The line at Arrow Wine on Far Hills Avenue stretched from the cash registers to the back of the store at around 4:30 p.m., right after the governor made the announcement.
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“The end of the world is happening. I have to have booze in the house,” remarked a woman in a face mask who wouldn’t give her name.
Kim Yost walked out with an armful of Jim Beam. He said he heard other states had a liquor shortage, though no such thing has been reported. Yost said he just got off work from a cooking shift at Meadowlark restaurant where all the employees were told they would be out of work indefinitely.
“It feels apocalyptic. Everyone is freaking out about it,” he said.
He said it’s not clear how or whether he’ll get paid while the store is closed. “We’ll see,” he said.
Robert Jones stood outside of Arrow Wine waiting for a friend. He said he’s disappointed he won’t be able to have a few beers at the Shroyer Inn anytime soon. But he expects the order will be a massive boon to food delivery services like DoorDash and Grubhub.
“It’s inconvenient, but I understand their position,” he said of the governor’s decision.
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