Anecdataly, every small town diner I've been to since 2021 has very long waits for food and service and the kids working are family. And they all have that 1000

Anecdataly, every small town diner I've been to since 2021 has very long waits for food and service and the kids working are family. And they all have that 1000 mile stare towards the cities. Even true for Iowa resort lakes in the summer. Before, HS/college kids fought for $10/hr jobs fueling/loading beer into boats. Now the boats are queued up waiting for the 80 year old proprietor to cart their beer down.