what's up guys this is Willie with
Praeger you we are here in Riverside
California talking to a business owner
and the people here at a restaurant that
has decided to defy the government's
shut down business order and have dine
in services let's do it
so you are the owner of original pancake
house in Norco and you've decided to
defy what the government has said about
keeping your business shut down and you
have opened up instead why did you do
that I mean we knew it was the right
choice to make for our community for the
employees and obviously for the business
how much money were you losing when you
were shut down beforehand how long and
also how long were you shut down for so
we were shut down for about is to
basically exactly two months so we lost
every single day we were about eighty to
eighty-five percent down in sales I mean
it's really hard when the government
puts a label on essential versus
non-essential and I wouldn't really you
know I would say that we're just as
essential as everyone else in retail
shops it doesn't really matter what
you're selling what you're doing people
still need make a living why did you
decide to eat at this particular
restaurant today we're done it's been
two months since you know the governor
said we're on lockdown people are
suffering people are losing their
livelihood well it's my dad's birthday
and I actually wanted to have a normal
birthday for him so we wanted to support
a local business come out have some food
be around other people and get out of
the house that would say we were so
excited to get out this morning us poor
girls and get together and actually be
able to sit down and and act like we're
real humans again that's why we're here
and we want to support the local
businesses this place has been around
forever we don't want them to go under
all the small businesses need our
support I feel so sorry for businesses
these poor people work all their lives
and they're losing their businesses says
something that we can handle we're smart
enough and to figure out social
distancing we're smart enough to figure
out you know I didn't get to be as 8 as
old as I am being stupid
so you
it's my decision I don't need the nanny
state telling me what to do do you think
that other businesses should follow suit
and reopen as well your friends who are
struggling and things like that I know
other mom-and-pop shops would love to
just have the urge to open up I think we
should I think we should and you know
the economy can't survive with
everything shut down you know this is my
job you know this is my this is how I
bring home my money this is you know
this how I keep my life going so yeah I
do need it I think governor sparkle pony
has overstepped his bounds he's
forgotten his place this isn't about a
sickness anymore this is control I mean
we fell for this this thing for a couple
weeks we thought let's flatten the curve
let's you know go with it but then it
went on another couple weeks and now
it's been two full months but it's okay
for us to go stand in line at Home Depot
or Costco but now they're saying it's
not okay to stand in line to vote so
there's something really funny going on
and I'm not falling for the banana in
the tailpipe again we're like done I
mean I understand that what's going on
Israel but I think that there's been a
lot of panic behind it and a lot of
induced fear that was unnecessary
and I mean look at everyone here
everyone's being able to live a normal
day and we're able to actually leave our
house have the freedom that's why we
live in America because we want freedom
have the police bother you at all since
reopening no they've actually been super
supportive on actually on our very first
day of reopening we had the two members
of the corona police department in for
breakfast and they were really happy
that we're open and you know I'm sure
it's a nice reprieve from their day and
then we've had the Sheriff Department
stop by a couple times just to drive out
front they haven't gotten out and you
know way to our guests and told them to
enjoy enjoy their pancakes and have fun
so you know we definitely receive some
support from them that's an amazing
thing about unlined and things like that
have you out or even at the restaurant
if you had any people like go against
what you're trying to do you certainly
had some people on on social media
online you know a couple people that
we've heard that are not happy about
what we're doing but you know we just
reiterate the fact that we're following
all of the safety protocols
you know what we've it's a calculated
decision we didn't just decide to open
overnight but otherwise you know we've
received just pretty much nothing but
support inside the restaurant here at
Prager you we love freedom and all the
people here do too I want to give a big
thank you to the original pancake house
in Norco for allowing us to do this if
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