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MANY ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY CAN DO. FOR MANY RESTAURANTS THE NEW REGULATIONS, SPELL A NEW WAY OF DOING BUSINESS IN BOLD LETTERS. AT THIS FAIRFIELD SKYLIN BUSINESS AS USUAL IS NOW UNUSUAL. >> IT’S A NEW WORLD WE LIVE IN. BRIAN: WORKING FULL STEAM AHEAD, BUT WITH NOTHING BUT EMPTY CHAIRS WHERE THERE SHOULD BE CUSTOMERS. NEW RULES CONCERNING CORONAVIRUS ARE KEEPING THEM OUT. HOW LONG CAN A RESTAURANT KEEP THIS UP? >> THAT’S THE UNKNOWN, THAT’S THE UNKNOWN. BRIAN: DENNIS KURLAS OWNS THE FAIRFIELD SKYLINE. HE SAYS THEY HAVE NOTHING TO GAUGE THIS AGAINST. >> THAT’S WHY THIS WEEK IS GOING TO BE ATRIAL. -- A TRIAL. WE’RE GOING TO HAVE MORE PEOPLE THAN WE USUALLY HAVE HERE. BRIAN: WHILE RESTAURANTS CAN’T SEAT CUSTOMERS, THEY CAN ALLOW TAKE OUT, FOR THIS SKYLINE, THEIR BEST STRATEGIES GO OUT THE WINDOW. THIS WINDOW, THE DRIVE THRU. IT’S ALSO WHERE THE FAINT SOUNDS OF A RIPPLE AFFECT ARE BEING HEARD. >> WE OWN A TRANSMISSION SHOP DOWN THE STREET AND WE’RE WORRIED HOW IT’S GOING TO AFFECT US TOO AND YOU SEE NO CARS ON THE ROAD AND THAT MEANS THERE’S NO CARS COMING TO MY BUSINESS TOO. BRIAN: THE SKYLINE IS JUST ONE RESTAURANT, BUT THE SAME CONCERNS ARE PLAYING OUT ACROSS THE COUNTR DID YOU EVER THINK YOU’D SEE A DAY LIKE THIS WHERE YOU’D SHUT AND DELIVER THE FOOD OUT OF THE WINDOWS? >> NO, BUT YOU NEVER KNOW ABOUT LIFE, BUT THAT’S THE WAY LIFE IS. BRIAN: AS RESTAURANTS AND THEIR CUSTOMERS BEGIN TO GET A TASTE OF THE NEAR FUTURE FOR THESE RESTAURANTS, IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT THEY ARE CLOSE, IT JUST M

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