Of course, in any BigBoxStore, you see it all.
There are those who think they're immune and seem completely unaware that others are aren't comfortable with folks who step right up into their personal space to ask where something is. Or to complain that there isn't TP, or sanitizer, or masks.
Then there are those who come up with some strange things in the stores. I've seen a woman who insisted that her kids wear face masks and gloves along with lining the edges of the cart with blankets before putting them in the cart -- and yet she didn't wear a mask or gloves herself! I watched a woman today who wore a mask and then wore her sweater on her front so that the sleeves were long enough to prevent her from touching anything with bare hands. I've seen several people who have the masks tied onto their faces, but leave it so slack it doesn't cover their nose or mouth -- because their chin might catch 'rona??
Yes, I am at work every day. And yes, I am careful about washing my hands and using my sanitizer on regular basis. I try not to touch things that are touched often by others. When I'm forced to use a keypad for some reason or another, I use my knuckle not the pad of my fingers -- I've suddenly become aware that I am a finger-licker and am in the process of breaking that habit as well. When I get home from work each night, I strip in the garage and leave my clothes in the washer. (Sadie always gives me the tilted head look as if to say "What are you doing??"
It occurred to me that here in AZ, there were probably several weddings planned for the month of April -- all that planning and pre-paying are now down the drain? Postponed? Yikes. Weddings are stressful enough without having to un-do and then re-do later.
I keep wondering how we'll all look back on this.
It seems as life changing as the gas lines in 1979
during the oil crisis. Sitting for an hour (or more) in line
waiting for your turn at the pump. Your car was either
"even or odd" based on your license plate, and that determined
what day you could line up for gas. I was lucky, I worked for
a forklift dealership, and all our vehicles gassed up at the
corner Chevron station. The attendants all knew us, and
the wait wasn't *so* bad. My El Camino had commercial
plates, and commercial vehicles were exempt from the
"even or odd".
And now, during another crisis, I'm working at a BigBoxStore. And while I dislike shopping after work, I am at a store nearly every day, and I've not suffered without any necessary supplies. Except cheese. There was a day I ran out of shredded cheese and couldn't buy any for 3 days. But a slice always worked in a pinch! lol We have a dedicated shopping hour every other Friday from 6-7am and are allowed to shop a freshly stocked store, and that's been a real blessing! Especially for toilet paper. hahaha
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