[kearnyirish2]

Here in NJ both pot shops and liquor stores were considered “essential” - both remain open.

[BillyBoy]

>> pot shops, massage parlors, liquor stores, drug corners, top less bars, bodegas for lotto, malt liquor and cigarettes. That’s about it! <<

>> Here in NJ both pot shops and liquor stores were considered “essential” - both remain open. <<

I work in print services for a living, and I am in Illinois where we are on a statewide "shelter in place" order and can't even visit a church. I was 90% certain that making Happy Birthday banners is NOT considered "essential work" right now so we would be shut down after Saturday, but nope, I am still scheduled my regular hours and I am assigned to close next week, starting on Tuesday night. And my job REQUIRES me to stay close to customers and touch their personal stuff constantly, especially since these bozos can't figure out how to use the damn self-serve Xerox machine on their own, and always jam it anyway by doing stupid stuff like putting their ID card thru the top feeder. I'm sure they'll assign me to clean the restrooms at night too, so I call pull out garbage cans with ladies used tampons stuffed inside. Oh joy!

And yes, the liquor stores are still open, they even sent me an email advertising the fact you can still walk-in and buy a case of booze. I was not aware that it is "essential" if someone wants a bottle of Captain Morgan spiced rum right now. Apparently it is!

Good thing these state governments have their priorities straight!

[Svartalfiar]

Here in NJ both pot shops and liquor stores were considered “essential” - both remain open.

If some stores are so important they need a government agency named after them (ATF), then those stores are definitely ones that should be near the top of the list to be considered an "essential business".