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Yelp data shows permanent small business closures have exceeded 60% in some markets


               
2020 Sep 16, 10:30am   3,752 views  34 comments

by Automan Empire   follow (1)  

I'm in an essential industry and never closed, but my customers, and their customers on down the line, are tightening their belts and not using the equipment I service. Therefore, I'm feeling the squeeze. In the last 18 months I went from 3 employees to just me running everything.

YELP has plenty of issues and I can't stress enough that businesses should never pay them a dime for marketing services. That said, they provide a good ground-up view of the state of the economy down to a granular, smallest business in town inclusive level of detail. Here's a report on permanent business closures according to their data.

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/almost-60-percent-business-closures-are-now-permanent-new-yelp-n1240209

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28   Bd6r   @   2020 Oct 13, 2:09pm  

Ceffer says
I always thought that Covid ulterior motive was to eliminate the cash flow of myriad businesses

or to remake population into stupid sheep who do whatever the "experts" and government want them to, such as wearing masks. May be next year it will be public wearing of adult diapers to signal submission to our government
29   noobster   @   2020 Oct 14, 7:38am  

I know of more businesses that have died from corona, than people that have died. FACT.
30   noobster   @   2020 Oct 14, 7:42am  

Abbott needs to go away
31   RWSGFY   @   2020 Oct 14, 7:45am  

Dbr6 says
Ceffer says
I always thought that Covid ulterior motive was to eliminate the cash flow of myriad businesses

or to remake population into stupid sheep who do whatever the "experts" and government want them to, such as wearing masks. May be next year it will be public wearing of adult diapers to signal submission to our government


Diarrhea is listed as a Covid symptom, btw.
32   WookieMan   @   2020 Oct 14, 7:56am  

FuckCCP89 says
Dbr6 says
Ceffer says
I always thought that Covid ulterior motive was to eliminate the cash flow of myriad businesses

or to remake population into stupid sheep who do whatever the "experts" and government want them to, such as wearing masks. May be next year it will be public wearing of adult diapers to signal submission to our government


Diarrhea is listed as a Covid symptom, btw.

I know. How do you think I got a test? That was one of my symptoms along with a cough. We also lied about being in contact with someone that had Covid. Technically we were but it was weeks prior to their positive test. The free drive through sites here are miserable and I guess it can take a week or so for results. WTF is the point? You've spread it everywhere at that point. I feel dirty but we had to have our kids lie to doctors as well. It's freaky how much they want us locked down after going through this to just even get a test with a quick turn around.

But 3 out 4 negative as of this morning. Need mine and we're cleared for St. John. Need me a god damn beach even with a broken heel in a boot. Bringing the nephew, but if he's positive we're still going without him. I feel great, so we should be good unless I get a false positive which I'll then forge in Adobe with one of the negative tests. We love travel and this year has blown tranny dick for travel. Our one Covid flight was empty, so that was a positive.
33   HeadSet   @   2020 Oct 14, 11:51am  

Our one Covid flight was empty, so that was a positive.

Ha, ha, I see what you did there.
34   WookieMan   @   2020 Oct 14, 2:30pm  

Tested negative. Boom. So is the nephew. So all 5 of us are good to go to St. John. Now I just have to figure out the crippled system at the airport. Have a Knee Rover and don't want to get pushed around by some overpaid bum in a wheelchair. But still need to bring crutches.

Whole experience with a broken heel has been humbling. People are more helpful than I thought they would be, but it also makes me feel weak and shitty as a guy in his 30's. Find myself telling people to stop it and I probably come across as an ass. lol. Doing this for another month at least and potentially longer.

TL:DR - Don't injure the bottom parts of your feet.

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