05/01/2020
Hello Dear Friendsđ
It is hard to believe that it has been more than 6 weeks since Iâve got to hug a single one of you, or serve you a tasty beverage whilst we catch up on our latest life events. I miss you, we all miss you!
In this time lost, a whole new planet experience has sprung. There is a lot of NEW for us all to navigate, & a lot of information guiding each of our own paths.
We see that there are some brave souls pushing off the dock, & reopening. May 1 has been arbitrarily chosen, by the powers that be, as a suitable day for us to have a trial run at bringing back this business-one that we all miss & love. Itâs a really scary & potentially exciting proposition for many owners, operators, affiliates and of course our most important front lines- the hardworking staff. Our employees make all of our worlds possible, & I have had so many in this tight knit bar industry reach out to me over the last weeks looking for hope & options to care for others within our village. It is a beautiful thing to witness. I am honored to be able to share in this. It is our responsibility to find safety together.
I wish we could know what was to come sailing forward, we are a lost ship together, but with hope.
All that being said, we at Jackalope will not be opening in the near future. I think it is too early. I donât think we have fulfilled the obligation as a City, or State to assure the safest of outcomes at this time. I think that there are ambiguous parameters & insurmountable -though extremely important- safety regulations that are not sustainable for our type of businesses in this short amount of time. Everything seems rushed by the overseers, & very confused.
Bar- is our business, and no one can âBelly upâ to one.
6-feet of distance âmasked & facing forwardâ as guidance to our patrons. Requirements to a naturally social group, that is desperate for society...mixed in with intoxicants and the anxieties that come
along with the current state of our planet & our future- do not a smooth transition make. (What about smokers? 6-feet away from each other, going in & out of businesses & congregating where? 20 feet from where? Touching the entries & exits, their mouths and masks 100s of times in between sips and shots and excited exclamations of fear and fear, and did I mention the fear? And so many gloves. What about disposable glassware- is this truly a mandate? Poor Gaia đ)
We have always been asked as a community, to Parent the adults who partake in our services. We often choose to be social workers while we are FORCED to be law enforcement -with identification, breathalyzers for peopleâs earlier intake, debt collectors, mind readers for balancing out requests with our experiential mathematic skills for whether or not another drink is warranted or if that may be the one to make this fella woozie. Maybe this guy has a short temper and so does the guy next to him
and a disagreement ensues- we are then a ref & often some, an unwitting target. Then we have to be a lie detector testing if there is really an Uber on its way- & ultimately an author writing incident reports on someone warned, sneaking away to potentially get home on their own. Along with janitor, vomit tech, relationship counselor & often driver or Uber account holder when we make sure the night ends safely for those we have taken into our care......
We have taken these responsibilities seriously, and most of us have mastered them over so much time.
Now to our many hats, we are asked to add the responsibility of temperature taker, reader of fevers, cough suppressor, distance dictator, mask appropriator & social hour negator. Disaster clean up & hand washing police. (Iâve always proudly worn that hat đ¤¨)
In a business built and coddled with the hopeful consequence of togetherness and âeverybody knowing your nameâ-we now are asked to not just keep an ID scanner of names to show the legality of patrons, but a list of contacts of patrons to reach out to should the alarm be sounded that one of the unwittingly ill, made it through the barricade and perhaps infected the rest. This is an unbelievable responsibility. One I know will be taken solemnly, but the risk & request is great. I know some do not find this pandemic as frightening as others have, as I do. That is ok, and not surprising. We can all have our long political/social/scientific/philosophical sit downs at some point and talk out what the realities are/were. Now I just choose for some erring on the side of caution. That is what we will do at the Jack. It is so early, and there are not yet answers to some seemingly simple, but serious questions. There are still numbers rising, each one of those numbers is someone that someone loves. Some that I love.
Simply Heartbreaking.
I miss my bar, I miss your bar, I miss your restaurants, I miss my friends and family! I miss the comradery of the biz, and the hilarious stories shared afterward, of a night âfoughtâ valiantly âŁď¸
I miss the unbridled enthusiasm brought forward in a perfectly placed Seinfeld reference, or an unparalleled bout of laughter brought in by a mini mix up of words by tonightâs fav regular. We have great fun- we have great friends. Right now I will have faith. I will have faith that what we all choose to do is right for our patrons, and staff and the people they will be with tomorrow and that they love. I will hold onto hope that all of my reticence is for naught- and that I am holding off needlessly. Iâll take that hit willingly and gleefully if that is the case. Please be careful my friends, my family. Donât do anything that makes you feel unsafe. Keep your distance the best you can in a business model entirely opposite from this proposition. Our world is changing, and we need to get with it- I get it. I had hoped we would not charge into the fire without searching out all the proper gear. It looks as though the gear is being chosen for us and I hope it fits. I love you and I love and send my whole heart out for everybodyâs healthy success! Canât wait until we are all in the water again together. Those are great days. Stay safe and alert. One of our handicaps in the service communities (yes even us GodTenders đâ¤ď¸) is our famed huge hearts. Really! We sometimes overlook ourselves for the comfort and ease of our clientele. Gots to rethink that a bit on this new day kids. I want my business to come back. I know we ALL need our bills paid. Just be mindful. Listen to your intuition and keep healthy. May we find civility within this confusing web. May the great kindnesses continue & grow. May we find a new level of communication that allows us to become, better. May a solution arise to stop this horrible loss of lives, and until that time may those caring for us on every level be safe and blessed.
We have been all so lucky to share in these families that we make in our bar/restaurant communities. I am such a happier human with great thanks to the joy that this support system affords my entire life. I am eternally grateful for the gift of your friendships, support, and mostly Love.
I Cannot wait to see you all soon for a tasty cold drink and a new warm exchange. Be well, make dough, mostly though, stay safe.
We are rooting for you, we are rooting for usâŁď¸
Love Always & with the memories of a lifetime of hugs,
Sunyin & your Jackalope family âŁď¸
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