Residents Demand Clarification on Which Sign Is Telling the Truth

Residents don't know what to think in the Millcreek region. Is Smokey Bones truly closed or are they open with vacant tables? A half-heartedly written notice states that the business is permanently closed, but the much more professional and official-looking sign says that they're open every day at 11. Meanwhile, customers are afraid to walk in and ask.

Signs debate their wishes for Smokey Bones

Although walking into the restaurant could resolve this matter very quickly, it could mean potential jail time if it is, in fact, actually closed. In that case, walking on the property would be a form of trespassing on the premises of a business that no longer offers service.

On the other hand, customers are worried that failing to show up could actually result in the business permanently closing if cooks are still inside having nobody to serve. With no one to fill the tables, the management on the inside will just be waiting and waiting until they run out of money.

"The real dilemma facing the staff potentially standing inside is that they don't know the sign is on the front door," states Donald Dewitt of Erie, Pennsylvania. "I've been wanting to walk up to the door and stick my head in just to see if anyone knows that a paper has been pasted on the entrance of their establishment. Unfortunately, it's just not worth the risk of jail time if it winds up being closed."

Residents have sought other ways to enter the establishment secretly, but unfortunately cannot get past the traps used to catch Smokey Bones' prey.

Smokey Bones official torture relic dated back to the eleventh century

Time is running short, and locals know that the window of opportunity is limited. Nonetheless, Smokey Bones lovers are holding out hope that the paper someone took time to type and paste to the door is just an insensitive joke impacting the success of a beloved business. At least we think it's beloved. We've never actually eaten there.

It's only speculation. But the note was typed and printed, suggesting the act of a prankster. A professional CEO would arguably right a heart felt thank you for the years of customer dedication. If they were pressed to vacate the building by corporate, they would have grabbed a marker to scribble in the words "we're closed."

We can't prove this. But there may very well be two cooks and six waitresses waiting on the inside. They want to come out, but they haven't made enough in tips to finish their shifts. Here we are letting this prankster keep them from going home to their families. This is not okay!