LIFE IN A POD: THE NEW NORMAL
Plastic pods are going up everywhere
If you want to go out socialising from now on, you’ll likely be doing it in a plastic pod. This isn’t some weird dystopia, it’s the new normal in 2020.
“Transparent corrals for beach-goers. Dining pods. Clear boxes for students. The demand for plexiglass protective shields has never been higher.” Announced the Wall Street Journal this week:
Transparent corrals for beach-goers. Dining pods. Clear boxes for students. The demand for plexiglass protective shields has never been higher. https://t.co/12dj7szgHI
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) June 28, 2020
From dining pods to see-through masks: 6 ways innovations are helping in the pandemic https://t.co/jhMpwftoCX pic.twitter.com/djl3kbwcPF
— kathy selker (@kathyselker) June 28, 2020
They’re not weird at all, they’re “stylish”:
Plastic pods offer stylish solution for COVID-19 dining | The Japan Times https://t.co/RCzDREbRWO
— Rogelio García (@MrRogelioG) June 23, 2020
Your bubble is ready: Plastic pods offer solution for COVID-19 dining https://t.co/ivm80qMyag
— Roopinder Oberoi (@RoopinderDr) June 24, 2020
Meanwhile, in England:
https://twitter.com/edpfood/status/1278109195217166336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1278109195217166336%7Ctwgr%5E&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.infowars.com%2Flife-in-a-pod-the-new-normal%2F
Enjoy your next meal in a ‘perspex dining bubble’:
Dining pods could save struggling restaurants as restrictions ease https://t.co/ljGYM8qSBM via @MailOnline #perspex #SocialDistancing #hospitality
— Jamy Ltd (@Jamy1983) June 30, 2020
Futuristic dining pods could save struggling restaurants https://t.co/k2O75Vnveu pic.twitter.com/Th8vdLdUkc
— Dear sly, (@Sly023) June 25, 2020
How about your own greenhouse to bake yourself in:
In Amsterdam, a plant-based waterfront restaurant transformed prefab greenhouses into cozy private dining rooms to help stem the spread of COVID-19. We’d like to eat our peas in a pod too —> https://t.co/o1nrrs6nzo pic.twitter.com/1Apy0eABqc
— Sactown Magazine (@SactownMagazine) June 29, 2020
This Amsterdam restaurant is testing out glass pods as way to offer a classy dining experience in the time of COVID-19 pic.twitter.com/qikZDF6oDT
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) May 7, 2020
Or your own shed:
TeaClub glamping memories ? https://t.co/6EPs5tJKTf
— Tea Club (@_TeaClub_) June 27, 2020
It’s the future, and it’s “podtastic”:
The future of dining is perspex dining pods and terraces galore, apparently https://t.co/hlzvbQQYXC
— Josh Barrie (@joshbythesea) June 11, 2020
What the fuck is this?
Convert on-street parking spaces into outdoor dining pods – YES! https://t.co/PXTsZINr1b
— Hannah Daly (@HannahEDaly) May 21, 2020
Some saw this coming:
Anyone else think of the cone of silence from Get Smart upon seeing #Covid_19 dining pods? pic.twitter.com/kATpzU0o3C
— Nicholas H Wolfinger (@NickWolfinger) June 3, 2020
Already happening:
— Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) June 30, 2020
Or…
Transparent corrals for beach-goers. Dining pods. Clear boxes for students. The demand for plexiglass protective shields has never been higher. https://t.co/12dj7szgHI
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) June 28, 2020