Outdoor shelters which helped combat covid restrictions

@JudyEv (341160)

Rockingham, Australia

May 2, 2023 6:48pm CST

In some ways, covid forced people to come up with innovative ideas to counteract the problems. Friends of ours who owned a restaurant started offering to deliver meals around the town and this worked out quite well for them. In Ireland, eating places came up with the idea of outdoor shelters which would allow people to have their coffee/cake/meals without breaking the social distancing laws. We saw these types of shelters in quite a few places. This one is at a service station which also has washing and drying machines on the hard standing to one side of the shop itself. We did some washing there and read our books in the car while we waited.

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@AmbiePam (93596)

• United States

3 May 23

Yeah, restaurants who did outdoor dining or did delivery did not suffer huge losses here. And boy, a heck of a lot of restaurants took up delivery, especially when they linked up with places like DoorDash.

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@JudyEv (341160)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 May 23

I was delighted that people found really innovative ways to adapt and carry on.

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@LadyDuck (471823)

• Switzerland

4 May 23

@JudyEv In summer it would have been horribly hot.

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@JudyEv (341160)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 May 23

@LadyDuck Probably not in Ireland! Or not very often anyway! lol

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@Jenaisle (14078)

• Philippines

3 May 23

During the covid pandemic, many of the restaurants closed here. I wish they had held on longer because their areas were good ones for restos. Now, they are relocating with increased fees and with unsure income. Some did make home deliveries and these ones were the ones that survived.

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@Jenaisle (14078)

• Philippines

3 May 23

@JudyEv Yes, there were similar structures here too.

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@JudyEv (341160)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 May 23

Some were more innovative than others. It certainly made people think outside the box.

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@DWDavis (25805)

• United States

3 May 23

The photo reminds me of a restaurant we visited during the pandemic that had outside tables each in its own plastic bubble.

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@JudyEv (341160)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 May 23

That would have worked too.

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@rakski (125151)

• Philippines

3 May 23

this is a very brilliant idea. This can be used in countries like ours. it will not only serve the restrictions but also will lessen sun and heat

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@rakski (125151)

• Philippines

3 May 23

@JudyEv yes and gives protection from the sun as well

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@JudyEv (341160)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 May 23

Yes, it gives shelter from the elements and also allows people to socially distance safely.

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Lenore Plassman

@sallypup (61439)

• Centralia, Washington

3 May 23

Those are attractive shelters. That was creative thinking.

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@JudyEv (341160)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 May 23

These are quite attractive. They had various variations on this theme.

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@Kandae11 (55042)

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3 May 23

I can say that the covid onslaught brought out a lot of creative ideas. Some remain , which is good because covid is still around.

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@JudyEv (341160)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 May 23

Many companies/businesses adapted really well.

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@allknowing (137370)

• India

3 May 23

A guy came selling fruits and vegetables in his push cart so that people had their stuff at the door

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@JudyEv (341160)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 May 23

That was smart thinking too.

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@FourWalls (68703)

• United States

3 May 23

Those are neat for a lot of reasons. Not just helping with covid, but you can eat outside while being sheltered from the sun or rain (unless it’s windy, of course).

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@JudyEv (341160)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 May 23

And in Ireland, you often need protection from the elements.

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@jstory07 (139545)

• Roseburg, Oregon

3 May 23

The restaurants that had outdoor dining did not loss much money. I did not go to any restaurants during covid. Why take the chance.

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@jstory07 (139545)

• Roseburg, Oregon

3 May 23

@JudyEv We have started going to places again to.

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@JudyEv (341160)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 May 23

We completely stopped going out. It's only recently that we started again.

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@LadyDuck (471823)

• Switzerland

3 May 23

Here they installed "separators" inside because you cannot use those shelters in case of too cold weather or bad weather.

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@JudyEv (341160)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 May 23

I'm surprised it wasn't too cold under these but I guess in summer it might have helped.

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@Ronrybs (19531)

• London, England

3 May 23

That's a good idea. Can't say I've seen anything like them over here

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@JudyEv (341160)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 May 23

These were in Ballina but we saw some in Connemara as well. They could still be pretty cold little shelters given the Irish climate.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

3 May 23

We have outside tables at some restaurants but they were there before covid. I think most restaurants are back to serving as usual.

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@JudyEv (341160)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 May 23

That's true here too. Everything is pretty much back to normal.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

3 May 23

@JudyEv Let’s hope there’s no more outbreaks.

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@LindaOHio (180528)

• United States

3 May 23

That's a very innovative way to solve a problem.

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@JudyEv (341160)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 May 23

People adapted so well in so many different ways.

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@Beestring (14634)

• Hong Kong

3 May 23

That's a good idea.

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@JudyEv (341160)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 May 23

By going into these shelters, they were protected from the elements and were socially isolated.

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@wolfgirl569 (107461)

• Marion, Ohio

3 May 23

Those would work

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@JudyEv (341160)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 May 23

They are a great idea. People still felt like they were going out and were part of society.

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