Unlock 4.0
Why, Corona locks are old now. We now have Unlock 4.0 announced by GOI. Let us look at the aspects
- Pubs, bars will operate at 50% capacity - Its now happy hours for the beleaguered owners
- Pub owners will have to drink up first till they start seeing double and hence the 50% capacity utilization will look to them as the pub being full
- Metro services to start. Metros will keep social distancing themselves. There won't be many plying close together. Thus if you miss one, you may want to socialize with the person next so that you can have a fun time till another comes
- Schools are still closed. Anyway where the learned Govt. thinks that opening pubs and bars is more priority than opening schools, our future generation shall be distant from any values education may provide
- School children cannot go to pubs as the schools are closed. So that is an unintentional good outcome
- Marriages can happen with 50 guests. Finding out which one to invite and who to leave out will be a bigger worry for the parents of the groom and bride.
- Union of two souls via marriage is likely to break many relationships as people will feel miffed at not being invited to gossip during the marriage (See point 6)
- Lobbying likely to happen to be in the 50 invited guests from relatives of the bride and groom. This will give them bragging rights to say that they had been to So and So's wedding even during lockdown. Something akin to landing on the moon.
- 9th to 12th standard students can come to school to clear their doubts. I sincerely hope they don't get enlightened by the clarity their teachers give and run off to the nearest pub to celebrate
- Meanwhile swimming pool owners have converted their facilities to car washes. So that they need not drown in the sorrow. One consolation is they have the pubs open
