certain degree. almost everybody that i know has it or has had it in the last few weeks. at this point, should we be limiting gatherings, sizes? i cancelled my new year s eve plans with about 300 other people. a lot of people, a lot of friends and a lot of colleagues have con selled their new year s plans this year. even though this omicron variant is not going to produce hospitalizations and deaths, it s still prudent since we don t know who is vaccinated and who is not, who is in heart failure, et cetera and you don t want to kill your friends on new year s eve by overdoing it. jackie: no. you make a good point. nobody wants to be responsible for that, dr. bob lahita, happy new year to you. happy new year, jackie. jackie: stay safe. big question, of course, will the shorter quarantine peered yos help restaurants stay open as well. we re dealing with a labor