I made my usual Saturday trip to Whole Foods yesterday morning. The place had been stripped. I bought the last two potatoes; there was one bunch of bright green bananas. There were no paper goods at all. The poultry section was completely bare, as were the chests for frozen meat and seafood; but they still had butchers working and selling fresh beef, pork, and lamb. The seafood was well-stocked (I bought fresh shrimp for dinner).
Ordinarily my wife and I would be rehearsing with the choir at church, but that’s cancelled; there will be an on-line service. Still waiting for official word about work next week. Everyone is encouraged to work from home, but since I’m in my late 60’s I expect be told to stay away and let younger colleagues see my patients. Oy. Rick > On Mar 15, 2020, at 8:39 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[email protected]> wrote: > > I don't participate in the world of fear and panic. > > I went to the grocery store last evening as I usually do. I saw a lot of > frightened people doing silly things. As I went on my shopping round through > the store, I observed that I must not shop the way the other folks do because > most of the products I bought were fully stocked, as normal. The notable ones > that were different were peanut butter … shelves almost bare (but I got my > two jars), the tomato sauce lane was empty but for one small jar (I didn't > need any, have a couple of jars at home), tomatos in Produce were nearly gone > (but again I got what I buy in that domain), and of course the TP and paper > towel lanes were bare … but we have plenty of those things at home as always. > There was plenty of meat to choose from, plenty of coffee, plenty of fresh > fruit and vegetables. > > Yes, I bought another bunch of bananas. :) > > Most of what the coronavirus, COVID-19 scare does is piss me off: It means > that there are fewer folks acting sanely, movie theaters have cut ticket > sales down so people can sit spaced apart, several of my planned events are > cancelled. Even my good buddies of thirty years don't want to get together > for our weekly dinner out of fear. Pah. > > The virus is airborne so it's gonna spread everywhere. Our bodies will adapt > to it in short order, and an inoculation against it will surface soon. It'll > mutate into something else soon too. Take sensible precautions and ride it > out. > > I'll be working/riding on my new bicycle, making photographs, and playing my > piano while the madness continues. ... > > G > — > If you're afraid to fall down, you'll never stand up. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
