Morton's caters to snobby rich Republican assholes. I ate there before the pandemic. It's all a la carte. Porterhouse was like $50 and it's worth it. It's not that expensive. Basically $100 a person with normal priced wine, $120 with tip. I am broke now, at least I can't justify spending for anything but bills, gas and groceries. Morton's didn't have to make a public statement. I would've helped him leave out the back door tho. Business is business.

They will get plenty of support from rich Republicans, who are prolly their customers anyway.

There's one a subway ride from my house. I wouldn't bother making fake reservations. It would only hurt employees that work there and would be a waste of my time. I prefer to support locally owned restaurants who need the business more.

@barjoe Good point.

@HippieChick58 if I had $300 to waste, I'd take a ride down the shore and get a motel rooms. Grab a slice of two of pizza and lay out on the beach.

@barjoe I have more than 80 hours of PTO. I am thinking of taking time off, but I really don't want to go anywhere, I don't think it is safe yet. That and I have 5 family members with Covid right now, so I KNOW it isn't safe out yet. There isn't a beach out here, and I really don't need a sunburn. I'm going to figure something out of what to do sometime this fall. With gas prices and a 16 year old car, it might just be a staycation.

@HippieChick58 I've been living of my savings for 2½ years so I just won't spend on anything but my bills, which are substantial, food and gas. When I switch to medicare January '23 I'll be able to tap into income without losing my Obamacare subsidy. Life sucks. I can see your point about Covid.

@barjoe I will be eligible for Medicare in January as well. However, I have a job I like and it pays well enough, I am going to stick it out until I'm 70 to have a better retirement. I have about 60 or more hours of sick time (I wish we just had one PTO pool, one thing I don't like about my employer) and I am going to as my eye doc if I am ready to have cataract surgery done in this next year. She say's they're ripe, but I 'm not noticing any vision changes.

@HippieChick58 I would do that if I were in your position, but I'm not. I actually am eligible in November but I figured out how to wait til January. I'll go on Part A Nov 1, keep using my ACA which ends 12/31 anyway. January 1st I'll start my Part B and my supplemental. It's because of Part B deductable which is for calendar year. It's tricky and most people don't know they can do that.