I Really Mean It
Veteran
Not sure how to feel. I mean, it's a bar, and Boston literally has hundreds of others, many of whom will reopen when things return to normal. But, this was a local bar that I've been a regular patron of for almost a decade, a place where friendships were started and ended, one where I met several women I became intimate with, a location that holds a lot of memories that intersect with various points of growth I've experienced for the past 10 years. At my age, a few months shy of 41, it's probably arguable that I should find a wife and abandon the bar life. I understand that the shutdown was necessary. Hell, you all know that I'm firmly in the camp of those who think the shutdowns must continue. So, I'm not suggesting that the shutdown shouldn't have happened. It's just hard to see your own "Cheers" close because of it.