Quoted from Wolfmarsh:

I feel so bad for the people that put their lives and dreams into opening places like these, only to see them destroyed by covid.

Quoted from Betelgeuse:

I predict a lot of pins with moisture damage, bleached artwork and rust around the lockdown bar and flipper button area after this. I have already seen a couple of games damaged by sanitizers.

Quoted from Betelgeuse:

I predict a lot of pins with moisture damage, bleached artwork and rust around the lockdown bar and flipper button area after this. I have already seen a couple of games damaged by sanitizers.

Quoted from cait001:

these can maybe help: https://www.playfield-protectors.com/25/Button-Protectors

Quoted from KozMckPinball:

Those are good for preventing finger nail cab gouges. Yes, that's a real thing.

Quoted from jj44114:

It’s a lousy business.

Quoted from LTG:

Speaking from an arcade, not a barcade.
It definitely isn't for the weak or timid.
As I'm coming up on my 48th anniversary in about 34 days. I've seen the good. The bad. And the ugly. Sounds like a spaghetti western. And right now having a very slow day.
Yet I still enjoy it.
And am looking forward to a better future. The sun is setting a couple minutes earlier everyday, my favorite time of the year, and usually better for business. Maybe a new game or two before the end of the year. And a turning point with the virus setback.
I wouldn't trade it for anything.
LTG : )

Quoted from jahbarron:

Here is the help I got. 10 cents shy of $4.20 and how many months late? Letter says 7/24 but I just got the check two weeks ago and then this official WH letterhead the other day. Post Office is pretty slow these days...
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Quoted from Lamberger:

At first, I was like... what the he'll!? Then I realized your in a democrat state that is poorly run and taxed to high heaven...I have a sister down there. Sucks, were all praying for ya up here.

Quoted from hawkmoon:

Outlook is grim

Quoted from Lamberger:

...I have a sister down there...

Quoted from jahbarron:

This came signed by our president from The White House in Washington DC. It doesn’t have anything to do with California, the governor of California or taxes in California.

Quoted from Multiballmaniac1:

Cali is burning down.

Quoted from Multiballmaniac1:

Cali is burning down.

Quoted from TheLaw:

Poorly run, high taxes...but looks like 'Merica is giving her what she needs in some other department huh? Amiright....BRO?
USA USA USA!!!

Quoted from Lamberger:

She's transferring to a Texas office...

Quoted from TRAMD:

I have a buddy with a barcade in town that is doing great through the pandemic. In fact, it is in the basement of a restaurant that shut down so now he is buying the entire building and making it a two story barcade with new games upstairs and retro in the basement. He is getting a ton of games for cheap because of things shutting down everywhere. So in areas without stupid government restrictions (I live in South Dakota), it seems they can survive.
And Covid-19 is real but is FAR less severe than we were told (and are still being told if you listen to CNN, MSNBC and WaPo) and our overreaction to it that has killed the economy is one of the dumbest things we've done as a country in a long time. But I'm just a physician with a degree in physics that discusses this regularly with my physician father who has a degree in epidemiology and my PhD engineer sister who does research on porous materials and microorganisms, so what would I know?

Quoted from Lamberger:

She's transferring to a Texas office... It's getting bad in Cali. Shame, loved surfing and Electric skateboarding there.

Quoted from TRAMD:

I have a buddy with a barcade in town that is doing great through the pandemic. In fact, it is in the basement of a restaurant that shut down so now he is buying the entire building and making it a two story barcade with new games upstairs and retro in the basement. He is getting a ton of games for cheap because of things shutting down everywhere. So in areas without stupid government restrictions (I live in South Dakota), it seems they can survive.
And Covid-19 is real but is FAR less severe than we were told (and are still being told if you listen to CNN, MSNBC and WaPo) and our overreaction to it that has killed the economy is one of the dumbest things we've done as a country in a long time. But I'm just a physician with a degree in physics that discusses this regularly with my physician father who has a degree in epidemiology and my PhD engineer sister who does research on porous materials and microorganisms, so what would I know?

Quoted from TRAMD:

I have a buddy with a barcade in town that is doing great through the pandemic. In fact, it is in the basement of a restaurant that shut down so now he is buying the entire building and making it a two story barcade with new games upstairs and retro in the basement. He is getting a ton of games for cheap because of things shutting down everywhere. So in areas without stupid government restrictions (I live in South Dakota), it seems they can survive.
And Covid-19 is real but is FAR less severe than we were told (and are still being told if you listen to CNN, MSNBC and WaPo) and our overreaction to it that has killed the economy is one of the dumbest things we've done as a country in a long time. But I'm just a physician with a degree in physics that discusses this regularly with my physician father who has a degree in epidemiology and my PhD engineer sister who does research on porous materials and microorganisms, so what would I know?

Quoted from TRAMD:

I have a buddy with a barcade in town that is doing great through the pandemic. In fact, it is in the basement of a restaurant that shut down so now he is buying the entire building and making it a two story barcade with new games upstairs and retro in the basement. He is getting a ton of games for cheap because of things shutting down everywhere. So in areas without stupid government restrictions (I live in South Dakota), it seems they can survive.
And Covid-19 is real but is FAR less severe than we were told (and are still being told if you listen to CNN, MSNBC and WaPo) and our overreaction to it that has killed the economy is one of the dumbest things we've done as a country in a long time. But I'm just a physician with a degree in physics that discusses this regularly with my physician father who has a degree in epidemiology and my PhD engineer sister who does research on porous materials and microorganisms, so what would I know?

Quoted from pinballkim:

Hopefully he can start doing some maintenance. My brother is living in Rapid now and says games have had the same issues for months. Not just little picky things, things like upper flippers not working.

Quoted from iceman44:

Stop it Tram! Quit using logic
Not “one of the dumbest things in a long time”. It’s the dumbest thing EVER
Besides all that Noem is HOT!

Quoted from mrm_4:

Oh man....
Great post til paragraph 2, now they’re coming for ya

Quoted from poppapin:

Post this in the covid thread, you'll be burned alive!!

Quoted from poppapin:

Post this in the covid thread, you'll be burned alive!!

Quoted from frunch:

Why? Is it because he's based this on his experience in South Dakota, one of the least affected states? They've had 10k cases *total*. California, Texas, and Florida have all had over 500,000-600,000 cases *each*. SD is one of the least populated states in the US, coming in at #46. If anyone has noticed, the more populated (and especially the more *densely* populated the state), the greater the chance of spreading the virus--especially when the state is loaded with crybabies who can't put a piece of cloth in front of their face when they go to McDonald's.
The states with the highest populations (and population density) are unsurprisingly saddled with the most cases.
So yeah, maybe SD doesn't need to give a damn about the virus. Doesn't mean everyone should be following their lead either.
But hey, only 172,000+ dead so far, and over 5.5 *million* infected, nothing to worry about here lol

Quoted from TRAMD:

I have a buddy with a barcade in town that is doing great through the pandemic. In fact, it is in the basement of a restaurant that shut down so now he is buying the entire building and making it a two story barcade with new games upstairs and retro in the basement. He is getting a ton of games for cheap because of things shutting down everywhere. So in areas without stupid government restrictions (I live in South Dakota), it seems they can survive.
And Covid-19 is real but is FAR less severe than we were told (and are still being told if you listen to CNN, MSNBC and WaPo) and our overreaction to it that has killed the economy is one of the dumbest things we've done as a country in a long time. But I'm just a physician with a degree in physics that discusses this regularly with my physician father who has a degree in epidemiology and my PhD engineer sister who does research on porous materials and microorganisms, so what would I know?

Quoted from poppapin:

No shit. Like I said, post it in the covid thread. They don't like hearing any other side of the story. All doom and gloom.

Quoted from captainadam_21:

The one in Sioux falls closed so it's not all roses. The people out in rapid city are nuts
You guys know South Dakota rules. You're just jealous of our no income tax and subzero winters

Quoted from Thermionic:

Some good news for a change:
There are two new Up-Down barcade locations opening in OKC and Nashville (for a total of seven for the company). The OKC location is local to me, and seems very promising; the building looks fantastic, and the neighborhood is a long-time “arts” enclave which attracts the kind of young, affluent “new blood” our hobby needs.
https://www.updownarcadebar.com/

Quoted from spinal:

For those have haven’t heard - very sad:
https://www.oxfam.ca/news/12000-people-per-day-could-die-from-covid-19-linked-hunger-by-end-of-year-potentially-more-than-the-disease-warns-oxfam/

Quoted from TRAMD:

I have a buddy with a barcade in town that is doing great through the pandemic. In fact, it is in the basement of a restaurant that shut down so now he is buying the entire building and making it a two story barcade with new games upstairs and retro in the basement. He is getting a ton of games for cheap because of things shutting down everywhere. So in areas without stupid government restrictions (I live in South Dakota), it seems they can survive.
And Covid-19 is real but is FAR less severe than we were told (and are still being told if you listen to CNN, MSNBC and WaPo) and our overreaction to it that has killed the economy is one of the dumbest things we've done as a country in a long time. But I'm just a physician with a degree in physics that discusses this regularly with my physician father who has a degree in epidemiology and my PhD engineer sister who does research on porous materials and microorganisms, so what would I know?

Quoted from TRAMD:

I have a buddy with a barcade in town that is doing great through the pandemic. In fact, it is in the basement of a restaurant that shut down so now he is buying the entire building and making it a two story barcade with new games upstairs and retro in the basement. He is getting a ton of games for cheap because of things shutting down everywhere. So in areas without stupid government restrictions (I live in South Dakota), it seems they can survive.
And Covid-19 is real but is FAR less severe than we were told (and are still being told if you listen to CNN, MSNBC and WaPo) and our overreaction to it that has killed the economy is one of the dumbest things we've done as a country in a long time. But I'm just a physician with a degree in physics that discusses this regularly with my physician father who has a degree in epidemiology and my PhD engineer sister who does research on porous materials and microorganisms, so what would I know?

Quoted from cait001:

holy shit, disaster capitalism: "Eight of the biggest food and beverage companies pay out USD $18 billion to shareholders as new epicentres of hunger emerge across the globe"

Quoted from frunch:

Why? Is it because he's based this on his experience in South Dakota, one of the least affected states? They've had 10k cases *total*. California, Texas, and Florida have all had over 500,000-600,000 cases *each*. SD is one of the least populated states in the US, coming in at #46. If anyone has noticed, the more populated (and especially the more *densely* populated the state), the greater the chance of spreading the virus--especially when the state is loaded with crybabies who can't put a piece of cloth in front of their face when they go to McDonald's.
The states with the highest populations (and population density) are unsurprisingly saddled with the most cases.
So yeah, maybe SD doesn't need to give a damn about the virus. Doesn't mean everyone should be following their lead either.
But hey, only 172,000+ dead so far, and over 5.5 *million* infected, nothing to worry about here lol

Quoted from IdahoRealtor:

I'm jealous of you guys in SD. We are inundated with mostly senseless restrictions here. Can we swap governors for a bit?

Quoted from gambit3113:

Population density has to be added into the equation.

Quoted from pookycade:

So for Decades Arcade we have: 45 unidirectional fans bringing air from outside thru the arcade and routing it out the front door turning over the air every 10 min, 50 UVC light that blast every square inch of the arcade for 15 min every 2 hours (kinda of like kids pool breaks where everyone has to get out of the pool), 18 MERV-13 air purifiers, multi hour disinfection at night with UVC and ozone generators, all machines coated with long term anti viral coating and disinfected every hour, no food except outside (have a fan there too), hand sanitizer required upon entry, and aggressive and strict surveillance of mask wearing while in the arcade - ya get kicked out if not wearing it correctly and you cannot be redirected to do so. And in particular we concentrate on dead air space like the bathroom to make sure it’s not dead. Finally we register everyone so we can help contact trace if needed. My point is why not rank risk by what the business actually does to prevent infection. Why not recognize those businesses who give a crap and do something beyond a bottle of hand sanitizer at the door and saying a prayer upon entry (looking at you Walmart and Lowe’s) Inside doesn’t have to be unsafe, just because you are essential doesn’t give you license to do whatever the hell you want to do (come on in everyone, we have enough parking for all). If every person and business did what we are doing we might have this actually under control. My business did its part, and went into more debt to do so. About the only thing left is free coronavirus tests at the door which I’d do if available. What’s everyone else’s excuse.

Quoted from TRAMD:

And Covid-19 is real but is FAR less severe than we were told (and are still being told if you listen to CNN, MSNBC and WaPo) and our overreaction to it that has killed the economy is one of the dumbest things we've done as a country in a long time.