This photo was taken only 90 days ago, but it seems like another era. No masks, no worries, no nothing. Just out with friends for a little late night snack at the local 24-hour IHOP. But the server is already disappearing like a ghost, a portent of things to come.
![](https://preprod.motherjones.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/blog_lunchtime_ihop_night_bw.jpg)