How I Built A $100 Drive-In Movie Theater To Hang Out With Friends While Social Distancing

How I Built A $100 Drive-In Movie Theater(ˈTHēədər) To Hang(haNG) Out With Friends While Social Distancing(ˈdistəns)

By David Tracy

In an attempt to hang out with friends without risking(risk) the spread of coronavirus, I’ve built a drive-in movie theater in my backyard. Here’s how I did it.

Right now, Michigan’s(ˈmiSHigən) strict(strikt) Stay-At-Home order limits travel between households, so I can’t hang out with my friends—only virtually(ˈvərCHə(wə)lē). But even after the governor’s(ˈgəvə(r)nər) order lifts, it’s likely that federal(ˈfed(ə)rəl) social distancing guidelines will remain in place for quite some time. When that happens, I want to find a way to hang out with my friends without spreading this awful(ˈôfəl) virus.

I don’t want to be limited to active, outdoor activities, because sometimes it’s nice to just chill(CHil) with people and do something that requires very little thought(THôt). Like watching a movie, for example. We could do that virtually, but to me, that’s lost its luster(ˈləstər) by now. Having folks(fōk) over to watch inside my house wouldn’t really work, because I just don’t have the square(skwe(ə)r) footage(ˈfo͝odij) or the screen size to allow us all to stay six feet apart. Plus, being in the same enclosed space isn’t great.

The ticket, then, is the drive-in movie theater—a relic(ˈrelik) of the past that, through(THro͞o) a horrible tragedy(ˈtrajədē), is getting its chance at redemption(rəˈdem(p)SH(ə)n). I just built a drive-in at my house, and it is awesome(ˈôsəm). Here’s what I did to make it a reality.

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