The one coffee shop that was open to me was one that was associated with an evangelical church. I was honestly so grateful that I still had a place to go.

Also there were secret lists circulated around of those places that weren't checking vaccine cards (when they were supposed to).

I'd almost forgotten about these lists - that period was pretty traumatic - but back in the day I checked them a lot, and people would keep them up to date. They were generally in Google docs.

And people would keep them private, only to be shared with trusted friends, because there were lowlifes who would report the restaurants or coffee shops, for not checking vaccine cards.