44:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![taf1987](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/22d042/32.png) [@taf1987](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taf1987)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2020, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-business-reopenings/852502/1 "2020-04-24T14:44:39Z")

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Said to reopen all businesses this next week in accordance with local and regional authorities approval… it took me three (almost four) weeks to finalize my unemployment. My first payment will be made right before the hallelujah. LMAO… I hope submitting my “back to work” update is more simple than the initial application. This makes me wonder how different the Black Plague would have turned out if social media and television streamed in HD in those days.

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**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2020, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-business-reopenings/852502/2 "2020-04-24T14:54:03Z")

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Who knew they had social media and TV during the Black Plague? Ignorance fought.

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**Author:** ![RioRico](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f04885/32.png) [@RioRico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RioRico)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2020, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-business-reopenings/852502/3 "2020-04-25T07:16:00Z")

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Gallagher’s Tavern may unlock doors anytime but I’m not stepping inside soon, even for discounted beer.