The town of Is-sur-Tille, about twenty kilometers north of Dijon has 4,425 inhabitants, and has several shops in its town center. Shifting the curfew to 6 pm is, for a large majority of residents, very annoying.
Habits upset
Andrea lives in Is-Sur-Tille, but works in Dijon. She cannot telecommute, and his main problem is shopping. “What do we do when we know that we have to be home by 6 p.m. and that we don’t finish early enough to be able to buy something to eat?“she protests.
This is the feeling that Coralie, a baker, also shares. VS‘reluctantly, that she made the decision not to request an exemption, and to close her business at 6 p.m., either one hour before the usual closing time. “Usually the rush hour is between 5:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Right now we’re going to close an hour earlier, and people will come out of work, and just hurry home without going through the bakery.“deplores Coralie, who especially fears a big loss of earnings.
Resignation
Among the inhabitants of Is-sur-Tille, there are also those who resign themselves. This is the case of Madame Planchot, co-manager of a pastry shop. “We’ll just close sooner, and that’s it“she declares simply. She does not understand that this measure is also extended to municipalities with less than 5,000 inhabitants:”Take a walk in Is-sur-Tille after 6 p.m., there aren’t many people anyway“.
Laurence Lepetz is the manager of the beauty salon Saluna Beauté. For her too, it is resignation, and her main concern is to limit damage. “We will just open earlier and work continuously all day“she explains.”The problem is that we have lived through two lockdowns, each time we have lost money. Let’s say that the curfew will not help us, but we are putting things into perspective. Let’s continue to be careful, the sooner this crisis will pass“she finishes.
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