humanist + humorist

Big shopping trip today -- first time I've been in a store in 3 weeks -- so I'm re-stocked for a good while. Including people food, cat food, and a flashlight, which was the only Emergency Thing(TM) I still didn't have.

Local Grocery put some blue tape arrows on the ground to direct traffic, installed sneeze guards at the registers to protect the cashiers, and, when I revealed I brought my own bags, had me do my own bagging. Didn't see anything out, but there were some notable shortages, including toilet paper and canned veggies.

CVS gave the cashiers masks and gloves, and had a long printout of information taped at the entrance, including "please stay 6 feet away from each other" and "do not come in if you have COVID-19 symptoms, we do not have tests and cannot help you." Some kinds of Easter candy were out, as was the toilet paper, with a printout taped to the shelf: limit one purchase per customer. Another printout taped to the freezer doors, apologizing for the price hikes on eggs.

Saw a handful of people in masks, both "real" and improvised. More at CVS than Local Grocery. Definitely didn't manage to stay 6 feet away from everyone at all times, though people were generally making an effort.

(Generally. My bags had a minor failure on the way home from Local Grocery, and a couple other pedestrians tried to help by swooping in and picking up the stuff...it's a nice thought, guys, but this is not the time!)

Sooo my quarantine clock is re-set. On the plus side, if I get through the next 2 weeks in self-isolation with no symptoms, it'll be exactly long enough for me to go donate blood again.

Also, the weather is warming up, I can open the windows, and the cat is still cuddly.



(Photos actually from April 1, when for the first time I cunningly tricked him into becoming a lap cat.)