What's weird in my neighborhood is that the outdoor seating is mostly just on the sidewalk. So the tables are stretched out down the block, but I'm still walking right on top of them!

yeah - I am not thrilled with the outside seating on the sidewalk. There is a place up the block that I have not eaten at yet - it is Mexican food and they have a back patio. I am still going to stick with doing pick up and bringing home.

ION - work on my new garage door started today!! EXCITE! I need to pull $$ from my account so I need to call my $$ guy today.

This restaurant was pretty much all outside. There was a covered area near the bar (which allowed no seating), but there were no walls so breezes came through from the river. I think all they did was space the tables more. Inside meant covered and outside not, but really it was all outdoors. We have a lot of restaurants that are designed to be outdoors.

What's weird in my neighborhood is that the outdoor seating is mostly just on the sidewalk. So the tables are stretched out down the block, but I'm still walking right on top of them!

Ugh yeah. That's a problem here. Places that didn't have outdoor seating BECAUSE THERE'S NO ROOM ON THE SIDEWALK are setting up tables and making it impossible to safely pass.

I am tempted to book a table at the "nice" restaurant down by the waterfront (scare quotes because the food has never been more than just fine, and their cocktails are THE WORST, but you can't beat the view) because they are one of the only places in town that was set up for outdoor seating pre-pandemic, so it isn't just a bunch of chairs moved out onto the sidewalk.

Looks like our work is going to a mid-July back to work plan with employees in our building being divided into 3 groups and each group working on a 1 week in, 2 weeks home schedule. There are about 3 employees that have been working in the office this whole time and they will remain in and it might be that anyone who is overtime eligible will have to go full time in the office also.

I would so much rather be on a schedule where I go in 2 days a week and work from home the other 3.

The local olive oil place (press? I don't know what to call it) has lunches to take out or eat on their patio and I know from being there before the patio is huge and nice so I am thinking about going there this weekend, mostly to have somewhere that isn't my house to just hang out for a while but also because the lunch comes with yummy gelato. There are a few closer to me places that have dedicated outdoor seating that I would also go to, probably. I am pretty used to dining out alone with a book but I feel more conspicuous about it right now for some reason? I got a notice from my parents' town (I'm not sure how I got on their distribution, but I do go to events over there, I probably signed up at one of them) that they are going to allow tables and retail displays on the sidewalks but they will make room for that by closing the street to cars so people can walk on the street. At least I think that's what I read. They close the streets to cars for various festivals, it's totally doable for their little downtown.

I hope Cashmere got successfully tested yesterday

Did you get results, -t?

I am tempted to book a table at the "nice" restaurant down by the waterfront (scare quotes because the food has never been more than just fine, and their cocktails are THE WORST, but you can't beat the view) because they are one of the only places in town that was set up for outdoor seating pre-pandemic, so it isn't just a bunch of chairs moved out onto the sidewalk.

Oh yeah, I'd do that.

This is the place closest to my house. They have fewer tables now, but the sidewalk is still as narrow!