"Miss Buffalo" trying to navigate uncharted waters as the "non-essential essentials"

Friday marks a very important milestone in the pandemic shutdown.

Some non-essential businesses will become essential once again.

WAITING TO REOPEN.BUT THROUGHOUTTHIS ENTIREQUARANTINE--ONE LONG-STANDINGBUFFALO BUSINESS--HAS FOUND ITSELFWORKING FOR THEFUTURE--BUT UNABLE TOREALLY MAKE ANYMONEY."THEY" ARE THE"NON-ESSENTIAL"ESSENTIALS.DOCKED AND TIED TOTHE WALL..THE MISS BUFFALOTWO--SITS IDLE UNDER THESKYWAY--DESTINATION,UNKNOWN.1.07 EVERYTHING IS ABIG QUESTION MARK.EVERYTHING'S ONHOLD.

1.08RYAN HAYHURST ISTHE PRESIDENT OFBUFFALO HARBORCRUISES.THE MISS BUFFALOBRAND HAS BEEN INHIS FAMILY FORDECADES.BUT THIS YEAR, THEIR49TH, IS IN JEOPARDY--BECAUSE OF THEPANDEMIC'SCLOSURES.7.35 RYAN- THESEASONAL ASPECT...WINTER, WE RELY ONWHAT WE MAKE IN THESUMMERTIME AND ITJUST GETS USTHROUGH TO GETBACK INTO THESUMMERTIME.

SO IF WEDON'T HAVE A SUMMER,I MEAN... LOTS OFBALLS ARE UP IN THEAIR AND WE'RE DOINGOUR BEST TO STAYPOSITIVE.

7.50THE SILVER LINING ISTHEY'RE CONSIDERED"ESSENTIAL" BECAUSEIT'S ATRANSPORTATION-BASED BUSINESS...BUT THEIR BUSINESSOF CROWDS ANDCHARTERS--IS AT THE MOMENT,"NON-ESSENTIAL2.42 DRANTCH: SOTHAT'S A REALLYINTERESTINGJUXTAPOSITION... ANDYOU'RE KIND OF IN ACATCH 22 OF SORTSHERE..

.ON ONE HAND,YOU'RE CONSIDEREDESSENTIAL, ON THEOTHER HAND YOUCAN'T MOVE.

2.492.51 RYAN: BYTRANSPORTATION, IT'SLIKE THAT CATEGORY,WE ARE REQUIRED TOMAINTAIN THE VESSEL.2.562.32 WE'RE HOPING INTHE NEXT FEW WEEKS,TO BRING BACK A LOTOF OUR STAFF ... GETTHEM PAINTING, GETTHEM DOINGMAINTENANCE WORKFOR US... SO WE AREREADY WHEN THISOPENS BACK UP.

2.42WHEN--IS A WORRY FORGENERAL MANAGERLISA COOPER--WHO KNOWS DOWNTO THE PENNY THECOST OF OPERATION.7.25 LISA - THE REALITYOF IT IS, IT'S A BIGBOAT.

IF IT GOES TOHALF CAPACITY, ITMIGHT NOT BEFINANCIALLY DO-ABLEANYMORE 7.35THE CREW IS HAVINGTO THINK BIG TO STAYAFLOAT--CONSIDERING ANEXTENDED SEASON...IN OTHERWISEUNCHARTED WATERS.6.59 THE WEATHER THEPAST FEW YEARS INSEPTEMBER HAS BEENAMAZING.

OUR PUBLICCRUISES END LABORDAY.

WE'RE THINKINGABOUT EXTENDINGTHAT IF IT'S POSSIBLE7.078.13 IT'S AN UNUSUALTIME.

IT'S NEVERGOING TO BE THESAME.

LIFE AS WEKNOW IT WILL NEVERBE THE SAME.

8.18HAYHURST SAYS HE'SUSING THE "PAYCHECKPROTECTIONPROGRAM" TO PAY HISWORKERS--HAVING THEM COMEBACK TO WORK,RATHER THAN HAVINGTHEM FILE FORUNEMPLOYMENT.HE'S CALLING ITINCENTIVE PAY--SO THEY HAVE ANIMMEDIATE JOB WHENTHIS IS ALL OVER.HE SAYS HE'S NOTGIVING UP HOPE FOR ASEMB