OOB business owners hit with another weekend of rainy weather
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Business owners say with less people willing to go outside, indoor businesses are also hit hard by the weather. Many who did visit OOB over the weekend wore raincoats and ponchos and used umbrellas and canopies outside local businesses to take cover from the rain. “If it’s not raining, we’re getting gale force wind warnings or 100-degree heat advisories,” said Paul Golder, president for the Palace Playland amusement park and arcade.
Businesses in Old Orchard Beach are hoping for better weather after another rainy weekend hit Maine Saturday.”In our business, the top three things that say whether we’re going to be successful are weather, weather, and weather,” said Paul Golder, president for the Palace Playland amusement park and arcade.Many of those who did visit OOB over the weekend wore raincoats and ponchos and used umbrellas and canopies outside local businesses to take cover from the rain.Golder says while rain has been the main problem in recent weeks, other weather patterns have been similarly harmful to local foot traffic.”If it’s not raining, we’re getting gale force wind warnings or 100-degree heat advisories,” said Golder. “The weather has been all over the place.”Golder says with less people willing to go outside, even primarily indoor businesses can be hit hard by the weather.
Businesses in Old Orchard Beach are hoping for better weather after another rainy weekend hit Maine Saturday.
“In our business, the top three things that say whether we’re going to be successful are weather, weather, and weather,” said Paul Golder, president for the Palace Playland amusement park and arcade.
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Many of those who did visit OOB over the weekend wore raincoats and ponchos and used umbrellas and canopies outside local businesses to take cover from the rain.
Golder says while rain has been the main problem in recent weeks, other weather patterns have been similarly harmful to local foot traffic.
“If it’s not raining, we’re getting gale force wind warnings or 100-degree heat advisories,” said Golder. “The weather has been all over the place.”
Golder says with less people willing to go outside, even primarily indoor businesses can be hit hard by the weather.