CHICOPEE, Mass. (WGGB) — Believe it or not, some businesses are open and even delivering.
Shopping plazas that would be busy on a Friday night sit empty, and it’s lights out at fast food restaurants that usually stay open 24 hours a day.
Gas stations and all night diners among the few are still open.
Drivers here at Falls Pizza are still loading up into the night because people can’t go out so they have to call in their orders if they want something to eat.
“Everyone wants food and you know everyone is trying to call there favorite pizza place and we are just trying to be open for them,” says Jennifer Hebert of Falls Pizza.
The ovens will keep going and the drivers will stay out until they say it’s no longer safe.
Those brave enough to leave the house walked to the Rumbleseat Bar in Chicopee. Their taps will keeping pouring until 2 a.m., no matter how much the snow comes barreling down.
“Rumbleseat never closes our kitchen is always open.”
It’s anything but sunny at the Days Inn on Memorial Drive. The hotel doesn’t close for anything. Their staff is prepared to work extra shifts to cater to guest stranded by the storm.
Dale Altman and his family from Utah won’t be catching their flights this weekend.
“Sitting around with the family playing some cards you know just having a good time,” says Altman.
Waiting out, with the help of those staying open as long as they can.
Good to see that putting your employees at risk it’s worth that extra buck. Didn’t think that pizza delivery guys were essential emergency personnel. Who pays their fine when they get caught?
You mean people tried to maintain their livelihoods during this lack luster storm?
They can’t be open! Our Devil Patrick said so!!
can i call an ambulance to get a ride to the bar and call it medicine
Newspapers still have to be delivered too
I’m at work right now. It’s definitely not lackluster. Ask any of the police officers or plowers.
Hey Mr. Lackluster, why don’t you take a step outside and see how “lackluster” this storm is. I got home from work at 5:15, immediately started shoveling the driveway when the snow was at approx 3 inches deep. At 9pm I went out to my truck, thinking I would go see if Burger King was open, but decided against it when I saw, in the 3 hours since I had shoveled, the snow was now approx 5 inches deep, and the end of my driveway was double that, thanks to the shoddy plowers.
At least they plowed… No plow down my street or neighborhood..
i am reading that the Rumbleseat Bar was keeping their beer taps open until 2am ..Thats just what we need..a bunch of drunk people out on the roads at 2am in the morning…i think that these business owners should be reprimended for helping to contribute to a more dangerous situation just to make a buck $$$$$$.
Thanks rumbleseat for getting idiots drunk so they can be on the road causing accidents and possible taking down our power lines or killing hard workers stuck working on our roads. That’s the stupidest thing I heard all year!! No need for a bar to be open!
I understand making money off a storm, but after 4p all the stores should have been closed. customers had plenty of notice about this storm. people should not wait until the last minute. cashiers need to get to home to their families just like everyone else
Does anyone know if Dunkin Donuts is open today or is everything still closed? Got to have my Latte Ha! Today if they r opened!